A new Product Owner has joined an existing Scrum Team that has been working together for eight Sprints. The Development Team has grown to have a good understanding of the functionality and business for the product they have been building. The Product Owner, being new to the company, is unsure about his responsibilities.
As a Scrum Master explain what two acceptable ways of helping the Product Owner would be. (Choose two.)

1. A. You advise the Product Owner to start building a good relationship with the stakeholders of the product.Ongoing interaction with them is important to regularly align with changing organizational or market expectation
2. B. The Product Owner is also expected to invite the right stakeholders to the Sprint Review meeting.
3. C. You inform the Product Owner that, in today’s highly competitive markets, it is important that the Development Team is updated on changing business priorities on a daily basi
4. D. The Daily Scrum allows the Development Team to adapt to the changes in scope without delay.
5. E. You tell the Product Owner to make sure that there are no ambiguities or possible misunderstandings in the items on the Product Backlog when they are handed over to the Development Tea
6. F. This is bestdone by capturing the functional requirements during an analysis phase, resulting in documents that are considered as the working product of such analysis Sprints.
7. G. You advise the Product Owner to rely on the Development Team and the stakeholders to formulate the Product Backlog, as they are the ones most knowledgeabl
8. H. By asking QUESTION NO:s and working with them the Product Owner will quickly be up to speed.

Correct Answer: AD
The ones that are closest to the work are the best ones to understand and explain what the work is and what the needs of the users and product are.

What is the most appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take if the Product Owner is having difficulties managing the Product Backlog?

1. A. Have the Development Team order the work instead of the Product Owner.
2. B. Have the Product Owner order the items based on size, having the Development Team work on the smallest items first.
3. C. Offer the Product Owner help in understanding that the goal of ordering the Product Backlog is to maximize the flow of value.
4. D. Delegate the work to the Assistant Product Owner.
5. E. Delay the Sprint in order for the Product Owner to have enough time to prioritize the Product Backlog.

Correct Answer: C
The Product Owner’s primary concern is the flow of value reflected in the ordering of the Product Backlog.

Your company has notified the stakeholders that they will be delivering the first release of a new product within ten Sprints. On the seventh Sprint, the Scrum Team discovers that they will not be able to include all of the expected features within the first release. The Product Owner believes if they remove some items from the Definition of Done they will be able to accelerate the development process. The Development Team objects to this idea as it will lead to technical debt.
As a Scrum Master, what would be the best two ways to explain to the Product Owner the impact of technical debt? (Choose two.)

1. A. As long as there is still technical debt in the current release, feature development for the next release cannot be starte
2. B. The Product Owner must first agree to this impact before allowing changes to the Definition of Done.
3. C. Reducing the Definition of Done will introduce unknown errors as development progresses and functionality is adde
4. D. The system can become more difficult to stabilize as work progresses.Development for the actual release as well as future releases will be slowed down in unpredictable ways.
5. E. Releasing the version upon a reduced Definition of Done creates false assumptions about the actual state of the syste
6. F. This will create many interruptions during the development of the next release as fixes will need to be done to the previous release caused from a reduction of quality.
7. G. The amount of technical debt will need to be analyzed in order to understand the impact on subsequent releases in order to allocate additional Sprints at the end of the project.

Correct Answer: BC
The Definition of Done helps the Scrum Team have a shared understanding of what it means for work to be complete, to ensure transparency. The Definition of Done is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment. It also ensures that the work that is done is in usable condition and meets the Development Teams quality standards for future sustainability.

According to the Scrum Guide, where should the Daily Scrum be held?

1. A. Wherever the Development Team decides is most suitable.
2. B. In a room where management can attend.
3. C. In the same location where the Development Team is seated.
4. D. In front of the Scrum board.
5. E. Wherever the Scrum Master decides is best.

Correct Answer: A
Because the Daily Scrum is owned and managed by the Development Team, it is up to them to decide on the most effective place and time to hold the Daily Scrum.

Scrum is based on which of the following?

1. A. Defined process.
2. B. Complex process.
3. C. Empiricism.
4. D. Hybrid model

Correct Answer: C
Scrum addresses complex problems in complex environments and asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known. What is known can only be discovered in hindsight.