APM Scrum Framework & Ceremonies 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: During a Sprint Review, the Scrum Team discovers that a stakeholder's key requirement was misunderstood. What is the BEST next step?
- Cancel the Sprint and restart planning
- Add the clarified requirement to the Product Backlog for prioritization (Correct answer)
- Extend the Sprint to address the misunderstood requirement
- Assign blame to the Product Owner for the miscommunication
Correct answer: Add the clarified requirement to the Product Backlog for prioritization
Newly clarified requirements are captured in the Product Backlog and prioritized by the Product Owner for future Sprints.
Question 2: What is the maximum recommended duration for a Daily Scrum?
- 30 minutes
- 15 minutes (Correct answer)
- 1 hour
- 45 minutes
Correct answer: 15 minutes
The Daily Scrum is time-boxed to 15 minutes to keep the team focused and the meeting efficient.
Question 3: Who is responsible for facilitating the Sprint Retrospective?
- The Product Owner
- The Scrum Master (Correct answer)
- The most senior Developer
- An external coach
Correct answer: The Scrum Master
The Scrum Master facilitates the Sprint Retrospective to ensure it is productive and stays within its time-box.
Question 4: A team consistently fails to complete all Sprint Backlog items. What should be examined in the Retrospective?
- Whether the Product Owner is adding too many requirements mid-Sprint
- How to make the Sprint longer to accommodate more work
- Whether the Sprint Goal is too ambitious or estimates are inaccurate (Correct answer)
- Whether to remove the Daily Scrum to save time
Correct answer: Whether the Sprint Goal is too ambitious or estimates are inaccurate
Consistent failure to complete Sprint Backlog items suggests issues with estimation accuracy or Sprint Goal scope.
Question 5: In Scrum, what happens to unfinished Sprint Backlog items at the end of a Sprint?
- They are automatically moved to the next Sprint
- They are discarded and re-written
- They are returned to the Product Backlog for re-prioritization (Correct answer)
- They are assigned to individual developers to finish independently
Correct answer: They are returned to the Product Backlog for re-prioritization
Incomplete Sprint Backlog items are returned to the Product Backlog where the Product Owner can re-prioritize them.
Question 6: Which Scrum ceremony provides the PRIMARY opportunity for the Scrum Team to inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog?
- Daily Scrum
- Sprint Planning
- Sprint Retrospective
- Sprint Review (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Sprint Review
The Sprint Review is specifically designed to inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog based on stakeholder feedback.
Question 7: The Scrum Guide describes Scrum as a framework, not a methodology. What does this distinction primarily mean?
- Scrum has no defined roles or events
- Scrum provides a lightweight structure within which teams apply their own practices (Correct answer)
- Scrum is only suitable for software development projects
- Scrum requires all ceremonies to be completed in a specific order each day
Correct answer: Scrum provides a lightweight structure within which teams apply their own practices
Scrum is a framework that defines minimal structure (roles, events, artifacts) while allowing teams to choose their own complementary practices.
APM Scrum Framework & Ceremonies 2
During a Sprint Review, the Scrum Team discovers that a stakeholder's key requirement was misunderstood.
What is the BEST next step?