CSM Scrum Values and Self-Organization 3

Question 1

When Scrum Team members genuinely live the Scrum values, the most important outcome is:

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A healthy team dynamic where members feel safe to raise issues and collaborate openly

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Reduced need for Sprint Reviews and other ceremonies

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Elimination of the need for a ScrumMaster to facilitate the team

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Faster Sprint completion regardless of the complexity of the work

Question 2

A Development Team is arguing about who should be assigned to each task. What should the ScrumMaster do?

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Coach the team on self-organization and allow them to decide

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Assign tasks to team members based on their individual skill sets

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Escalate the conflict to management for resolution

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Ask the Product Owner to clarify which tasks are highest priority

Question 3

Why did the 2020 Scrum Guide update the term 'self-organizing' to 'self-managing' for Scrum Teams?

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To emphasize that teams decide who does what, when, and how

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To indicate teams manage their own budget and financial resources

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To clarify teams choose their own members without HR involvement

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To indicate teams report directly to the board without management layers

Question 4

Which scenario BEST demonstrates the Scrum value of Commitment?

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The team re-commits to their Sprint Goal and adapts their plan after encountering a major obstacle

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A developer works extensive overtime without informing the rest of the team

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The ScrumMaster commits to personally resolving all impediments within 24 hours

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The Product Owner commits to never changing backlog priorities after Sprint Planning

Question 5

In Scrum, 'Transparency' requires that:

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Significant aspects of the process are visible to those responsible for outcomes

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All project documentation is publicly available on the internet

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Teams share all source code in open-source repositories

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The ScrumMaster reports all team conversations to organizational management

Question 6

What is the primary benefit of Scrum Teams being cross-functional?

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The team can complete valuable work without requiring expertise from outside the team

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Each team member has one clear area of specialization with no ambiguity

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Management can more easily track and measure individual team member contributions

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Team members can be easily reassigned to other Scrum teams as project needs shift

Question 7

A new ScrumMaster notices the team never challenges the Product Owner's decisions, even when those decisions clearly threaten product quality. Which Scrum values is the team failing to live?

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Courage and Openness

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Respect and Focus

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Commitment and Transparency

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Focus and Adaptation