Professional Scrum Master Scrum Events and Activities 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What triggers a Sprint cancellation in Scrum?
- The Development Team cannot complete all Sprint Backlog Items
- The Sprint Goal becomes obsolete (Correct answer)
- A key developer is absent for more than two days
- The Daily Scrum reveals significant blockers
Correct answer: The Sprint Goal becomes obsolete
A Sprint is cancelled only when the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete, which is rare and decided solely by the Product Owner.
Question 2: Which Scrum event is specifically designed to inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog?
- Sprint Planning
- Daily Scrum
- Sprint Review (Correct answer)
- Sprint Retrospective
Correct answer: Sprint Review
The Sprint Review is an informal working session where the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog as needed.
Question 3: A Development Team member raises a technical impediment during the Daily Scrum. What is the appropriate next step?
- Resolve it immediately during the Daily Scrum
- Escalate it to the Scrum Master after the meeting (Correct answer)
- Ask the Product Owner to reprioritize the backlog
- Cancel the Sprint if the impediment is severe
Correct answer: Escalate it to the Scrum Master after the meeting
Detailed problem-solving happens after the Daily Scrum; the Scrum Master then helps remove or escalate impediments.
Question 4: What does the Sprint Goal provide to the Development Team?
- A fixed list of features to deliver
- Flexibility in the work performed to achieve the objective (Correct answer)
- Permission to skip the Daily Scrum
- Authority to extend the Sprint if needed
Correct answer: Flexibility in the work performed to achieve the objective
The Sprint Goal gives the Development Team flexibility in how they implement the work while pursuing a single coherent objective.
Question 5: During a Sprint Review, who should be invited?
- Only the Scrum Team
- The Scrum Team and key stakeholders (Correct answer)
- All organizational employees
- External auditors only
Correct answer: The Scrum Team and key stakeholders
The Sprint Review is attended by the Scrum Team and stakeholders invited by the Product Owner to inspect the Increment.
Question 6: What should the Development Team do if it finishes all Sprint Backlog Items before the Sprint ends?
- Declare the Sprint complete and start the next Sprint early
- Pull in additional Product Backlog Items with the Product Owner's input (Correct answer)
- Wait until the Sprint timebox expires before doing anything
- Hold an early Sprint Retrospective
Correct answer: Pull in additional Product Backlog Items with the Product Owner's input
With capacity remaining, the team collaborates with the Product Owner to pull in more items from the Product Backlog.
Question 7: How does the Sprint Retrospective differ from the Sprint Review?
- The Retrospective inspects the Increment; the Review inspects team processes
- The Retrospective inspects team processes; the Review inspects the Increment and business outcomes (Correct answer)
- Both events inspect team processes
- Both events inspect the Increment
Correct answer: The Retrospective inspects team processes; the Review inspects the Increment and business outcomes
The Sprint Review focuses on the product Increment and adapting the Product Backlog, while the Retrospective focuses on how the team works together.
Professional Scrum Master Scrum Events and Activities 3
What triggers a Sprint cancellation in Scrum?