Scrum PAL-I Exam Practice Test Instant Access

Question 1

Which of the following stances would make an agile initiative easier to approach? (choose the best answer)

A'We value predictability above everything.'

B'Most projects fail because they did not focus enough on planning.'

C'Successful projects finish on-time, on-budget, and deliver the agreed-upon features.'

D'Managing to the plan is the mark of a great project manager.'

E'Projects fail because people lack initiative and do not take ownership.'

F'Unexpected things will happen. If we learn from them, it is acceptable.'

G'I dislike surprises; they are a sign someone has not done their homework.'

H'Stakeholders are the best judges of value delivered.'

Answer : F

Agile embraces change and learning from experience. By accepting that unexpected events will occur and using them as opportunities to learn and adapt, teams can improve over time. This mindset is key to the Agile principle of responding to change over following a plan.

Question 2

Who is accountable for ensuring that the product has value for its users/customers? (choose the best answer)

AThe Scrum Master.

BThe Product Owner.

CThe Team Lead.

DThe Project Manager.

EThe Developers.

FAll the above.

Answer : B

In Scrum, the Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product. They manage the Product Backlog, prioritize features, and ensure that the Scrum Team is working on the highest-value items that align with the customer's needs and business goals.

Question 3

Your organization wants to improve its Time-to-Market. Which of the following improvements would help best? (choose the best answer)

ACreating a centralized team to handle all product releases.

BReducing the size of each release to deliver fewer features.

CSplitting the product into components that are developed in parallel.

DEstablishing a common release schedule for all products.

Answer : B

Smaller releases mean that features are delivered more quickly and feedback can be gathered earlier, which helps improve time-to-market. This approach is aligned with the Agile principle of delivering small increments of value frequently and adapting based on feedback.

Question 4

You manage a product development organization. One of your employees, a subject matter expert and a stakeholder for a product being developed, expresses that he feels that a newly-formed and relatively inexperienced Scrum Team lacks critical skills they will need to be successful. To fill this gap, he recommends replacing some members of the Scrum Team with new members who have better skills in the areas of concern. Based on these conversations, what do you do? (choose the best answer)

AWork with other team managers to trade people between teams to address the skill shortage.

BHire external consultants to fill the Scrum Team's skills gap.

CRecommend that the subject matter expert raise the skills gap concern with the Scrum Team but leave the decision on what to do with the Scrum Team and offer to support them as needed.

DTalk to other experts in the subject matter expert's area of expertise to determine whether the original subject matter expert's perspective is valid.

Answer : C

In Agile, the Scrum Team is self-organizing and responsible for addressing their own challenges. By empowering the team to handle their own skill gaps, you promote autonomy and ownership. Supporting them as needed ensures they have the resources but are still in control.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true: (choose the best answer)

AEmpirical approaches work fine for small teams and simple problems, but cannot scale to large, complex problems.

BProjects succeed when they spend additional time defining and reviewing requirements.

CProjects succeed when they spend additional time identifying and mitigating risk.

DDelivering a solution and gathering feedback provides valuable information to plan the next step.

Answer : D

Agile is based on the empirical process of delivering increments of value and using the feedback to adapt the plan. This approach allows the team to respond to change effectively and ensures that each iteration is better informed than the last.

Question 6

You manage a development organization. The organization currently rewards individual performance bonuses to only a few top-performers on a yearly basis. As a result, only one member of a team might get a bonus, while all others get nothing. Some of your teams feel that this is unfair since everyone on a team contributes to the success or failure to achieve goals. They would like to move toward team bonuses. What do you think needs to be done? (choose the best answer)

AAllocate the bonus to the team and let them decide how to split-up the bonus.

BNothing: you value high-performers and want to reward their contributions.

Answer : A

In Agile, success is the result of collective effort, and team-based rewards encourage collaboration and a shared sense of responsibility. When bonuses are allocated based on individual performance, it can create competition within teams, which may lead to disengagement or reduced teamwork. Allowing the team to split the bonus reinforces the Agile values of collaboration, trust, and transparency.

Question 7

You are a Product Owner. The Developers are close to the end of a Sprint and ask you for 3 extra days to complete their work. They feel that if they do not get the extra time, they might look bad in front of stakeholders, who are already skeptical of using an agile approach. What should you do? (choose the best answer)

ACut back on testing, or leave some items incomplete, so long as the Developers can 'substantially meet' their goal.

BAgree to extend the Sprint but ask the team to be more realistic when they plan Sprints in the future.

CAsk the Developers to work longer hours to meet their goal.

DAsk the Developers to commit to what was agreed and find a solution for the problem.

EDo not extend the Sprint and stick to the original timebox. Work with the stakeholders to explain why transparency and openness are important.

Answer : E

In Scrum, the Sprint timebox is sacred. Extending it undermines the concept of commitment and predictability. Instead, use this as an opportunity to promote transparency and openness by explaining to stakeholders the value of inspecting and adapting based on the current progress. This approach strengthens trust in the Agile process.

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