You are the Scrum Master for four Scrum Teams working from the same Product Backlog
Several of the Developers come to you complaining that work identified for the upcoming two
Sprints will require full-time commitment from a specialist who is external to the teams.
What should the Scrum Master consider in this situation?
(choose the best two answers)
Answer : B, D
According to the documentation of Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I), the Scrum Master should consider the following two answers in this situation:
B) The benefit of Developers figuring out a solution for themselves.
D) The ability of the Scrum Teams to produce integrated Increments.
The reason for choosing these two answers is that they align with the Scrum Master's role as a servant leader, coach, and facilitator of the Scrum Team12. The Scrum Master should not interfere with the team's autonomy and creativity, but rather support them in achieving their goals and delivering value to the stakeholders12. The Scrum Master should also ensure that the team can work together effectively and deliver a potentially releasable Increment at the end of each Sprint12.
The other two answers are not as relevant or appropriate for this situation:
A) The need to have enough work to keep all Developers busy.
C) The desire to maintain a stable velocity.
The need to have enough work to keep all Developers busy is not a valid reason for involving an external specialist in the Scrum Team12. The Scrum Team should be self-organizing and cross-functional, meaning that they can decide how to best accomplish their tasks without depending on external resources or expertise12. Moreover, having too much work can lead to scope creep, which can compromise the quality and value of the product12.
The desire to maintain a stable velocity is also not a valid reason for involving an external specialist in the Scrum Team12. Velocity is a measure of how much work can be completed by the team in a given time period, such as a Sprint or a release cycle12. It is not a fixed or objective number, but rather depends on various factors such as team size, complexity, skills, motivation, etc.12. Therefore, having an external specialist does not guarantee that the team will maintain a stable velocity, but rather may introduce additional challenges such as communication barriers, coordination issues, dependency risks, etc.12.
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Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I) Study guide and documents
https://www.scrum.org/assessments/professional-scrum-product-owner-i-certification?check_logged_in=1
https://www.scrum.org/professional-scrum-competencies/understanding-and-applying-scrum-framework
https://www.scrum.org/resources/professional-scrum-competency-developing-people-and-teams
https://www.scrum.org/professional-scrum-competencies/managing-products-with-agility
What is the responsibility of the Product Owner in crafting the Sprint Goal?
(choose the best answer)
Answer : C
The Sprint Goal is a short statement of what the Scrum Team intends to achieve during a Sprint. It provides guidance and direction for the Scrum Team, as well as a basis for inspecting and adapting the product and the process. The Sprint Goal is aligned with the product vision and goals, and it reflects the value and purpose of the Sprint.
The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team. The Product Owner is responsible for managing and refining the Product Backlog, collaborating with the stakeholders and the Developers, and ordering the items in a way that best achieves goals and missions. The Product Owner represents the interests of everyone with a stake in the product and ensures that the Scrum Team works on the right things at the right time.
The Developers are accountable for creating a ''Done'' Increment that meets the Definition of Done each Sprint. The Developers are responsible for planning and executing the Sprint Backlog, designing and building the product functionality, testing and improving the product quality, and delivering a potentially releasable Increment. The Developers work closely with the Product Owner to understand and clarify the Product Backlog items, provide feedback and estimates, and suggest improvements and innovations.
The Sprint Planning is an event that occurs at the beginning of each Sprint, where the Scrum Team plans how to deliver a valuable product Increment. The Sprint Planning consists of two topics: What can be done this Sprint? and How will the chosen work get done? The outcome of the Sprint Planning is an agreed-upon Sprint Goal, a Sprint Backlog, and a plan for delivering the Increment.
The responsibility of crafting the Sprint Goal is shared by both the Product Owner and the Developers. The Product Owner should come to Sprint Planning with a business objective in mind, based on their understanding of the product vision, goals, value proposition, stakeholder feedback, market conditions, or other relevant factors. The Product Owner should propose how this objective can be achieved by selecting some Product Backlog items that can deliver value to customers or users. The Developers should collaborate with the Product Owner to craft a clear and concise Sprint Goal that expresses what they want to accomplish as a team during this Sprint. The Developers should also ensure that they have enough capacity and skills to deliver on this Sprint Goal.
Scrum Guide: https://www.scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html
Sprint Goal: https://www.scrum.org/resources/what-is-a-sprint-goal
Product Owner: https://www.scrum.org/resources/what-is-a-product-owner
Developers: https://www.scrum.org/resources/what-is-a-developer-in-scrum
Sprint Planning: https://www.scrum.org/resources/what-is-sprint-planning
What are two effective ways for a Scrum Team to ensure security concerns are satisfied? (choose the best two answers)
Answer : A, C
These are the best answers because they ensure that security concerns are addressed in a transparent and consistent way. By adding security criteria to the Definition of Done, the Scrum Team can make sure that every Increment meets a high standard of quality and security. By creating Product Backlog items for specific security concerns, the Scrum Team can prioritize and plan them in collaboration with the Product Owner and stakeholders. Reference:
Scrum Guide, page 14: ''The Definition of Done is a formal description of the state of the Increment when it meets the quality measures required for the product.''
Scrum Guide, page 15: ''The Product Backlog is an emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product.''
Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility?
(choose the best answer)
Answer : B
The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team. The Product Owner is responsible for creating and communicating a vision, ordering the Product Backlog, and ensuring that the best possible job is done to delight customers. The Product Owner does not manage the Developers, but collaborates with them and the Scrum Master to optimize the value delivery. The Product Owner does not ensure that the work meets the commitments to the stakeholders, but rather that the work delivers value to the stakeholders. The Product Owner does not keep stakeholders from distracting the Developers, but rather engages them and manages their expectations.
Professional Scrum Product Owner I Certification
[The Scrum Guide]
[The Product Owner]
Which of the following are true about the Product Owner?
(choose the best two answers)
Answer : A, D
The Product Owner is one person, not a committee or a team of people. The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team. The Product Owner is responsible for managing and refining the Product Backlog, collaborating with the stakeholders and the Developers, and ordering the items in a way that best achieves goals and missions. The Product Owner represents the interests of everyone with a stake in the product and ensures that the Scrum Team works on the right things at the right time.
Having multiple Product Owners for one product would create conflicts, overlaps, gaps, and inefficiencies. It would also make it harder to maintain a clear and consistent product vision, strategy, roadmap, and backlog. Therefore, the Scrum Team can not have multiple Product Owners.
The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog. The Product Backlog is an ordered list of everything that is known to be needed in the product. It is the single source of truth for the Scrum Team and the stakeholders. It contains all the requirements, features, functions, enhancements, fixes, and anything else that can deliver value to the customers and users of the product. The Product Owner orders the items in the Product Backlog based on factors such as value, risk, priority, dependency, feedback, or market conditions.
Scrum Guide: https://www.scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html
Product Owner: https://www.scrum.org/resources/what-is-a-product-owner
Product Backlog: https://www.scrum.org/resources/what-is-a-product-backlog
Which are characteristics of the Daily Scrum?
(choose the best two answers)
Answer : B, D

the Daily Scrum is a 15-minute event for the Developers of the Scrum Team that is held at the same time and place every working day of the Sprint. The purpose of the Daily Scrum is to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt the Sprint Backlog as necessary, adjusting the upcoming planned work1. The other options are not characteristics of the Daily Scrum, as it is not facilitated by the team lead, it does not consist of the Scrum Master asking the team for status, it is not held first thing in the morning, and it is not free form and designed to promote conversation234.
1: What is a Daily Scrum? | Scrum.org 2: What Is the Daily Scrum? | A Guide to the Daily Event - Scrum Alliance 3: What is Daily Scrum? | VivifyScrum 4: Daily Scrum | Definition and Overview - ProductPlan
What is the typical size for a Scrum Team?
(choose the best answer)
Answer : C
The typical size for a Scrum Team is 10 or fewer people, including the Product Owner, the Scrum Master, and the Developers. The Scrum Guide states that 'The Scrum Team is small enough to remain nimble and large enough to complete significant work within a Sprint. Fewer than three people decrease interaction and results in smaller productivity gains. Having more than ten people requires too much coordination. Large teams generate too much complexity for an empirical process to be useful.'1 This means that the optimal Scrum Team size is between 3 and 10 people, depending on the context and the nature of the work.
1: The Scrum Guide2, page 6
2: The Scrum Guide