SCRUM Foundation SAMPLE EXAM

Closed book, i.e. additional resources or notes are not allowed

Duration: 60 minutes

30 multiple choice questions - there are always 1 - 4 correct answers per question

Example of the mark scheme

Assuming 2 answers are correct
Case 1

- 3 answers (2 correct and 1 wrong) are checked -> 2 1 = 1

Case 2

- 3 answers (1 correct and 2 wrong) are checked -> 1 2 = -1 => 0

Case 3

- 4 answers (2 correct and 2 wrong) are checked -> 2 2 = 0

65% is the maximum amount needed in order to pass - the maximum score is variable!
Example

If a total of 80 is possible, then a score of at least 52 is needed in order to pass

If a total of 77 is possible, then a score of at least 50 is needed in order to pass

77 x 65% -> 50,05 -> the score is rounded off!

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1. Which of the following phases are part of the waterfall model?

a) Analysis
b) Testing
c) Planning
d) Design

2. The following preconditions require the use of agile methods?

a) The team is allowed to make decisions independently
b) Absolute adherence to schedules
c) Involvement of the customer in the development process
d) Trust

3. Which of the following statements apply to SCRUM?

a) A sprint normally lasts for 2-4 works
b) The product owner monitors the daily SCRUM
c) The result of a sprint is product increment
d) Requirements in the sprint backlog are taken from the product backlog

4. Which rules apply to SCRUM?

a) Measures to resolve obstacles are discussed in the Daily SCRUM
b) The sprint planning meeting assesses the collaboration of the team and identifies measures
for improvement
c) At the end of each sprint, there is a software capable of operating
d) The daily SCRUM is a daily meeting which lasts 15 minutes at the most

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5. The aims of SCRUM are to recognise problems early and ensure customer satisfaction. SCRUM
achieves this by
a) transferring control to the customer
b) working closely together with the customer
c) providing early feedback on the progress of the project
d) allowing the customer to potentially participate in sprint reviews

6. The tasks of the product owner include

a) assuming the tasks of product and project management
b) creating a release plan
c) deciding on the make-up of the team
d) deciding on product's time of delivery and functionality

7. Which of the following statements regarding a SCRUM team are correct?

a) A team must be able to work so autonomously that the sprint goal can be achieved without
external dependencies.
b) A team should have about 5-9 members.
c) An efficiently operating team should be interdisciplinary in its make-up.
c) A high level of cooperation is needed when working together in a SCRUM team.

8. The SCRUM master has the responsibility to establish the SCRUM process. This means:
a) The less he has to do, the better the team functions.
b) The less he has to do, the more unproductive the team is.
c) After a SCRUM, he does not have the authority to give the team instructions.
d A good SCRUM master is able to detect the team's old counter-productive habits.

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9. Classic requirements engineering (RE) differs from the requirement description in SCRUM. This
means:
a) Only in RE does the requirement description follow the implementation phase strictly
sequentially.
b) In SCRUM, you do not try to obtain an already complete and detailed record of the
requirements at the beginning.
c) In SCRUM, not all of the requirements are transferred to development at once in order to
avoid overloading and bottlenecks.
d) SCRUM aims to avoid an overproduction of functionality through an overlap of the
requirement description and implementation.

10. In order to define and structure the requirements in the product backlog and sprint backlog,
elements such as "use cases", "user histories" or "themes" can be used. Which of the following
statements are correct:
a) Using use cases, the interaction of a user with a system can be described.
b) Acceptance criteria are named and described in the user stories.
c) Use cases are usually considerably more complex than user stories.
d) Use cases can usually be subdivided into various user stories. Themes can be used in order
to group these.

11. The MuSCoW prioritisation can be useful for the product backlog in various situations. Which of the
following statements are correct:
a) It can be beneficial during the negotiation of a fixed price when the customer agrees to a
MuSCoW prioritisation.
b) The "W" in "MuSCoW prioritisation" stands for "won't have".
c) The semantic of MuSCoW prioritisation is left up to the product owner.
d) An advantage of MuSCoW prioritisation in the product backlog is that various product
versions can be defined better.

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12. The development speed is an important indicator of performance. The development speed
a) is influenced by the capacity of the team.
b) is calculated by the size of the team and any absences.
c) assumes that working products that are only partially completed may not be approved.
d) of a sprint are the working products approved by the product owner at the end of a sprint.

13. Which of the following preconditions need to be in place, so that the creation of a release plan can
be started?
a) The sprint backlog needs to be assessed.
b) The development speed need to be determined.
c) Risks need to be determined and prioritized.
d) Each sprint needs to be assigned a goal.

14. Which of the following statements describe a development speed report?

a) An ideal curve in the development speed report is always a downward curve.
b) Individual team members are recorded on the X-axis.
c) The development speed is recorded on the Y-axis.
d) After each sprint, the total effort of the approved requirements are recorded.

15. Which of the following statements regarding sprints are correct?

a) In the sprint retrospective, the team work is assessed.
b) The review, retrospective and planning meeting can take place on the same day.
c) The review, retrospective and planning meeting should not take place on the same day.
d) The retrospective occurs after the sprint review.

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16. The sprint planning meeting ends when

a) the net time that is scheduled has expired.
b) the net capacity has been allocated.
c) everyone has a shared understanding of the sprint goal.
d) the team has selected the requirements which it thinks can be implemented.

17. Which of the following statements regarding the sprint review are correct?
a) The aim of the sprint review is to assess and accept the working products of a sprint.
b) It takes place at the end of a sprint and lasts 1-2 hours.
c) The SCRUM master sends out the invitations to the sprint review.
d) The customer can also be invited in order to give unfiltered feedback to the team.

18. The technique of refactoring is understood to mean

a) The continuous testing of the code.
b) Writing of unit tests before the actual code.
c) The revision and improvement of the code.
d) The revision of the code in order to make it more readable.

19. Which of the following statements apply to large and/or dispersed projects?
a) In large projects, all teams have the same product owner.
b) A project is referred to as dispersed if work is undertaken at more than one location.
c) A project is referred to as large if it consists of more than one team.
d) In dispersed projects, there is a SCRUM master per location and not per team.

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20. The calculation of the team's capacity is relatively complex. In doing so, which of the following
aspects are to be considered?
a) When calculating the net capacity, regular meetings such as departmental meetings need to
be considered.
b) The team capacity is generally approx. 20-30% less than the net capacity.
c) Public holidays and annual leave need to be considered when calculating gross capacity.
d) Efforts for the SCRUM meetings are including in the calculation of gross capacity.

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