The Professional Agile Leadership – Evidence-Based Management (PAL-EBM) practice assessment is available to anyone who would like some help preparing for the official Scrum.org PAL-EBM assessment.
This practice assessment has been created by the Red Tangerine Team and it is not endorsed by Scrum.org.
As well as taking the practice assessment, we recommend doing the following to prepare for the Scrum.org PAL-EBM assessment:
This practice assessment consists of 12 questions to be answered in 10 minutes, with a pass mark of 85%.
Start
#1. Product A has high current value and low unrealized value. Product B has low current value and high unrealized value. Which product should be the focus of innovation investment?
Further innovation in Product A is unlikely to result in additional value as it already has the majority of market share in comparison to Product B where innovation could lead to the capture of more market share.
#2. Team A has a shorter Lead Time then Team B, but Team B has a higher On-Product Index. Which team is producing most value?
#3. An organisation wants to understand the value of a recent release. Which of the following metrics should be of most interest?
#4. Who is accountable for Scrum Team's progress towards the Product Goal?
From the Scrum Guide: “The Product Goal is the long-term objective for the Scrum Team. They must fulfil (or abandon) one objective before taking on the next.”
#5. How can a Scrum Team best improve its defect rate?
Defects are not just bugs in the product. A defect is anything that reduces the value of the product to a customer, user, or to the organization itself. Defects are generally things that don’t work as intended.
#6. Which of the following should be considered when crafting an effective goal?
#7. The Evidence-Based framework is unsuitable for complex problems
EBM is an empirical approach that helps organisations take into account the best available evidence to help them make decisions on ways to improve
#8. Product Backlog item A was sized as 3 story points and had a Lead Time of 10 days. Product Backlog item B was sized as 2 story points and had a Lead Time of 6 days. Which item delivered better value?
Size and Lead Time have no relationship to value, though shorter lead times does mean that value propositions can be tested sooner
#9. What are the Key Value Areas?
#10. What is a customer satisfaction gap?
#11. The Evidence-Based Management framework is designed for which of the following?
#12. Management want to measure the effectiveness of the Scrum Teams. Which is the best option?
Results
-
Congratulations! You scored the pass mark of 85% or above!
Good try, but unfortunately, you did not score 85% or above.
