The Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) practice assessment is available to anyone who would like some help preparing for the official Scrum.org PSM I 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 PSM I assessment:
This practice assessment consists of 20 questions to be answered in 20 minutes, with a pass mark of 85%.
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#1. Scrum Teams should be small enough to remain nimble, typically 10 or fewer people. If it is determined that 12 people are needed in order to consistently produce a usable, valuable, “Done” Increment every Sprint, what should be done?
The Scrum Master has an accountability to coach the Scrum Team on self-management within the boundaries of the Scrum framework. It is not up to the Scrum Master to design team makeup.
#2. Mature Scrum Teams can drop certain elements of Scrum such as the Daily Scrum and Sprint Retrospective when they feel they no longer add value
The Scrum Framework is immutable, while implementing parts of Scrum is possible, the result is not Scrum. Dropping Scrum events results in lost opportunities for inspection and adaptation and reduces transparency.
#3. Even though they don’t always have something to contribute at the Daily Scrum, UX specialists on the Scrum team must still attend the Daily Scrum.
Scrum recognises no specialisms. Anybody that is committed to creating any aspect of a usable Increment each Sprint is considered to be a Developer, and attendance at the Daily Scrum by the Developers is mandatory.
#4. Which of the following are part of the Scrum framework?
Scrum is a lightweight framework with various processes, techniques and methods that can be employed within the framework, such as the use of user stories and story points.
#5. A Scrum Team’s Sprint duration is 2 weeks. What is the maximum timebox that their Sprint Planning event can be according to the rules of Scrum?
The Sprint Planning event is timeboxed to a maximum of 8 hours, regardless of Sprint length.
#6. What is the “Definition of Ready”?
Once the Scrum Team determines that a Product Backlog item can be completed within one Sprint, it is deemed to be ready for selection. There is no “definition of ready” artifact or element in Scrum.
#7. Stakeholders cannot agree on which product and feature ideas to focus on. Which of the following is most aligned with Scrum theory in how to proceed?
#8. Who must attend the Daily Scrum?
The Daily Scrum is the Scrum event for the Developers to focus on progress towards the Sprint Goal and produce an actionable plan for the next day of work.
#9. Who should the Scrum Master report to?
Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps to generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems. It does not provide guidance in designing the organisational structure.
#10. When is the Increment released?
Multiple Increments may be created and released during a Sprint. The Sprint Review should never be considered as a gate to releasing value. For an Increment to be releasable it must meet the Definition of Done.
#11. What is the purpose of Sprint 0?
#12. Who monitors the progress of work during a Sprint?
The Developers are accountable for managing, executing and monitoring the plan for the Sprint. This plan is made transparent in the Sprint Backlog.
#13. When there is a lot of uncertainty, for example about user needs, market potential, viability of the solution, the best way to proceed is to;
Scrum is designed for complex, uncertain environments. The regular cadence of Sprints and the feedback loops given by the Scrum events enable iterative and incremental learning, enabling options for how to proceed to emerge.
#14. It is mandatory in Scrum to use technical practices such as Continuous Integration and automated testing.
Scrum is a lightweight framework, on top of which complimentary practices can be added. Technical practices are not mandatory, but they could be a great benefit.
#15. What is technical debt?
#16. How should the Sprint Backlog be ordered?
#17. What would be a suitable strategy for a Scrum Team that consistently does not complete Product Backlog items in a Sprint, and continually carries items over from one Sprint to the next?
#18. 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.
#19. The Scrum Master carries out a team health check which shows the team has poor morale. What should the Scrum Master do?
#20. During a Sprint, the Developers determine that they will not be able to complete all of the items forecasted. What should the Scrum Team do?
During the Sprint, scope may be negotiated between the Developers and Product Owner as more is learned.
Results
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Congratulations! You scored the pass mark of 85% or above!
Good try, but unfortunately, you did not score 85% or above.
