ASF Online Practice Questions and Answers

During a Sprint, the team completes four stories with story points 3, 5, 8 and 2 respectively. They further complete half a story with a story point of 13.

What is the velocity of the team?

A. 18

B. 24.5

C. 31

During the release planning meeting, it is difficult to agree on priorities.

Sales want to implement some new features to catch up with the competitors.

Marketing want to work on a mobile interface that can prove to be a competitive differentiator.

Customer support want better logging and auditing capabilities to improve maintainability. What should be done to set the priorities?

A. Approach Senior Management and ask for priorities.

B. Survey the existing customers and prioritize according to their views.

C. The Product Owner will set the priorities.

When is a Sprint complete?

A. When all of the Product Backlog items are completed.

B. When all the tasks in the Sprint Backlog are completed.

C. When the Sprint defined time box ends.

What is the usual length of the time box for the complete Sprint Planning meeting?

A. Four hours for a 30 day Sprint, one to two hours for a shorter Sprint.

B. However long it takes to complete the Sprint Backlog.

C. Never more than two hours, regardless of Sprint length.

What is a characteristic of a well-designed Agile work space?

A. It has a silent zone to facilitate concentration.

B. There is enough space for information radiators.

C. Work stations are personalized for team members.

During a Sprint Planning session, the team argues about the work estimates for a particular story.

The Product Owner estimates five days.

The Lead Architect estimates two days.

The Scrum Master estimates eight days.

The team member working on it estimates seven days.

What value (in days) should be used for planning?

A. 2

B. 5

C. 7

D. 8

Who is the owner of a Sprint Backlog Item during the Sprint Planning meeting?

A. The entire team owns all Sprint Backlog Items.

B. The Product Owner owns all Sprint Backlog Items.

C. The team member working on the item owns that item.

The team determines that it has over-committed itself for a Sprint. Who should be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work?

A. The team, the Scrum Master and the Product Owner. The Stakeholders should be consulted.

B. The team and the Scrum Master. The Product Owner should be consulted.

C. The team only. The Product Owner should be consulted.

You want to convince a customer of the benefits of Scrum. What is the key benefit of Scrum for the customer?

A. Scrum ensures that the customer receives value early in the project.

B. Scrum will give customers more control over day-to-day activities.

C. Scrum will help the Team accept changes into the project at no additional cost.

Your team uses a Kanban board to visualize the progress. Why is visualizing the progress helpful?

A. It helps the Team to work together better.

B. Visualizing helps the Scrum Master delegate.

C. The board shows co-workers how busy the Team is.