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Scrum is founded on empiricism. Which set correctly lists the three pillars of empirical process control that Scrum implements?
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Correct answer: C - Transparency, Inspection, Adaptation
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Scrum is founded on empiricism. Which set correctly lists the three pillars of empirical process control that Scrum implements?
Correct answer: C - Transparency, Inspection, Adaptation
The five Scrum Values guide the team's behavior and decisions. All of the following are Scrum Values EXCEPT:
Correct answer: C - Efficiency
A Scrum Team is debating who holds the final decision on how Product Backlog items are ordered so the product delivers the most value. According to the 2020 Scrum Guide, this accountability belongs to the:
Correct answer: D - Product Owner
During Sprint Planning the team decides how the selected work will become an Increment and who will create the plan for the Sprint. Creating and owning the Sprint Backlog is the responsibility of the:
Correct answer: D - Developers
Midway through a Sprint, the market shifts and the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete. Who has the authority to cancel the Sprint?
Correct answer: A - The Product Owner
A new Scrum Master insists the Developers each answer 'What did I do yesterday? What will I do today? What is blocking me?' at every Daily Scrum. Under the 2020 Scrum Guide, this practice is:
Correct answer: A - Optional; the Developers may structure the Daily Scrum however they choose, as long as it focuses on the Sprint Goal
Scrum Inc. teaches Scrum event timeboxes as a rate per week of Sprint length. For a two-week Sprint, approximately how long should the Sprint Retrospective be?
Correct answer: C - 90 minutes
Each Scrum artifact contains a 'commitment' that reinforces transparency and focus. Which commitment is associated with the Sprint Backlog?
Correct answer: B - The Sprint Goal
The Agile Manifesto expresses a preference for 'working software over comprehensive documentation.' What does this value actually imply about documentation?
Correct answer: B - Documentation still has value, but working software is valued more
A stable Scrum Team completed 28, 30, and 32 story points in its last three Sprints. Applying Scrum Inc.'s 'Yesterday's Weather' pattern, how should the team decide how much work to pull into the next Sprint?
Correct answer: B - Plan around roughly the average amount of work recently completed
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