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Hiro Takashimya

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Hiro is one of ScrumPrep's key instructors, known for challenging practice questions, detailed explanations and personal support for learners preparing for certification exams from Scrum.org, SAFe, PMI and AWS.

Hiro's approach goes beyond finding the right answer. The goal is to understand the principles behind it, see how the concepts apply in real situations and build the confidence to handle unfamiliar questions. Learners have credited Hiro's clear explanations and quick, personal answers with helping them pass demanding certification exams, from first-time foundational certifications to advanced professional levels.

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Exam questions answered by Hiro

Each answer explains the reasoning behind the correct option, so you can apply it on the real exam.

Answering: “During the Sprint Retrospective, the newest member of the Scrum Team says that his perspective and ideas have been ignored by the rest of the Developers throughout the Sprint. What three Scrum Values are touched here?”

During the Sprint Retrospective, the newest member of the Scrum Team says that his perspective and ideas have been ignored by the rest of the Developers throughout the Sprint. What three Scrum Values are touched here?
(choose the best three answers)
A. Commitment
B. Respect
C. Transparency
D. Focus
E. Openness
F. Courage

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Answering: “The Scrum Master is a Servant Leader. How does a Scrum Master demonstrate Servant Leadership?”

The Scrum Master is a Servant Leader. How does a Scrum Master demonstrate Servant Leadership?
(choose the best two answers)
A. The Scrum Master facilitates Scrum Events as requested or needed.
B. The Scrum Master coaches the Developers, the Product Owner and the organization how to work empirically.
C. The Scrum Master never intervenes in matters of the Developers, maximizing their autonomy and freedom.
D. The Scrum Master resolves every impediment that the Scrum Team runs into.

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Answering: “You are working with multiple Scrum Teams that are working in the same code base. They suffer from coordination problems and mutual dependencies.” (PSM II)

You are working with multiple Scrum Teams that are working in the same code base. They suffer from coordination problems and mutual dependencies.
True or False: This can be fully addressed with a comprehensive branching and merging model in the version control tool.
A. True
B. False

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Answering: “Which two statements are the most accurate in regards to scaling Scrum for large projects that require multiple Scrum Teams?”

Which two statements are the most accurate in regards to scaling Scrum for large projects that require multiple Scrum Teams?
(choose the best two answers)
A. A person focusing on the Sprint Backlog of a single Scrum Team is often more productive than that same person working on multiple Scrum Teams at the same time.
B. A well-structured Product Backlog can minimize and often eliminate Developers working on multiple Scrum Teams during a Sprint.
C. A Product Owner must work full time on a single Scrum Team.
D. Customizing the core Scrum framework is necessary to be successful with Scrum at large scale.

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Answering: “Your Scrum Team has been working together for over a dozen Sprints. The Scrum Team consists of 10 members. Each Sprint takes four weeks. As a Scrum Master, you observe that the Developers are hardly collaborating; during the Sprint, members are working on their own items. You also notice that the items on the Sprint Backlog are mostly unrelated. You suspect that the lack of a Sprint Goal might be the cause.”

Your Scrum Team has been working together for over a dozen Sprints. The Scrum Team consists of 10 members. Each Sprint takes four weeks. As a Scrum Master, you observe that the Developers are hardly collaborating; during the Sprint, members are working on their own items. You also notice that the items on the Sprint Backlog are mostly unrelated. You suspect that the lack of a Sprint Goal might be the cause.
Although you have encouraged the use of a Sprint Goal, both the Product Owner and the Developers have concluded that they are unable to create Sprint Goals based on the wide variety of items on their Product Backlog.
What can explain why this Scrum Team is struggling to craft a Sprint Goal?
(choose all that apply)
A. The Sprints are too long.
B. The Product Owner does not have the mandate to make decisions about items on the Product Backlog nor their ordering.
C. The Product Owner is not communicating the Product Goals that they want to achieve in upcoming Sprints.
D. Scrum might not be the best framework for the work done by this team.
E. The Scrum Team is too big.

Answering: “Your Scrum Team has been working together for over a dozen Sprints. The Scrum Team consists of 10 members. Each Sprint takes four weeks. As a Scrum Master, you observe that the Developers are hardly collaborating; during the Sprint, members are working on their own items. You also notice that the items on the Sprint Backlog are mostly unrelated. You suspect that the lack of a Sprint Goal might be the cause.” Read More »

Answering: “Where should the Daily Scrum be held according to the Scrum Guide?”

Where should the Daily Scrum be held according to the Scrum Guide?
(choose the best answer)
A. Wherever the Developers think is best.
B. In a room where management can listen in.
C. In the coffee corner to confirm this is an informal gathering.
D. Around the Scrum board.
E. In the room that is reserved by the Scrum Master.

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