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Hiro Takashimya

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

Answering: “Scrum is based on empiricism. All of its artifacts must be transparent to ensure sufficient accuracy of inspection. How can the Scrum Team maintain the Product Backlog to maximize its transparency?” (PSM I)

Scrum is based on empiricism. All of its artifacts must be transparent to ensure sufficient accuracy of inspection. How can the Scrum Team maintain the Product Backlog to maximize its transparency?
(choose the best answer)
A. The Product Backlog items must be sized such that the highest ordered items are no bigger than a Sprint.
B. Product Backlog is only updated at the Sprint Review, when both the Scrum Team and the stakeholders are available.
C. Product Backlog is only updated at a release planning meeting with the stakeholders and the change control board present.
D. The Product Backlog is continually kept up to date with the most recent insights.
E. Product Backlog items should hold no more than 8 points of work, which is average in the range of acceptable sizes of 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 and 13.

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Answering: “What are two effective ways for the Scrum Team to make non-functional requirements visible?”

What are two effective ways for the Scrum Team to make non-functional requirements visible?
(choose the best two answers)
A. Add them to the Product Backlog to ensure transparency.
B. Add them to the Definition of Done so work is taken care of every Sprint.
C. Put them on a separate list on the Scrum board, available for all to see.
D. Run the integration and regression tests before the end of the Sprint, and capture the open work for the Sprint Backlog of the next Sprint.

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Answering: “If Product Backlog refinement is needed, when is the ideal time for refinement to take place and who should participate?” (PSM I)

If Product Backlog refinement is needed, when is the ideal time for refinement to take place and who should participate?
(choose the best two answers)
A. The Scrum Team during the current Sprint, if they have been unable during preceding Sprints to define Product Backlog items with enough precision to begin work.
B. The Product Owner takes the time between the end of one Sprint and the start of the next Sprint to complete refinement.
C. The Product Owner must do this as essential work in Sprint 0.
D. The Scrum Team on an ongoing basis, defining Product Backlog items into smaller more precise items that are ready for selection.
E. Business analysts in the organization should do this work for the Scrum Team 1-2 Sprints ahead of the development Sprints.

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Answering: “Scrum is based on empiricism. All Scrum artifacts must be transparent to ensure sufficient accuracy of inspection. Which two measures ensure that the Product Backlog is transparent?”

Scrum is based on empiricism. All Scrum artifacts must be transparent to ensure sufficient accuracy of inspection. Which two measures ensure that the Product Backlog is transparent?
(choose the best two answers)
A. The Product Backlog is ordered.
B. Each Product Backlog item has a MoSCoW priority.
C. The Product Backlog is managed using a web-based tool.
D. The Product Backlog is available to all stakeholders.
E. The Product Backlog only has work for the next 2 Sprints.

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Answering: “Which best describes the Product Backlog?” (PSM I)

Which best describes the Product Backlog?
(choose the best answer)
A. It is baselined to follow change management processes.
B. It contains all foreseeable tasks and requirements from which the Scrum Team can develop and maintain a complete project plan.
C. It is allowed to grow and change as more is learned about the product and its customers.
D. It provides just enough information to enable a Scrum Team to start the design phase of a product.

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