Several Sprints into a project, the Product Owner tells the Scrum Master that a key stakeholder just started using the product. The stakeholder is unhappy with the slow performance, a complaint that the Product Owner agrees on. How will you move this forward?
(choose the best answer)
A. Wait to bring this up in the next Sprint Retrospective as this is the appropriate
time for the Scrum Team to re-consider the Definition of Done.
B. Bring the concern to the testers in the Scrum Team and ask them to improve how the system is tested.
C. Explain to the Product Owner that it’s up to the Developers to decide on acceptable performance standards as they own the Definition of Done.
D. Encourage the Product Owner to bring the performance concerns to the Developers and work with them on how to improve performance, and ultimately have stronger Definition of Done.

Which of the following affect the outcome of a Sprint?
(choose all that apply)
A. The skills and working relationships of the people on the Scrum Team(s).
B. The stability and complexity of the technology.
C. The complexity of the requirements.

Marian is a Product Owner working on a Scrum Team on a new release for her product. Based on the average velocity of the previous release Marian estimated the project to take seven Sprints. Average velocity in the previous release was thirteen completed units of work per Sprint. Development is three Sprints underway, with four more Sprints to go until the release. Product Backlog has been stable.
Over the first three Sprints, the Developers report their average velocity is nine, while not having fully tested all the delivered functionality. The Developers estimate that the unfinished testing would have required 10% of a Sprint’s time. The Developers believe that the required velocity of thirteen is within their reach. What is the most effective way to recover?
(choose the best answer)
A. In the next Sprints, the Developers keep making sure that all of the selected scope per Sprint is as done as possible, at least at the past level of 90%. In every Sprint the undone work of the previous Sprint is estimated and added to the Sprint Backlog. It comes on top of the expected forecast of 13 units so it doesn’t mess up progress on the Product Backlog.
B. The Developers inform Marian that the progress she has perceived to date is not correct. The Increment is not releasable. They give Marian their estimate of the effort it would take to get the past work done, and suggest doing that work first before proceeding with new features. The Developers also re-estimates the effort to complete the remaining backlog, including all testing. In the end, it is Marian’s call to continue the project or to cancel.
C. Transparency needs to be restored by adding the undone work to the Product Backlog. The Developers must figure out a way to deliver in the upcoming Sprints a velocity of not only 13 units of new work, but also two additional points to catch up undone work. It is the Scrum Master’s duty to assess whether such repair is possible. If not, the Scrum Master initiates a restart with a more reliable team or cancels the project. The Scrum Master will have to inform the Product Owner and the stakeholders.
D. The Developers set the open work aside to be performed in one or more release Sprints. They remind Marian to find funding for enough Release Sprints in which this remaining work can be done. Up to one release Sprint per three development Sprints may be required. It is Marian’s role to inform users and stakeholders of the impact on the release date.

What can the Scrum Value of openness easily impact?
(choose the best answer)
A. Collaboration.
B. Product quality.
C. Employee satisfaction.
D. Time to market.
E. Stakeholder trust.
F. All of the above.

During a Sprint Review, the Product Owner determines that she is going to release the current Increment to production. The stakeholders ask to stop the Sprint to react more quickly to the user feedback that is expected after this release. The Product Owner prefers to continue the Sprint to make progress with the next release. You facilitate a discussion on how to proceed. What are two acceptable results of this discussion?
(choose the best two answers)
A. Continue sprinting and include the customer feedback in the Product Backlog.
B. Stop sprinting and let the Developers work on new customer requests as they arise.
C. Continue sprinting but shorten the Sprint length to allow for shorter feedback loops.
D. Continue sprinting but allow customer feedback to change the Sprint Goal within the Sprint.

Which statement about the Sprint Goal is incorrect?
(choose the best answer)
A. It is only a forecast and may change within the Sprint as more is learned.
B. If it doesn’t seem achievable, the Developers have the courage to tell the Product Owner.
C. The Product Owner respects the opinions of the Developers about whether they can achieve the Sprint Goal.
D. It helps increase focus.
E. The Scrum Team discusses openly about alternative ways to reach it.
F. The Scrum Team commits to it.