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1Which of the following accountabilities does the Nexus framework introduce? (choose the best answer)

The Technical Architect.The Nexus Lead.The Nexus Integration Team.The Lead Product Owner.

2What Nexus artifact is the sum of all work planned for the Sprint and continuously refined throughout its implementation? (choose the best answer)

The Sprint BacklogThe Nexus Sprint BacklogThe Definition of DoneThe Product Backlog

3A Nexus is a group of approximately how many Scrum Teams? (choose the best answer)

Three to nine Scrum Teams.Four to five Scrum Teams.Not more than four Scrum Teams.Not more than eight Scrum Teams.

4What is the relationship between technical debt and transparency? (choose the best two answers)

When calculated and estimated, the total amount of technical debt shows exactly how long until the Product Owner can release the Increment.It leads to false assumptions about the current state of the system, specifically of an Increment being releasable at the end of a Sprint.As development progresses and code is added, the system becomes more difficult to stabilize, which results in future work being slowed down in unpredictable ways.It enhances transparency for the Product Owner as a Developers are not allowed to do additional feature development in a Sprint as long as there is technical debt.

5When does the Nexus Sprint Planning occur? (choose the best answer)

After the Nexus Sprint Goal is defined.After each Sprint Backlog from all Scrum Teams are completed from the prior Sprint.At the start of the Sprint.When the Scrum Teams finalize their Sprint commitments to the Product Owner.

6Who is accountable for ensuring that a done Integrated Increment (the combined work completed by a Nexus) is produced at least once a Sprint? (choose the best answer)

The Scrum Master.The individual Scrum Teams.The Product Owner.The Nexus Integration Team.

7Who has overall responsibility for ensuring the Nexus framework is understood and enacted? (choose the best answer)

Developers in the individual Scrum Teams.The Scrum Master from the Nexus Integration Teams.The Product Owner from the Nexus Integration Team.The Scrum Masters from the individual Scrum Teams.The Director of Engineering.

8Which of the following would be acceptable ways of forming Scrum Teams for a company that has two products? (choose the best two answers)

There should be a Chief Product Owner and one Product Owner for each product.There can be a single Product Owner across two products however a single Product cannot have more than one Product Owner.There should be one Product Owner supported by Business Analysts for each Product.There can be a single Product Owner for each product.

9True or False: Individual Scrum Teams may apply a less stringent Definition of Done than the Definition of Done defined in the Nexus Integration Team. (choose the best answer)

TRUEFALSE

10What does it mean for a Product Backlog item to be refined enough for selection at the Nexus Planning? (choose the best answer)

When the dependencies of the Product Backlog item are minimized and can be done by a Scrum Team within a Sprint.When it meets a Scrum Team's Definition of Ready.When the Product Owner is able to order the Product Backlog items during the Nexus Sprint Planning meeting.When a Developers are able to commit to completing the items as promised in the Nexus Sprint Planning.

11Which of the following would be valid considerations when establishing the length of a Sprint? (choose the best two answers)

The level of uncertainty over the technology to be used.The risk of being disconnected from the stakeholders.All teams in a Nexus must have the same sprint length.The Nexus Integration Team should determine the sprint length for all individual Scrum Teams.

12In the Nexus Sprint Retrospective: (choose the best answer)

The Nexus identifies issues that have impact across more than a single Scrum Team.The Nexus identifies the issues that have impact within a single Scrum Team.The Nexus creates improvement action items for each Scrum Team.The Scrum Teams agree on a shared improvement action item.

13True or False: The Scrum Master in the Nexus Integration Team may also be a Scrum Master In one or more of the Scrum Teams. (choose the best answer)

TRUEFALSE

14True or False: In a Nexus, Scrum Teams will still perform individual Daily Scrums as described in Scrum. (choose the best answer)

TRUEFALSE

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