PSM-II Exam Questions
189 real PSM-II exam questions with expert-verified answers and explanations. Page 1 of 4.
- Question #1Applying Scrum
You have a Scrum Team that has been working together for over a year. The Development Team consists of eleven members who rarely collaborate and work within their functional bounda...
Sprint GoalsProduct Owner empowermentteam sizeProduct Backlog - Question #2Applying Scrum
According to the Scrum Guide, where should the Daily Scrum be held?
Daily ScrumScrum eventstime-boxing - Question #3Facilitating
During the Sprint Retrospective, the team is discussing the quality issues that prevented the team from delivering a releasable Increment at the end of the Sprint. The Development...
Sprint RetrospectivevelocityDefinition of Donequality - Question #4Applying Scrum
Adding more resources in Scrum will proportionally increase the value delivered.
team sizevalue deliveryScrum principles - Question #5Coaching & Mentoring
Steven, a Scrum Master, has been hired by an organization that is new to Scrum. He has been invited to meet the IT and product management team to kick-off the project. During the m...
architectureemergent designProduct Backlogcoaching - Question #6Solving Problems
Steven, who is a Scrum Master, on one of the Scrum Teams has approached you asking for advice. Their Daily Scrum requires more than 15 minutes and the team has suggested dividing t...
Daily Scrumteam sizeroot cause analysisScrum Master role - Question #7Scaling Scrum
An organization is using Scrum to build five new products. What would be the best two options for the number of Product Owners the organization should have? (Choose two.)
Product OwnerscalingProduct Backlog ownershiprole definition - Question #8Coaching & Mentoring
Your company has notified the stakeholders that they will be delivering the first release of a new product within ten Sprints. On the seventh Sprint, the Scrum Team discovers that...
technical debtDefinition of DonequalityIncrement - Question #9Scaling Scrum
Steven is a Scrum Master for three Scrum Teams building the same product and working from the same Product Backlog. Management wants to standardize how velocity is calculated acros...
velocitymetricsvalue deliveryscaling - Question #10Applying Scrum
Which approach would you recommend to ensure that the Product Backlog items discussed at Sprint Planning are well understood, actionable, and easier to forecast?
Product Backlog refinementSprint PlanningforecastingDevelopment Team - Question #11Scaling Scrum
During the Sprint Review of a scaled development effort, each Scrum Team should demonstrate its individual Increment in a separate branch of the code.
Sprint Reviewscalingintegrated Incrementbranching - Question #12Dealing with People and Teams
What would be the best two ways to identify that a Development Team is self-organizing? (Choose two.)
self-organizationDevelopment Teamcross-functionalconflict resolution - Question #13Applying Scrum
Select two ways in which Scrum uses time-boxing to promote self-organization? (Choose two.)
time-boxingself-organizationdecision makingScrum events - Question #14Applying Scrum
Your organization requires all Increments to pass user acceptance testing (UAT) before it is allowed to be released to production. Is it a good idea to postpone UAT until the end o...
UATDefinition of Donetransparencyfeedback loop - Question #15Facilitating
During the Sprint Review, one of the stakeholders announces that due to recent market changes, there is risk that funding might be reduced for the project. This triggers tensions t...
Sprint Reviewstakeholder managementfacilitationconflict - Question #16Coaching & Mentoring
The director of engineering in your organization always stresses the importance of meeting deadlines in order for the engineering department to be seen as a reliable source for the...
velocityorganizational impedimentsScrum Master rolemanagement coaching - Question #17Applying Scrum
In what ways does the Scrum Master keep a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity?
Scrum Master roleimpedimentsDevelopment Teamproductivity - Question #18Applying Scrum
Which of the following statements are true about the Scrum Master role?
Scrum Master rolestakeholder interactionteam support - Question #19Dealing with People and Teams
A Development Team, that has remote team members, typically spends time before the Daily Scrum to setup the meeting rooms and conference calling equipment and tools in order to hav...
Daily Scrumremote teamsself-organizationScrum Master role - Question #20Solving Problems
A Development Team member has notified the Scrum Master of a potential data security risk. What action should the Scrum Master take?
security risktransparencyDevelopment TeamScrum Master role - Question #21Solving Problems
A Scrum Master is keeping a list of open impediments, but it is growing and he/she has been able to resolve only a small portion of the impediments. Which would be the LEAST helpfu...
impediment managementprioritizationescalationScrum Master role - Question #22Dealing with People and Teams
Your organization has formed a new Scrum Team and has assigned you as the Scrum Master. In what ways would you help the team start?
team formationonboardingteam dynamicsScrum Team - Question #23Applying Scrum
What guideline should the Scrum Master provide if the Product Owner asks how estimations should be made in Scrum?
estimationDevelopment Team responsibilityScrum rolesProduct Owner - Question #24Coaching & Mentoring
The Development Team discovers that it doesn't have the tools and infrastructure to make each selected Product Backlog item done. What is the most appropriate action for the Scrum...
Definition of Donetoolingcontinuous improvementcoaching - Question #25Coaching & Mentoring
The Development Team has suggested to move the Daily Scrum to every other day instead of every day. What is the most appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take?
Daily Scrumself-organizationScrum eventsteam coaching - Question #26Facilitating
What action can the Scrum Master take to ensure communication between the Development Team and Product Owner is effective?
communicationProduct Owner collaborationfacilitationDevelopment Team - Question #27Scaling Scrum
On a project where multiple Scrum Teams are working from the same Product Backlog, how should the work be distributed between teams?
multiple teamsshared Product BacklogSprint Planningteam coordination - Question #28Applying Scrum
The outcome of a Sprint can be impacted by which of the following? (Choose all that apply.)
Sprint outcomescomplexityteam dynamicsempiricism - Question #29Applying Scrum
Which statement is FALSE in regards to the Sprint Goal?
Sprint GoalcommitmentforecastSprint Planning - Question #30Applying Scrum
During a Product Backlog refinement meeting, the Product Owner introduces a business objective that will be worked on for the next several Sprints. The Product Owner envisions seve...
Product Backlog refinementnon-functional requirementsDefinition of Donesecurity - Question #31Coaching & Mentoring
Steven is a Scrum Master employed by the engineering department. The Director of Engineering considers using Scrum for a new project but wonders about the value of having all of th...
Daily Scrumimpediment identificationteam alignmentstakeholder management - Question #32Scaling Scrum
An organization is planning to form five new Scrum Teams to work on building a single product. A few of the future team members ask the Scrum Master who will coordinate the work be...
multiple teamsself-organizationteam formationcoordination - Question #33Applying Scrum
Which two statements best describe a Sprint Goal? (Choose two.)
Sprint GoalSprint PlanningflexibilityScrum Team collaboration - Question #34Scaling Scrum
If there are multiple Scrum Teams working on the same product, all of the Scrum Teams must mutually define a Definition of Ready (DoR). The DoR is a checklist that the Product Owne...
Definition of Readymultiple teamsProduct BacklogSprint Planning - Question #35Scaling Scrum
How should a Scrum Master coordinate the work when more than one Scrum Team is working on one product?
multiple teamsintegrationself-organizationcoordination - Question #36Applying Scrum
What would be typical Scrum Master activities during the Sprint?
Scrum Master roleSprint activitiesimpediment removalfacilitation - Question #37Applying Scrum
The Scrum Master is responsible for the process in which Scrum is adopted and enacted.
Scrum Master roleprocess adoptionaccountabilityScrum implementation - Question #38Coaching & Mentoring
As a Scrum Master, you observe that the Product Owner is not collaborating with the Development Team effectively. What action would you take?
Product OwnercoachingcollaborationScrum roles - Question #39Applying Scrum
A Scrum Master teaches those who are interested in the Development Team's progress that progress in Scrum comes from inspecting an Increment at the Sprint Review.
Sprint ReviewIncrementtransparencyempiricism - Question #40Coaching & Mentoring
What is the most appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take if the Product Owner is having difficulties managing the Product Backlog?
Product Backlog managementProduct Owner coachingbacklog orderingvalue optimization - Question #41Coaching & Mentoring
What action should a Scrum Master take if the Development Team has decided that Retrospectives are no longer necessary?
Sprint RetrospectiveScrum Master facilitationcontinuous improvementteam compliance - Question #42Scaling Scrum
As a Scrum Master, what would you strive for if five new Scrum Teams were to work on one product?
multiple Scrum Teamssingle Product BacklogProduct Ownerscaling - Question #43Coaching & Mentoring
Several Sprints into a project, a client is complaining to the Product Owner about the poor performance of the product. As a Scrum Master, how can you help the Product Owner?
Product Owner coachingstakeholder complaintsperformance issuesScrum Master support - Question #44Applying Scrum
The Product Owner's primary concern is the flow of value reflected in the ordering of the Product Backlog.
Product OwnerProduct Backlog orderingvalue flow - Question #45Facilitating
During Sprint Planning, the Development Team was not able to confidently forecast a Sprint Backlog but the Scrum Team was able to create a Sprint Goal for upcoming Sprint. What act...
Sprint PlanningSprint GoalforecastingSprint Backlog - Question #46Dealing with People and Teams
How should a Scrum Master divide a group of 100 people into multiple Development Teams?
self-organizationteam formationDevelopment TeamScrum values - Question #47Solving Problems
You are the Scrum Master for four Scrum Teams working on one product. Several of the developers notify you that their teams will need full-time help of an external technical specia...
external specialistteam self-reliancemultiple teamsdependency management - Question #48Facilitating
Which of the following actions is appropriate for a Scrum Master at the Daily Scrum?
Daily Scrumtime-boxScrum Master rolefacilitation - Question #49Applying Scrum
Which role would know the most about the progress toward a business objective or a release, and be able to explain clearly the alternatives?
Product Ownerbusiness objectiverelease progresstransparency - Question #50Applying Scrum
Which of the following is true about the Product Owner role?
Product Owner roleaccountabilityProduct Backlog orderingcommittee influence