SFC Simulation

(with answers marked in yellow)

1) Which of the following options is NOT a characteristic of a Scrum project?
• Iterative product development.
• Large amounts of planning right at the beginning of the project.
• Reduced time to launch the product.
• Flexible product delivery.

Justification: One of the main characteristics of agile models (including Scrum) is

that there is no detailed planning right at the beginning of the project.

In a job interview, they ask you to define a distinctive characteristic of

Scrum compared to various traditional project management methods.
Which of the following alternatives will be the best answer?
• Product development is a shared process of value generation.
• Iterative development helps manage changes effectively.
• The emphasis is on delivering maximum business value in the shortest possible time.
• Time is a limited variable.

Justification: This is the main difference between Scrum and the traditional form of management.
of projects. Always remember this!

3) You are the general director of a company that is executing four distinct projects. In
Which of the following projects would you apply Scrum to?
• Construction project for a housing condominium.
• Project for the development of a new software technology for a client
that needs to change its way of working according to the new trends of
cognitive computing.
• Project for the development of software for controlling printing companies.
• Construction project of a new car model already previously
prototyping.

Justification: The tip here is to check which of the projects has the greatest uncertainty and risks.
results. Among them, the one that seems most "nebulous" is the one that needs a new technology
of cognitive computing.

4) All the options below are part of the Scrum Principles, except for:
• Self-organization
• Time-boxing
• Value-based prioritization
• Control of defined processes.
Justification: In Scrum, it is the control of empirical processes.
Which of the following alternatives represents the central dimensions of a job?
collaborative?
• Awareness, Articulation, and Appropriation
• Aspects, Articulation and Trust
• Consciousness, Adaptation, and Appropriation
• Aspects, Adaptation, and Artifacts

Justification: Collaboration—This principle focuses on the three basic dimensions

related to collaborative work: awareness, articulation, and appropriation. Also
defends project management as a process of creating shared value,
as times working and interacting together to achieve better results.

6) Which of the following alternatives is NOT a principle of Scrum?

• Collaboration
• Iterative Development
• Refined Reports
• Value-based prioritization

Justification: There are several principles of Scrum, but Refined Reports is not one of them.
Inclusive, because in the end this does not make sense as a principle...

7) In which of the following project environments would Scrum NOT be applicable?

• Development of cutting-edge products.
• Requirements that change all the time.
• Volatile and super-competitive markets.
• None of the above.

Justification: Scrum is precisely applicable for product development.

cutting edge, in projects where requirements change all the time and for volatile markets.

In Scrum, what does prioritized delivery of value mean?

• The simplest requirements that do not require much participation from the group are
delivered earlier.
• The requirements that have the least interdependence will be completed in order to
deliver something to the client.
• The features that add more value to the customer will be delivered first.
• The requirements that were defined first will be the first to be delivered.

Justification: In Scrum, one must always focus on the customer and therefore must deliver
first the features that add the most value to it.

Which of the following alternatives is NOT a principle of Scrum?

• Control of Empirical Processes
• Self-organization
 • Risk-Based Prioritization
• Collaboration

Justification: It is prioritization based on value.

10) Which of the roles below is a central role of Scrum?

• Both of the product
• Partner
• Sponsor
• Project Manager

Justificativa: Os papéis centrais são: Dono do Produto, Scrum Master e Time Scrum.

A software development company decided to apply Scrum in one of its

projects. Which of the following alternatives will start the Scrum cycle?
• Product Backlog Refinement Meeting
• Stakeholder Meeting
• Sprint Planning Meeting
• Release Planning Meeting

Justification: The Scrum cycle begins with a Stakeholder Meeting, during which a...
the Project Vision. The Product Owner then develops a Prioritized Backlog of
Product that contains a list of priority requirements for products and business, described
in the form of a User Story. Each Sprint begins with a Planning Meeting of the
Sprint during which high-priority User Stories are considered for the
inclusion in the Sprint.

12) Who is responsible for providing the Scrum team with a favorable environment for the
development of deliverables?
• Scrum Master
• Product Owner
• External partners
• Project Manager

Justification: The Scrum Master is a facilitator, keep this in mind.

13) Who is responsible for disseminating the best Scrum practices to the members of
Time Scrum?
• Scrum Master
• Donor of the Product
• External partners
• Project manager
Justification: Besides being a facilitator, the Scrum Master is responsible for training and guiding the members.
do Time Scrum in your best practices.
14) Collaboration is one of the principles of Scrum. Which of the following alternatives represents
the three dimensions for this principle?
• Awareness, Articulation, and Appropriation
• Transparency, Precision, and Coordination
• Perfection, Cooperation, and Understanding
• Honesty, Responsibility, and Adaptability

Justification: Collaboration—This principle focuses on the three basic dimensions

related to collaborative work: awareness, articulation, and appropriation. Also
it defends project management as a process of creating shared value,
with times working and interacting together to achieve better results.

15) Self-organization, as a principle of Scrum, does NOT lead to which of the following
alternatives?
• Delivery of tangible results
• Time buy-in (is the team that takes responsibility for its actions)
• Self-ownership
• Stability of team members

Justification: Scrum encourages shared ownership. Thus, the team operates in a way
cohesive and not with individual 'stars'.

16) Who is responsible for ensuring the greatest business value of the project?
• Scrum Master
• Product Owner
• External partners
• Project manager
Justification: This is the responsibility of the Product Owner who represents the Voice of the Customer.

17) Who represents the Voice of the Customer in a Scrum project?

• Scrum Master
• Product Owner
• External partners
• Project manager

Justificativa: O Dono do Produto é quem representa a Voz do Cliente.

Who is responsible for preparing the project deliverables?

• Chief Scrum Master
• Product Owner
• External partners
• Time Scrum

Justification: The main responsible parties for the development of the deliverables are the
members of the Scrum Team.
19) Which of the following options is NOT a constraint that affects a project?
• Scope
• Cost
• Lessons learned
• Risk

Justification: Lessons learned are not restrictions. They document everything that went right and
everything that went wrong in a project.

20) Flexibility in Scrum projects is achieved through which of the following alternatives?
• Specialized Times
• Detailed initial planning.
• Value-oriented prioritization
• Non-iterative delivery

Justification: Absolutely correct. Scrum = Value-oriented prioritization!!!!

21) Listed below are some of the central objectives of a self-organized team.
Identify the incorrect option(s):
A. Estimate the User Stories and assign tasks to yourself

B. Create tasks independently

C. Regularly update knowledge and skills

D. Add new members to the team whenever a new skill is required

E. Put into practice in the current job the knowledge and expertise acquired.
previously for being a multi-functional team

• A and B
•D
• B and C
•E

Justification: Once the Scrum team is established, its stability must be maintained.
members throughout the duration of the project, not changing the members unless it is
inevitable. If new skills are required, the ideal is to try to develop them.
internally. Thus, it motivates the team to always be improving.

22) Scrum promotes an easy and transparent flow of information throughout the organization. The
transparency is achieved through which of the following Scrum practices?
• Poker Planning
• Release Planning Schedule
• Estimate Tasks.
• Sprint Retrospective Meeting
 Justification: See page 23 of the SBOK Guide for a summary of the practices. Note: the
page 23 of the SBOK Guide is page 42 of the pdf file.

Who defines the prioritized product Backlog?

• Both of the product

• Scrum Master
• Time Scrum
• Partners

Justification: This is a task of the Product Owner.

23) Which of the following alternatives is NOT a benefit of Colocation* (co-location) in

Scrum?
team members are placed together in the same space to work.

• The questions are answered quickly.

• Problems are fixed on site.
• A higher level of distrust since the team members are placed
next to each other.
• There is less friction between the interactions.

Justification: Co-location aims to minimize distrust among the

team members.

Who is responsible for keeping the Product Prioritized Backlog updated?

to reflect the needs of the customers?
• Both of the product
• Scrum Master
• Time Scrum
• Partners

Justification: By now, you should already know that this is the responsibility of the Owner of
Product.

25) Who defines the minimum quality requirements and the standards required for all the
organization projects?
• Both of the product
• Scrum Master
• Scrum Time
• Scrum Advisory Body (SGB)

Justificativa: Essa é uma tarefa do Scrum Guidance Body (SGB) ou Corpo de Assessoramento
do Scrum.
26) Which of the following alternatives represents a typical characteristic of the Traditional Model?
of Project Management?

• The management ensures that there is a pleasant working environment for the
collaborators.

• The time spent on documentation for the project is considerably reduced.

• The team members are excited because they can select the tasks.
what they want to work on.
• The team members were rewarded for completing the planned work.
on time.

Justification: In traditional project management, the main concern is to deliver what

it was planned. which often can result in an unusual situation where the plan is
the agreement is fulfilled and the customer is unhappy.

27) Which of the following aspects of Scrum practically translates the principle of Scrum of
Value-Oriented Prioritization?
A. Business Justification

B. Risk

C. Change

D. Organization

•A
• A, C and D
• A, B and C
• A, B, C and D

Justification: It is in the Business Justification aspect that Value-Oriented Prioritization comes

becomes important. Value-Based Prioritization for the Customer gives priority importance
for the client, and strives to implement the User Stories first with the
highest values. These values are identified and moved to the top of the Prioritized Backlog of
Product.

28) Which of the following meetings is not Time-boxed and can be held in a...
virtual?
• Sprint Planning Meeting
• Project Retrospective Meeting
• Sprint Review Meeting
• Task Planning Meetings

Justification: This is a meeting held when the project is completed to gather insights.
lessons learned. Since the project has already ended, there is no need to be a team-
boxed.
29) The _____________ is a document of individual requirements that defines the scope of
project through a prioritized list of features of the project or service that will be
delivered by the project.
• Prioritized product backlog.
• Spring Backlog
• Scrum Guidance Body
• Project plan

Justification: This is the definition of the Prioritized Product Backlog.

30) Who is responsible for not changing the requirements and user stories in
an agreed Sprint?
• Time Scrum
• Product Owner
• Scrum Master
• Sponsor

Justification: This is yet another task of the Scrum Master.

31) Which of the following statements best defines an opportunity?

• It is an uncertain event, which in the case of occurrence, will have a positive effect on one of
project objectives.
• An event that has already occurred and had a positive impact on one of the objectives of
project.
• It is an uncertain event, which in the event of occurrence, will have a negative effect on a
two objectives of the project.
• An event that has already occurred and had a negative impact on one of the objectives of
project.

Justification: This is the definition of Opportunity.

32) How are the elements of the Prioritized Product Backlog organized?
• The smaller elements are at the beginning.
• The elements with the least interdependence are placed at the beginning.
• Os elementos mais complexos ficam no início.
• The elements with the highest return on value to the customer are placed at the beginning.

Justification: Once again, the delivery of value to the client is highlighted in advance.

33) Time-boxing is an important principle of Scrum. Identify the incorrect statement.

• A Sprint is time-boxed from 1 to 6 weeks; A Planning Meeting
the Sprint is time-boxed at 8 hours for a one-month Sprint; A Meeting
The daily is time-boxed to 15 minutes.
• A Daily Meeting is time-boxed to 15 minutes; A Review Meeting
the Sprint is time-boxed to 4 hours for a one-month Sprint; A Sprint is time-
boxed from 1 to 6 weeks.
 • A Sprint Review Meeting is time-boxed to 6 hours for a Sprint of
one month; A Sprint Retrospective Meeting is time-boxed to 8 hours for
a one-month Sprint; A Sprint Planning Meeting is time-boxed at
8 hours for a one-week Sprint
• A Sprint Retrospective Meeting is time-boxed to 4 hours for a Sprint.
of a month; A Daily Meeting is time-boxed to 15 minutes; A Sprint is time-
boxed from 1 to 6 weeks.

Justification: Refer to page 35 of the SBOK Guide to see a summary of the durations of these.
time-boxed events. Note: page 35 of the SBOK is on page 54 of the pdf file.

34) Who is responsible for creating the user stories in the Create Stories Process?
User?
• Both of the product
• Scrum Master
• Time Scrum
• Partners

Justification: Notice that everything related to the Product is connected to the Owner of
Product.

35) Which of the following alternatives is NOT a main goal of self-managing Scrum Teams?
organized?
• Estimate User Stories and assign tasks to themselves during the process
to Create the Sprint Backlog.
• Apply and leverage your expertise for being a multi-functional team to
work on tasks.
• Garantir que o time trabalhe sem problemas e solicitar a realocação dos membros
give time in case of conflict.
• Clarify any discrepancies or doubts and be open to learning new ones.
things.

Justification: Scrum was developed so that conflicts can be resolved within the
team. They will always exist (the conflicts), but the relocation of members should only occur in
very exceptional cases.

36) Identify the correct order of the Scrum Flow:

• Business Case of the Project - Release Planning Schedule -
Project Vision Statement.
• Project Vision Statement - Sprint Backlog - Accepted Deliverables
• Project Business Case - Daily Meeting - Prioritized Product Backlog
• Create the Deliverables - Release Planning Schedule - Backlog of
Sprint

Justification: See diagram on page 2 of the SBOK Guide (page 21 of the pdf file).
37) How frequently are the priorities of the Product Backlog Updated?
• Never
• When the Product Owner decides that a certain element should have its
priority changed.
• When the Scrum Master considers that a new element should be included.
• When upper management sends.

Justification: The Product Owner is responsible for the Prioritized Product Backlog, that's why
he can change it when he considers it necessary.

What is NOT discussed in a Daily Meeting?

• What each team member was able to accomplish since the last meeting.
• What each team member intends to do by the next meeting.
• What each member learned from their work.
• The obstacles that each member is facing.
Justification: This is the only thing (of those mentioned) that should not be discussed in this meeting.

39) You are the ScrumMaster of team Zeta. Your team follows the dimensions of collaboration. Your
members are friendly and usually get along well with each other. In addition, they ensure
that the work is divided into units, which are worked on by several members and
so fully integrated. What dimension(s) of collaboration is(are) being
emphasized here?
• Appropriation
• Articulation
• Consciousness and Appropriation
• Consciousness

Justification: The main dimensions of collaborative work are:

• Awareness—Individuals who work together need to be aware of each other's work.

outro.

Articulation—Collaborators must divide the work into units, divide the units.
among the team members, and then, as soon as the work is completed, they must
reintegrate him.

• Appropriation—Adaptation of technology for one's own situation; the technology can be used
in a completely different way than expected by the designers.

40) What is the typical duration of a Daily Meeting (Standup Meeting)?

• 5 minutes
• 15 minutes
• 30 minutes
• 45 minutes.

Justification: The daily meeting is 15 minutes long.

41) Which of the following options ensures transparency in Scrum?

A. The Scrumboard

B. The Record of Impediments

C. The Daily Meeting

D. The Video Conference

• A, B and C
• A, C and D
• A, B, C and D
• Only option A

Justification: Transparency allows all angles of any Scrum process to be

observed by anyone. This promotes an easy and transparent flow of information
throughout the organization and creates an open work culture. All options, except for the
D - video conferencing is mentioned in the SBOK.

42) Which of the following options represents a benefit of Collaboration in Scrum?

• Time buy-in and shared responsibility
• The need for changes due to poorly clarified requirements is minimized.
• Motivation, which generates an improved level of team performance.
• Innovative and creative environment conducive to growth.

Justification: The need for changes due to poorly defined requirements is minimized.
For example, during the processes of Creating the Project Vision, Developing the Epics, and Creating the
Prioritized Product Backlog, the Product Owner collaborates with stakeholders to
respectively create the Project Vision, the Epics, and the Prioritized Product Backlog. What
ensure a clear understanding among the Scrum Central Team members about the work
what will be necessary for the completion of the project.

43) Whose responsibility is it to ensure that the Daily Meetings take place?
timely and structured way?
• Scrum Master
• Both of the Product
• Time Scrum
• All members

Justification: As a facilitator, the Scrum Master must ensure that this meeting takes place.
without incidents.

You have been appointed the Product Owner for the construction of the system's infrastructure.
internet cabling in your city. Which of the following options will NOT help you to
to ensure that the project's deliverables are delivered in an iterative manner?
 • Ensuring that the Epics are developed in the Initiate phase and that they do not
may be changed at any time in later processes.
• Ensuring that in later processes, each complex User Story
should be divided through progressive elaboration.
• Focusing on value and its continuous delivery in each Sprint.
• Ensuring that the Scrum Team clearly understands the User Stories in
Sprint Backlog.

Justification: Scrum must ALWAYS allow changes.

45) Which of the following alternatives is NOT a main idea of Process Control
Empirical?
• Transparency
• Inspection
• Association
• Adaptation

Justification: The Control of Empirical Processes is based on three main ideas:

transparency, inspection and adaptation.

46) Which of the following options is NOT a benefit of using Scrum in projects?
• Transparency
• Customer-centered
• Individual domain
• Continuous Improvement

Justification: Scrum favors COLLECTIVE mastery.

47) The principle of Scrum of Empirical Process Control is based on three ideas
main. Which of the following alternatives does NOT represent an idea in Control of
Empirical Processes?
• Adaptation
• Inspection
• Transparency
• Speed

Justification: The Control of Empirical Processes is based on three main ideas:

transparency, inspection and adaptation.

What is the name of the meeting in which the Scrum Team reviews the tasks to be completed?
in the next Sprint?
• Project Vision Meeting
• Sprint Planning Meeting
• Sprint Review Meeting
• Sprint Retrospective Meeting
 Justification: This meeting is held during the process of Creating the Sprint Backlog.

Your company has consistently delivered increments of complex products to its

clients, even when the market is highly competitive, volatile, and uncertain. The key
the success of the projects lies in the implementation of Scrum, which is a framework
adaptive and agile. Which of the following alternatives can be attributed to the strength of Scrum?
• The use of the Scrum Master as a coach, who constantly guides the team during the
development phase and it is the central point of contact between the team and the Owner of
Product.
• The use of the Product Owner who is solely responsible for the delivery of
project, instead of involving several managers to be responsible for the
project.
• The use of multifunctional, self-organized, and empowered teams.
• The use of artifacts such as the Product Backlog and charts to maintain the
developers in the course to accelerate the project's development.

Justification: One of the strengths of Scrum lies in the use of multifunctional, self-
organized and empowered, who divide the work into short and focused cycles
called Sprints.

50) What is the name of the meeting held at the end of a Sprint in which the Scrum Team
do you present your work to the Product Owner?
• Project Vision Meeting
• Sprint Planning Meeting
• Sprint Review Meeting
• Sprint Retrospective Meeting

Justification: This is the meeting where the deliverables are reviewed by the Product Owner, who
can approve or reject them.

51) What is the name of the meeting in which the Scrum Team reviews the previous Sprints and identifies
potential improvements in the processes?
• Project Vision Meeting
• Sprint Planning Meeting
• Sprint Review Meeting
• Sprint Retrospective Meeting

It is in the Sprint Retrospective that lessons learned are gathered.

52) During a Sprint Review, _________________.

• The Scrum Team presents the final product internally to each other.
• The Scrum Master can accept or reject the final product.
• The Scrum Team presents the final product to the Product Owner.
• Each member of the Scrum Team can accept or reject the final product.
 Justification: In this meeting, the deliverables are presented to the Product Owner by the Team
Scrum.

53) Which of the following alternatives clarifies the key difference between the Acceptance Criteria and the
Criteria for Ready?
• Prioritize high-value requirements at the top of the Product Backlog.
• Identify uncertainties and address them only during the Retrospective Meeting
do Sprint.
• Work together with the project's Stakeholders and show them the
increments of the product as they are created.
• Create the deliverables based on the established priorities to allow for the
production of potentially usable product increments during each
Sprint.

Justification: The acceptance criteria indicate what a certain functionality must have to
that the delivered product is potentially usable in the Sprint in which it is.

54) Which of the activities listed below does NOT belong to a Retrospective Meeting?
Sprint?
• The team analyzes what went right and what went wrong in the Sprint.
• The team identifies the problems they faced in the finished Sprint and discusses them.
a way to mitigate such problems in the next Sprints.
• The team reviews and identifies potential improvements to its functions.
• Based on the suggested changes, the Team reviews the Backlog and re-prioritizes the
pending deliveries.

Justification: This is done by the Product Owner.

Who is responsible for keeping the Product Backlog prioritized and updated?
• Product Donation
• Scrum Master
• Time Scrum
• External partners
Justification: There's no way to get this one wrong, huh?

56) When can new user stories be added to an ongoing Sprint?

• When the Scrum Master adds them to the Prioritized Product Backlog.
• When the Product Owner approves the story.
• When the Scrum Team approves the story.
• New user stories can never be added to a Sprint.

Justification: An ongoing Sprint should not have its scope altered. If this were
possible, a Sprint would never end within the agreed time. If something needs to be changed, the
Sprint is finished and a new one should begin.
57) Which of the following meetings is generally not time-boxed?
• Daily Meeting
• Scrum of Scrums
• Sprint Planning Meeting
• Sprint Review

Justification: The Scrum of Scrums is a meeting in which representatives from various teams
Scrum teams meet to align the project's direction. This meeting is called according to
with the need, as well as its duration may vary according to the same
need.

58) Which of the following statements is true regarding Value-Driven Delivery and the
Traditional Project Management Model?
• In both, the concepts and requirements are prioritized based on value.
• In both, the concepts and changes in requirements are allowed.
• In both, the concepts and values are achieved.
• In both, incremental delivery occurs.

Justification: Changes are allowed both in Scrum and in management of

traditional projects. What changes is the 'timing' in which these changes are incorporated and
delivered in the project.

59) Listed below are several benefits of using Scrum. Identify all of them.
option(s) that include an element that is NOT a benefit of Scrum
A. Adaptability - Continuous Value Delivery - High Trust Environment

B. Continuous Feedback - Sustainable Rhythm - Collective Responsibility

C. Transparency - Early Delivery of High Value - award

D. Continuous Improvement - Customer-Centered - High Velocity

•A
•DeA
•C
•DeB

Justification: All are benefits except: ADJUDICATION

60) All of the following options are goals of a self-organizing team, EXCEPT:
• Continuously enhance knowledge.
• Strive to deliver maximum business value as quickly as possible.
• Remove the obstacles to development.
• Create and manage tasks independently.
Justification: The one who removes the impediments is the Scrum Master.
61) Which of the following alternatives is NOT a factor that contributes to risk minimization?
in Scrum?
• Iterative product development
• Value-based prioritization for the customer
• Time-boxing
• High speed

Justification: High speed is not a risk reduction factor. It is actually a

consequence of collaboration.

62) Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the applicability of time-boxing?
• Time-boxing helps motivate the team to improve performance.
• Time-boxing provides a framework for Scrum projects.
• Time-boxing helps teams evaluate and participate in the necessary training.
• Time-boxing provides an element of certainty in Scrum projects, since
are often volatile and dynamic by nature

Justification: There is no connection between time-boxing and the necessary training. For more
details refer to the SBOK on page 105 (page 124 of the pdf file).

63) Which of the following alternatives is NOT true about Time-boxing?

• It is one of the six principles of Scrum.
• A Sprint Planning Meeting is typically time-boxed to eight
hours.
• Reduce the speed of the team.
• A Sprint Review Meeting is typically time-boxed to four hours.

Justification: Quite the opposite, Time-boxed Sprints greatly contribute to the fulfillment.
of deadlines and in achieving high levels of productivity.

64) Which of the following statements is NOT true about Scrum?

• In Scrum, it is preferable to have colocated teams.
• The Product Owner represents the Voice of the Customer.
• The Scrum Team is sometimes also known as the Development Team.
• The Chief Scrum Master must be present during the Team's Daily Meeting.
Scrum.

Justification: The Chief Scrum Master should not get involved in the teams' daily meetings.
Scrum. The person involved in these meetings is the Scrum Master.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

• Scrum Teams should ideally consist of six to ten members.
• Multiple Scrum Teams can work on a single project.
• Scrum cannot be used in large projects.
 • Scrum can be implemented at the program level.

Justification: Totally wrong. Scrum can indeed be used in large projects.