Professional Scrum Master™ I Practice Questions

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Developing People and Teams

A retail company has a Scrum Team that is under heavy compliance pressure and is building an e-commerce checkout in a three-week Sprint. An organization says Scrum is failing because teams do not follow the old approval process. What should the Scrum Master do? Additional context: the immediate concern is a stakeholder conflict, there is low trust between business and technology, and this is Sprint 7 for the product.

A Help the organization understand Scrum and inspect whether the old process is an impediment to value delivery. check_circle

B Convert Sprint Reviews into approval boards.

C Remove all governance immediately because Scrum has no rules.

D Tell the Scrum Team to ignore management permanently.

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Explanation

The Scrum Master serves the organization by leading, training, and coaching in Scrum adoption. The top wrong answer is extreme; Scrum may work with governance, but empirical value delivery should not be blocked unnecessarily.

Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework

A fintech scale-up has a Scrum Team that is trying to improve stakeholder trust and is building a logistics routing product in a one-month Sprint. Which two statements about the Sprint Backlog and Sprint Goal are correct? Additional context: the immediate concern is a stakeholder conflict, a Scrum Team works on one complex product, and this is Sprint 3 for the product.

A Statements 3 and 4 only

B Statements 1 and 3 only

C Statements 2 and 4 only

D Statements 1 and 2 only check_circle

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Explanation

The Sprint Goal is the commitment for the Sprint Backlog, and Developers adapt their plan. The best wrong answer includes stakeholder-driven goal changes, which weakens the Sprint Goal.

Developing People and Teams

A Product Owner often dictates how Developers should implement Product Backlog items. What should the Scrum Master do? Additional context: the immediate concern is a budget concern, a team has many unfinished items each Sprint, and this is Sprint 1 for the product.

A Ask management to assign a technical lead to approve all designs.

B Move implementation details into the Product Goal.

C Support the Product Owner because product value includes technical design.

D Coach the Product Owner and Developers on accountabilities: the Product Owner orders what, Developers manage how. check_circle

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Explanation

The Product Owner maximizes value and orders the Product Backlog; Developers determine how to create the Increment. The top wrong answer blurs accountabilities.

Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework

A bank has a Scrum Team that is recovering from waterfall habits and is building an insurance claims portal in a three-week Sprint. Which two statements about accountabilities are correct? Additional context: the immediate concern is a regulatory deadline, a team has many unfinished items each Sprint, and this is Sprint 8 for the product.

A The Product Owner maximizes value; Developers create a usable Increment. check_circle

B Management owns the Sprint Goal; the Scrum Master owns technical quality.

C The Product Owner assigns tasks; Developers approve releases.

D The Scrum Master orders the Product Backlog; stakeholders assign tasks.

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Explanation

The Product Owner maximizes value and Developers create the Increment. The top wrong answer mixes accountabilities and adds roles Scrum does not define.

Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework

A telecom operator has a Scrum Team that is distributed across three countries and is building a mobile banking app in a two-week Sprint. The Product Owner is absent from Sprint Planning, but the team has a long Product Backlog. What is the biggest risk? Additional context: the immediate concern is an executive request, the team has frequent unplanned work, and this is Sprint 12 for the product.

A The Sprint automatically becomes invalid under Scrum.

B Developers cannot write code unless the Product Owner is physically present each day.

C The Scrum Team may lack a clear Sprint Goal and business context for selecting valuable work. check_circle

D The Scrum Master must become the Product Owner for the Sprint.

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Explanation

The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing value and communicating Product Goal/context; absence can harm planning. The top wrong answer is too absolute and not a Scrum rule.

Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework

A manufacturing company has a Scrum Team that is distributed across three countries and is building an IoT monitoring product in a one-month Sprint. The Product Owner is absent from Sprint Planning, but the team has a long Product Backlog. What is the biggest risk? Additional context: the immediate concern is a dependency delay, the Product Owner is overloaded, and this is Sprint 6 for the product.

A Developers cannot write code unless the Product Owner is physically present each day.

B The Scrum Team may lack a clear Sprint Goal and business context for selecting valuable work. check_circle

C The Sprint automatically becomes invalid under Scrum.

D The Scrum Master must become the Product Owner for the Sprint.

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Explanation

The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing value and communicating Product Goal/context; absence can harm planning. The top wrong answer is too absolute and not a Scrum rule.

Managing Products with Agility

A fintech scale-up has a Scrum Team that is experienced but under pressure and is building a learning management product in a one-month Sprint. Stakeholders disagree about the next feature for the payment gateway. What should the Product Owner use to guide ordering? Additional context: the immediate concern is a stakeholder conflict, the team has frequent unplanned work, and this is Sprint 12 for the product.

A The loudest stakeholder's request because Scrum is customer-driven.

B Only the oldest Product Backlog items because FIFO is required.

C Only Developer preference because they create the Increment.

D Product Goal, value, risk, learning, and stakeholder input. check_circle

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Explanation

Product Backlog ordering is a value-maximization decision informed by many factors. The top wrong answer overweights one stakeholder and weakens product ownership.

Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework

A insurance group has a Scrum Team that is struggling with quality and is building a data platform in a two-week Sprint. Which is true about the Scrum Master accountability? Additional context: the immediate concern is a budget concern, the team has frequent unplanned work, and this is Sprint 10 for the product.

A The Scrum Master is accountable for assigning Sprint Backlog tasks.

B The Scrum Master is accountable for establishing Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide and helping everyone understand Scrum theory and practice. check_circle

C The Scrum Master is accountable for maximizing product value.

D The Scrum Master is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog.

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Explanation

The Scrum Master establishes Scrum and serves the team, Product Owner, and organization. The top wrong answer describes Product Owner accountability.

Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework

A public-sector agency has a Scrum Team that is struggling with quality and is building a healthcare scheduling service in a one-month Sprint. Which commitment is associated with the Sprint Backlog? Additional context: the immediate concern is an executive request, a Scrum Team works on one complex product, and this is Sprint 3 for the product.

A Sprint Goal check_circle

B Sprint velocity

C Definition of Done

D Release plan

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Explanation

The Sprint Backlog has the commitment Sprint Goal, which increases transparency and focus. The strongest wrong answer names another useful Scrum concept but not the commitment for this artifact.

Developing People and Teams

A health-tech company has a Scrum Team that is trying to improve stakeholder trust and is building an IoT monitoring product in a one-week Sprint. Developers are afraid to reveal a serious integration problem before the Sprint Review. What should the Scrum Master encourage? Additional context: the immediate concern is a market experiment, an experienced team has strong technical practices, and this is Sprint 11 for the product.

A Reporting only positive progress to preserve morale.

B Openness and early transparency so the Scrum Team can inspect and adapt. check_circle

C Reducing the Definition of Done so the issue disappears.

D Waiting until the Product Owner has a complete solution.

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Explanation

Scrum depends on transparency and openness to enable inspection and adaptation. The top wrong answer delays learning and creates surprise.

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