CSM Scrum Events Practice Test 3 — 15 Questions

Question 1

Which THREE actions are appropriate for the Scrum Master to take during the Sprint Retrospective to ensure it is effective?

Accepted Answer

Ensure the event is timeboxed and that the team identifies actionable improvements.. A successful Retrospective requires a safe, objective environment where the team can reflect on their process without fear. By facilitating the session, ensuring it is timeboxed, and focusing on actionable improvements, the Scrum Master enables the team to grow. These three actions protect the integrity of the event and ensure that the team actually evolves its practices rather than just complaining about the past.

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Insist that the team focuses only on negative feedback to drive change.

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Document the team's performance data to present at the next management review.

Question 2

If the Sprint Retrospective runs over its timebox, what should the Scrum Master do?

Accepted Answer

Terminate the event, and discuss the remaining topics in a separate session.. Scrum events are timeboxed to ensure they remain productive and focused. When a timebox is exceeded, the event must conclude. The Scrum Master must ensure the team understands the value of timeboxing, and if the discussion is unfinished, it can be scheduled for a separate, dedicated session. This maintains the discipline and respect for the team's time that is essential for sustainable development.

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Allow the meeting to continue until all items are fully resolved.

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Force the team to stay late until the Retrospective is finished.

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Ask the team to vote on whether they want to extend the meeting.

Question 3

Which event is considered the primary planning session for the upcoming Sprint?

Accepted Answer

The Sprint Planning.. Sprint Planning is the event that initiates the Sprint. It is here that the Scrum Team defines the Sprint Goal, selects the most valuable items from the Product Backlog, and creates a plan for the Developers to deliver those items. This event sets the entire cadence and commitment for the Sprint, making it the most critical planning point in the Scrum framework.

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The Sprint Retrospective.

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The Daily Scrum.

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The Sprint Review.

Question 4

What is the maximum timebox for a one-month Sprint's Sprint Planning event?

Accepted Answer

Eight hours.. The Scrum Guide defines timeboxes as maximum durations. For a one-month Sprint, Sprint Planning is capped at eight hours. This ensures that planning is concise and focused, forcing the team to prioritize effectively. If a team feels they need more time, it is usually a sign that they need to improve their backlog refinement process rather than simply extending the meeting time.

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Four hours.

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Sixteen hours.

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Two days.

Question 5

During a Sprint Planning event, the Developers realize they have overcommitted and selected more items from the Product Backlog than they can realistically complete. What is the most appropriate action according to Scrum rules?

Accepted Answer

The Developers collaborate with the Product Owner to adjust the selected Product Backlog items, reducing the scope to fit their actual capacity.. The Developers are solely responsible for sizing and selecting work during Sprint Planning based on their capacity. If they realize an overcommitment, they must collaborate with the Product Owner to adjust the Sprint Backlog scope before the meeting ends. This protects team sustainability and ensures a realistic Sprint Goal can be achieved without compromising quality.

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The Scrum Master must unilaterally remove the lowest priority items from the Sprint Backlog to protect the team's velocity.

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The team must extend the length of the Sprint to accommodate the extra work without altering the Product Backlog item selection.

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The Product Owner cancels the Sprint immediately and calls an emergency planning session for the following morning.

Question 6

Which TWO of the following statements are accurate regarding the Daily Scrum event? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

The Developers can use any structure and techniques they want, as long as their Daily Scrum focuses on progress toward the Sprint Goal.. The Daily Scrum is an internal inspection event for the Developers to synchronize activities and create a actionable plan for the next 24 hours. Because it belongs to them, external stakeholders do not dictate its agenda, and adherence to a strict rigid format is secondary to achieving synchronization and adaptation toward the Sprint Goal.

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The event is strictly a 15-minute timeboxed status report delivered by the Developers to the Scrum Master and Product Owner.

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Management must attend to track individual task completion rates and update enterprise project management tools in real time.

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Developers are strictly required to answer the three legacy questions regarding yesterday, today, and impediments every single day.

Question 7

During the Sprint Retrospective, the Scrum Team identifies a major systemic impediment involving company HR policies that is slowing down delivery. What should the Scrum Master do?

Accepted Answer

Take accountability for resolving the organizational impediment by collaborating with leadership to influence changes outside the team.. The Scrum Master serves the organization by leading, training, and coaching in Scrum adoption, which includes helping remove organizational barriers. When impediments lie outside the team's immediate sphere of control, the Scrum Master must champion the issue upward, working with organizational leaders to enact structural changes that enable high performance.

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Instruct the team to ignore HR policies because Scrum rules supersede all standard corporate governance and compliance frameworks.

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Discard the impediment from the Retrospective action plan because organizational culture changes are strictly impossible to achieve.

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Mandate that the Product Owner rewrite the Product Backlog to include tasks specifically assigned to HR department personnel.

Question 8

Refer to the exhibit. A newly appointed Scrum Master reviews this configuration summary for the Sprint Review event. Which element represents a violation of official Scrum principles?

Accepted Answer

Restricting the primary activity solely to demonstrating the completed increment without collaborative discussion on backlog adaptation.. The Sprint Review is a collaborative working session where the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of the Sprint and discuss future adaptations. While the timebox of up to 4 hours for a 1-month sprint is correct and the attendee list is fully compliant, treating the event merely as a one-way demonstration rather than a collaborative working session violates its spirit.

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Allowing external quality auditors and invited stakeholders to attend and provide direct feedback to the Scrum Team.

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Allocating a 4-hour maximum timebox for a standard one-month Sprint duration as defined in the configuration.

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Requiring the presence of both the Product Owner and the Developers alongside stakeholders during the review session.

Question 9

A Scrum Team is midway through a one-month Sprint when the Product Owner identifies a critical market shift that makes the current Sprint Goal obsolete. The Developers are split on the best response. The Scrum Master wants to ensure the team follows the Scrum framework. What is the most appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

Have the Product Owner cancel the Sprint and initiate a new Sprint Planning event to establish a new Sprint Goal.. The Product Owner is the sole authority to cancel a Sprint when the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete. Canceling stops investment in work that no longer delivers value and allows the team to replan through a new Sprint Planning event. The Scrum Master facilitates the process but does not cancel the Sprint. Waiting until the Sprint Review or continuing as planned both ignore the empirical opportunity to adapt early.

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Wait until the Sprint Review to present the Increment and let stakeholders decide whether to change direction.

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Ask the Scrum Master to cancel the Sprint and immediately reassign the Developers to new tasks without a Sprint Planning event.

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Continue the Sprint as planned because the Sprint Goal was agreed upon and cannot be changed mid-Sprint.

Question 10

A Scrum Team has a two-week Sprint. During Sprint Planning, the Developers estimate that they can complete 8 Product Backlog items. However, the Product Owner insists on adding 3 more items to meet a stakeholder request, even though the Developers believe this exceeds their capacity. The Scrum Master is facilitating. What should the Scrum Master do?

Accepted Answer

Facilitate a discussion so the Developers and Product Owner agree on a realistic Sprint Goal and a set of items the Developers are confident they can complete.. The Developers are responsible for determining how much work they can take on during Sprint Planning. The Product Owner may negotiate and prioritize, but cannot unilaterally impose more work than the Developers believe is feasible. The Scrum Master facilitates collaboration to reach a realistic Sprint Goal. Escalation or forced overtime undermines self-management and empiricism, and does not address the root issue of capacity versus stakeholder demand.

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Allow the Product Owner to add the items, but plan to work overtime to meet the commitment.

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Instruct the Developers to accept the additional items because the Product Owner represents the stakeholder's interests.

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Escalate the disagreement to the stakeholders so they can decide which items should be included in the Sprint.

Question 11

A Scrum Team is preparing for its first Sprint and the Scrum Master is explaining the timebox for Sprint Planning. The upcoming Sprint will last one month. According to the Scrum Guide, what is the maximum timebox for Sprint Planning in this situation?

Accepted Answer

Eight hours. Sprint Planning is timeboxed to a maximum of eight hours for a one-month Sprint. For shorter Sprints, the event is usually shorter. The timebox ensures the team focuses on creating a usable plan without over-investing in planning, while still allowing enough time to define the Sprint Goal and select the necessary Product Backlog items.

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Two hours

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Four hours

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One day

Question 12

A Scrum Team's Daily Scrum consistently runs 25 minutes because team members dive into technical problem-solving and design debates. The Scrum Master wants to keep the event within its 15-minute timebox while still enabling the Developers to adapt their plan. What is the most appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

End the Daily Scrum at 15 minutes and invite anyone with unresolved technical topics to stay for an optional follow-up discussion.. The Daily Scrum exists to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt the Sprint Backlog, and it is timeboxed to 15 minutes. When technical debates consume the timebox, the Developers should end the event on schedule and continue detailed discussions afterward. This preserves both the timebox and the event's purpose without suppressing necessary technical collaboration.

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Ask the Scrum Master to facilitate the Daily Scrum strictly, cutting off any developer who raises a technical concern.

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Convert the Daily Scrum into a written status update in a chat channel so no meeting time is consumed by discussions.

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Extend the Daily Scrum to 30 minutes permanently so the team has enough time to resolve all technical issues that arise.

Question 13

A Scrum Team finishes Sprint Planning with a clear Sprint Goal and a set of selected Product Backlog items. Two days into the Sprint, a Developer identifies a better technical approach that would change the composition of the Sprint Backlog while still achieving the Sprint Goal. What should the team do?

Accepted Answer

Update the Sprint Backlog to reflect the new approach, since the Sprint Backlog is owned by the Developers and may be adjusted as long as the Sprint Goal is not endangered.. The Sprint Backlog belongs to the Developers and is expected to change as they learn more during the Sprint. Because the Sprint Goal stays viable, the Developers can revise their plan without permission from the Product Owner or Scrum Master. Re-planning via a new Sprint Planning event or canceling the Sprint is unnecessary and not supported by Scrum.

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Cancel the Sprint and start a new one so the revised plan can be properly planned and committed to from the beginning.

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Continue with the original Sprint Backlog unchanged to preserve the Sprint's original forecast and avoid scope churn.

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Call an emergency Sprint Planning session with the Product Owner to formally re-baseline the Sprint Backlog before any work changes.

Question 14

A Scrum Team's Daily Scrum has become a 30-minute problem-solving session where Developers dive into technical design debates. The Scrum Master wants to refocus the event on its intended purpose. What should the Scrum Master do?

Accepted Answer

Teach the Developers that the Daily Scrum is a 15-minute event for inspecting progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapting the Sprint Backlog as needed.. The Daily Scrum exists for the Developers to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt the Sprint Backlog. It is timeboxed to 15 minutes and is not a status report or a design workshop. The Scrum Master serves the team by coaching them on this purpose, helping them keep the event focused, and encouraging detailed discussions to happen outside the timebox.

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Have the Scrum Master facilitate the Daily Scrum and assign each Developer a turn to report status to keep the meeting on track.

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Extend the Daily Scrum to 30 minutes to accommodate the technical discussions so the team does not lose valuable problem-solving time.

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Cancel the Daily Scrum and replace it with a weekly technical design meeting, since the Developers already communicate continuously.

Question 15

A Scrum Team is distributed across three time zones. The Scrum Master wants to ensure the Daily Scrum remains effective and within its time-box. Which TWO actions are appropriate? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Keep the Daily Scrum at the same time and place every working day to reduce complexity.. The Daily Scrum is owned by the Developers, who may choose any structure or technique that keeps the event focused on progress toward the Sprint Goal and within fifteen minutes. Holding it at the same time and place each working day reduces complexity and supports a reliable habit, which is especially valuable for distributed teams. Neither extending the time-box nor converting the event into a status report is consistent with Scrum.

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Extend the time-box to thirty minutes when participants are joining remotely to accommodate connection delays.

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Have the Scrum Master collect written status updates from each Developer beforehand and read them aloud during the event.

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Require every Developer to answer the three classic questions in strict order to guarantee consistent information flow.