Project Management Agile and Scrum Ceremonies 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A Scrum Master notices that Sprint Reviews consistently run over their timebox. What is the recommended timebox for a Sprint Review in a one-month Sprint?
- 2 hours
- 4 hours (Correct answer)
- 8 hours
- 1 hour
Correct answer: 4 hours
The Scrum Guide specifies a maximum of 4 hours for a Sprint Review in a one-month Sprint, with shorter Sprints having proportionally shorter reviews.
Question 2: Which Scrum ceremony is primarily focused on creating a shared understanding of the work needed to achieve the Sprint Goal?
- Daily Scrum
- Sprint Retrospective
- Sprint Planning (Correct answer)
- Sprint Review
Correct answer: Sprint Planning
Sprint Planning creates shared understanding by defining the Sprint Goal and selecting and decomposing Product Backlog items into actionable Sprint Backlog tasks.
Question 3: During a Sprint Retrospective, a team uses the 'Start, Stop, Continue' format. Which category would 'pair programming sessions' most likely fall into if the team wants to adopt it going forward?
- Stop
- Continue
- Start (Correct answer)
- Inspect
Correct answer: Start
Practices the team wants to adopt that they haven't tried yet belong in the 'Start' category of the Start, Stop, Continue retrospective format.
Question 4: A product owner is unavailable for Sprint Planning. What should the Scrum Master do?
- Cancel the Sprint Planning and reschedule (Correct answer)
- Let the Development Team plan without the Product Owner
- Postpone the Sprint until the Product Owner is available
- Have the Scrum Master represent the Product Owner
Correct answer: Cancel the Sprint Planning and reschedule
Sprint Planning requires the Product Owner to clarify backlog items and accept the Sprint Goal, so it should be rescheduled rather than held without them.
Question 5: What is the primary output of Sprint Planning?
- Updated Product Backlog
- Sprint Backlog and Sprint Goal (Correct answer)
- Release plan for the increment
- Burndown chart
Correct answer: Sprint Backlog and Sprint Goal
Sprint Planning produces the Sprint Backlog (selected items and a plan for delivering them) and a Sprint Goal that provides cohesive direction.
Question 6: In Kanban, which meeting is the closest equivalent to the Scrum Daily Standup?
- Flow review
- Replenishment meeting
- Daily standup or queue replenishment (Correct answer)
- Retrospective
Correct answer: Daily standup or queue replenishment
Kanban also uses a daily standup (often called a daily Kanban meeting) to review flow and blockers, serving a similar synchronization purpose as the Scrum Daily Scrum.
Question 7: A team member raises a technical design concern during the Daily Scrum. What is the correct Scrum approach?
- Pause the Daily Scrum to resolve the issue
- Ignore it until the Sprint Review
- Note it and address it in a separate follow-up meeting after the Daily Scrum (Correct answer)
- Escalate it to the Product Owner immediately
Correct answer: Note it and address it in a separate follow-up meeting after the Daily Scrum
The Daily Scrum is timeboxed to 15 minutes for synchronization; detailed discussions should happen in follow-up meetings with relevant team members.
Project Management Agile and Scrum Ceremonies 2
A Scrum Master notices that Sprint Reviews consistently run over their timebox.
What is the recommended timebox for a Sprint Review in a one-month Sprint?