Exin asf practice test

EXIN Agile Scrum Foundation Exam


Question 1

During a Sprint Planning session, the team argues about the work estimates for a particular story.
The Product Owner estimates five days.
The Lead Architect estimates two days.
The Scrum Master estimates eight days.
The team member working on it estimates seven days.
What value (in days) should be used for planning?

  • A. 2
  • B. 5
  • C. 7
  • D. 8
Answer:

C

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Question 2

Which is a statement of value as described in the Agile manifesto?

  • A. We value customer collaboration over responding to changes.
  • B. We value project management over individuals and interactions.
  • C. We value processes and tools over comprehensive documentation.
  • D. We value responding to change to satisfy the customer.
Answer:

D

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Question 3

A team decided to install a large traffic light in the team hall to indicate whether the latest build was
healthy (green), failing a few tests (orange) or failing high priority tests (red).
What term can be used to describe the traffic light?

  • A. Information radiator
  • B. Osmotic communication
  • C. Triangulation
Answer:

A

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Question 4

Why is planning poker an effective estimation technique?

  • A. It generates a lot of useful discussion and gets team buy-in.
  • B. It results in lower estimates as team members will estimate individually.
  • C. It triggers a more detailed and task oriented break-up of the story.
Answer:

A

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Question 5

What is a Scrum-of-Scrums?

  • A. A meeting for management to get insight into the working of teams.
  • B. A meeting for Scrum Masters of international Scrum teams.
  • C. A meeting to coordinate the work of multiple Scrum teams.
  • D. A meeting to show the customer an update of the product.
Answer:

C

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Question 6

Why does the Daily Scrum need to be held at the same location and time?

  • A. The booking of a room needs to be done in advance for the duration of the Sprint.
  • B. The constant time and place is best for continuity of the Scrum framework.
  • C. The Project Manager needs to get the status updates at a given time every day.
Answer:

B

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Question 7

A team estimates a Story using the Planning Poker technique. The team decides to allocate five Story
points to the Story, because the Developers estimated two points and the Testers estimated three
points.
Which statement is true regarding this scenario?

  • A. Points are assigned by the Scrum Master, not by the team.
  • B. Points are assigned for the overall Story, not for parts of the Story.
  • C. Points are never estimated, but always determined beforehand.
  • D. The team forgets to ask the Product Owner about the estimate.
Answer:

B

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Question 8

A 200 member project team is working on a large and complex system with multiple sub-systems.
They would like to start using the Agile Scrum methodology.
As a Scrum Master, what would your best advice be?

  • A. Scrum is not suited for such a large project. The team should clearly use the Waterfall method or the Crystal Clear method.
  • B. Ask all potential members of the project team to have a meeting first and decide if they agree to use Scrum.
  • C. Agree a logical sub-division of the system so that smaller Scrum teams can work on sub-systems and can add tangible value.
Answer:

C

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Question 9

For a Sprint, progress is monitored in a burn-up chart with bars.
What makes the bar become longer?

  • A. The progression of time.
  • B. Work is added to the Sprint Backlog.
  • C. Work is deleted from the Sprint Backlog.
Answer:

C

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Question 10

A team has eleven members spread over two locations across two time zones. One of the locations
has six team members and the other team has five.
Where should a Scrum Master be located?

  • A. Alternate the Scrum Master between both locations.
  • B. Appoint a local Scrum Master for both teams.
  • C. The Scrum Master is located in one of the teams.
Answer:

B

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