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Scrum PSM I Exam
Professional Scrum Master I (Page 6 )

Updated On: 26-Jan-2026
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Which three of the following are true about Scrum? (Choose the best three answers.)

  1. Scrum implements self-management by replacing Project Managers with Scrum Masters.
  2. Each component of Scrum serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum's success and your usage of Scrum to develop complex products.
  3. Scrum is a methodology where you can pick and choose which parts of Scrum you think will work for your environment.
  4. Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products.
  5. Scrum is based on empiricism and lean thinking.

Answer(s): B,D,E

Explanation:

Three statements that are true about Scrum are:
Each component of Scrum serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum's success and your usage of Scrum to develop complex products.
Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products.
Scrum is based on empiricism and lean thinking.
These statements are supported by [6]: "Scrum is not a process, technique, or definitive method. Rather, it is a framework within which you can employ various processes and techniques. ... Each component within the framework serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum's success and usage. ... The rules of Scrum bind together events, roles, artifacts, and rules governing their relationships. ... The three pillars uphold every implementation of empirical process control:
transparency, inspection, and adaptation."



Which are appropriate topics for discussion in a Sprint Retrospective? (Choose the best three answers.)

  1. Arranging the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint.
  2. The value of work currently represented in the Product Backlog.
  3. Team relations
  4. Definition of Done.
  5. How the Scrum Team does its work.

Answer(s): C,D,E

Explanation:

According to the Scrum Guide, the Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to inspect itself and create a plan for improvements to be enacted during the next Sprint. The topics that are appropriate for discussion are those that relate to how the team does its work, such as team relations, Definition of Done, and processes, tools, communication, collaboration, quality, etc. The other options are not appropriate topics for discussion in a Sprint Retrospective, as they belong to other Scrum events (such as arranging the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint in the Sprint Planning or evaluating the value of work in the Product Backlog in the Sprint Review).



When many Scrum Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the Definition of Done?
(Choose the best answer.)

  1. Each Scrum Team defines and uses its own. The differences are discussed and reconciled during a hardening Sprint.
  2. The Scrum Masters from each Scrum Team define a common Definition of Done.
  3. Each Scrum Team uses its own, but must make their definition clear to all other teams so the differences are known.
  4. All Scrum Teams must have a Definition of Done that makes their combined work potentially releasable.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

According to the Scrum Guide, when many Scrum Teams are working on a single product, they must have a Definition of Done that makes their combined work potentially releasable. This ensures that there is a clear and consistent understanding of what "Done" means for the product and that there is no technical debt or unfinished work at the end of each Sprint. The other options are not valid descriptions of the Definition of Done for multiple Scrum Teams, as they either create inconsistency, confusion, or waste (such as having different definitions, discussing and reconciling differences during a hardening Sprint, or having the Scrum Masters define a common Definition of Done).



Who has the final decision about the order of items in the Product Backlog? (Choose the best answer.)

  1. The Stakeholders.
  2. The Product Owner.
  3. The Scrum Team.
  4. The Scrum Master.
  5. The Developers.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

According to the Scrum Guide, the Product Owner has the final decision about the order of items in the Product Backlog, as he or she is responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Development Team. The other roles do not have this authority, although they may provide input and suggestions to the Product Owner.



A Product Owner wants advice from the Scrum Master about estimating work in Scrum.
Which of these is the guideline that a Scrum Master should give? (Choose the best answer.)

  1. Product Backlog items must be estimated in story points.
  2. Estimates are made by the people doing the work.
  3. Estimates must be in relative units.
  4. Scrum forbids estimating.
  5. Estimates are made by the Product Owner, but are best checked with the Development Team.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

According to the Scrum Guide, estimates are made by the people doing the work, which is the Development Team. The Development Team is responsible for all estimates in the Product Backlog and the Sprint Backlog. The other options are not valid guidelines for estimating work in Scrum, as they are either too prescriptive (such as requiring story points or relative units), incorrect (such as forbidding estimating or having the Product Owner make estimates), or unnecessary (such as checking estimates with the Development Team).



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