Question 7: During an estimation session each team member is asked to provide an estimate. Which of the following is correct?A project stakeholder wants to have a look at how the Agile team is progressing in
the middle of an iteration. As a member of the Agile team, you can guide him to:

A. The most recent weekly status report.
B. The sprint backlog.
C. The defect log.
D. The combined burnup and burndown charts.

Correct Answer to Q#6: C

In Scrum estimation, the whole team participates and estimates the work collectively rather than estimating only their own assigned tasks. Estimates are typically relative, using techniques such as Planning Poker. “Ideal days” can be used as an estimation unit.

Question 6: During an estimation session each team member is asked to provide an estimate. Which of the following is correct?

A. The team member provides estimates for only the story that will be assigned to him.
B. The developer provides a development estimate, the analyst provides an analysis estimate and the tester does his part. Ultimately all the estimates are aggregated.
C. The team members provide a relative estimate in units of ideal days.
D. Participation of a team member is voluntary as the Scrum Master can fill in wherever necessary.

Correct Answer to Q#5: C

A Scrum Master maximizes the Development Team’s productivity primarily by facilitating the team’s work, helping remove impediments, and supporting effective decision-making.

A → Primarily the Product Owner’s responsibility.
B → Meeting hygiene can help, but it is not the Scrum Master’s main contribution.
C → Correct. This directly supports the team’s ability to deliver value effectively.
D → Not a core Scrum Master responsibility.

Question 5: What is the main way that a Scrum Master contributes to maximizing the productivity in the development team?

A. By maintaining a risk-adjusted Product Backlog in priority order.
B. By making sure hygiene is maintained on meeting – agendas, start & end times, capturing and sending out minutes, etc.
C. By facilitating Development Team decisions and removing impediments.
D. By providing news about the newest technology trends in the market.

Correct Answer to Q#4: C

Explanation
Why C is correct: In frameworks like Scrum, the Development Team is structured as cross-functional, meaning they collectively possess all the necessary skills (such as analysis, design, development, and testing) to transform Product Backlog items into a valuable, potentially releasable (shippable) product increment by the end of each Sprint.

Why the others are incorrect:

A: Agile and Scrum projects operate under conditions of uncertainty where budgets and deadlines may evolve; the team's primary accountability is delivering increments rather than guaranteeing an upfront fixed-scope/budget outcome on their own.

B: Development Teams are responsible for all aspects of quality assurance and testing required to make an increment shippable; they do not typically leave testing to an external team in a pure agile setup.

D: While continuous learning is encouraged, mastering all state-of-the-art technologies is unrealistic and not a defining requirement for a Scrum Development Team.