Scrum PSM I Practice Exams
Last updated on Oct 21,2026- Exam Code: PSM I
- Exam Name: Professional Scrum Master I
- Certification Provider: Scrum
- Latest update: Oct 21,2026
A Scrum Master is keeping a list of open impediments, but it is growing and he/she has been able to resolve only a small portion of the impediments.
Which three techniques would be most helpful in this situation? (Choose three.)
- A . Consulting with the Development Team.
- B . Prioritizing the list and working on them in order.
- C . Arranging a triage meeting with all project managers.
- D . Alerting management to the impediments and their impact.
What does it mean to say that an event has a time-box?
- A . The event must happen at a set time.
- B . The event must happen by a given time.
- C . The event must take at least a minimum amount of time.
- D . The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time.
Which technique is the best way the Scrum Master can ensure that the Development Team communicates effectively with the Product Owner?
- A . Monitor communications between them and facilitate direct collaboration.
- B . Teach the Development Team to talk in terms of business needs and objectives.
- C . Teach the Product Owner about the technologies employed during the Sprints.
- D . Act as a go-between for them.
Every Scrum team must have a Product Owner and Scrum Master.
- A . True. Outcomes affected by their participation and availability.
- B . False. A Product Owner can be replaced by a business analyst in the Development Team.
- C . False. A Scrum Master is only required when asked for by the Development Team.
- D . True. Each must be 100% dedicated to the Scrum Team.
Which Scrum Values are exhibited by not building Product Backlog items that have low business value? (Choose three.)
- A . Economic Value Added.
- B . Respect.
- C . Focus.
- D . Earned Value.
- E . Courage.
How should Product Backlog items be chosen when multiple Scrum Teams work from the same Product Backlog?
- A . The Scrum Team with the highest velocity pulls Product Backlog items first.
- B . The Development Teams pull in work in agreement with the Product Owner.
- C . The Product Owner should provide each team with its own Product Backlog.
- D . Each Scrum Team takes an equal numbers of items.
- E . The Product Owner decides.
For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum say a new increment of working software must be available?
- A . After the acceptance testing phase.
- B . Before the release Sprint.
- C . Every 3 Sprints.
- D . At the end of every Sprint.
- E . When the Product Owner asks to create one.
What it the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?
- A . To gather status and progress information to report to management.
- B . To write down any changes to the Sprint Backlog, including adding new items, and tracking progress on the burn-down.
- C . He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Development Team has a Daily Scrum.
- D . To make sure every team member answers the three questions.
What are two good ways for the Development Team to make non-functional requirements visible? (Choose two.)
- A . Put them on a separate list on the Scrum board, available for all to see.
- B . Add them to the Product Backlog and keep the Product Owner posted on the expected effort.
- C . Run the integration and regression tests before the end of the Sprint, and capture the open work for the Sprint Backlog of the next Sprint.
- D . Add them to the definition of “Done” so the work is taken care of every Sprint.
What is the role of management in Scrum?
- A . To facilitate the Scrum Teams with insights and resources that help them improve.
- B . To monitor the Development Team’s productivity.
- C . To identify and remove people that aren’t working hard enough.
- D . To continually monitor staffing levels of the Development Team.