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
What is a Development Team responsible for? (Choose two.)
- A . Resolving internal team conflicts.
- B . Reporting productivity.
- C . Selecting the Product Owner.
- D . Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal.
Which of the following best describes an increment of working software?
- A . A decomposition of all Product Backlog items into tasks for future Sprint Backlog lists.
- B . Additional features in a usable state that complement those delivered in previous iterations.
- C . A new user interface design for functionality delivered in previous iterations.
- D . An automated test suite to verify functionality delivered in previous iterations.
- E . UML diagrams that describe how to deliver functionality in future iterations.
What is the key concern when multiple Development Teams are working from the same Product Backlog?
- A . Minimizing dependencies between teams.
- B . Clear definition of requirements.
- C . Meeting original scope projections.
- D . Making sure there’s enough work for everyone on every team.
- E . Maximizing velocity.
What is the purpose of a Sprint Review?
- A . To take time to judge the validity of the project.
- B . To inspect the product increment with the stakeholders and collect feedback on next steps.
- C . To review the Scrum Team’s activities and processes during the Sprint.
- D . To build team sprint.
When a Development Team is having trouble delivering a working Increment because they don’t understand a functional requirement, what should they do?
- A . Add a specialist to the Development Team.
- B . Partially complete the functionality, and discuss the remaining work at the Sprint Review.
- C . Collaborate with the Product Owner to determine what is possible and acceptable.
- D . Defer the work to a more appropriate Sprint.
As the Sprint Planning meeting progresses, the Development Team sees that the workload is greater than they can handle.
Which two are valid actions? (Choose two.)
- A . Recruit additional Development Team members before the work can begin.
- B . The Development Team ensures that the Product Owner is aware, starts the Sprint, and monitors progress.
- C . Cancel the Sprint.
- D . Remove or change selected Product Backlog items.
- E . The Development Team works overtime during this Sprint.
A properly functioning Scrum Team will have at least one Release Sprint and may well have several.
- A . True
- B . False
Which answer best describes the topics covered in Sprint Planning?
- A . What to do and who will do it.
- B . How conditions have changed and how the Product Backlog should evolve.
- C . What can be done and how to do it.
- D . What went wrong in the last Sprint and what to do differently this Sprint.
- E . Who is on the team and what team member roles will be.
What is the tactic a Scrum Master should use to divide a group of 100 people into multiple Development Teams?
- A . Create teams based on their skills across multiple layers (such as database, UI, etc.)
- B . Ask the Product Owner to assign the people to teams.
- C . Ask the developers to divide themselves into teams.
Who starts the Daily Scrum?
- A . The person coming in last. This encourages people to be on time and helps to stay within the time-box.
- B . Whoever the Development Team decides should start.
- C . The person who has the token.
- D . The Scrum Master. This ensures that the Development Team has the meeting and stays within the time-box.
- E . The person who last broke the build.