Pass the Scrum Scrum Master Certified SMC Questions and answers with CertsForce

The prime responsibilities of a Scrum Master are:

Removes the obstacles/impediments that affect productivity.

Shields the people from external disturbance.

Responsible if the scrum process is correctly applied.

Facilitate daily stand-ups, other ceremonies, schedule meetings, demo and other meetings.

Help product owner in prioritizing the backlog and any feedback from the team.

Facilitation of Retrospective meetings

Workshops for planning, estimation, prioritization, issue resolution, performance improvements

Primary objectives of Retrospect Sprint meeting are to identify three specific things:

1. Things the team needs to keep doing: best practices

2. Things the team needs to begin doing: process improvements

3. Things the team needs to stop doing: process problems and bottlenecks

4. These areas are discussed and a list of Agreed Actionable Improvements is created.

Affinity estimation is a technique used to quickly estimate a large number of User Stories. Using sticky notes or

index cards or tape, the team places User Storied on a wall or other surface, in order from small to large. For

this, each team member begins with a subset or User Stories from the overall Prioritized Product Backlog to

place by relative size. This initial placement is done in silence. Once everyone has placed their User Stories

on the wall, the team reviews all the placements and may move User Stories around as appropriate. The

second part of the exercise involves discussion. Finally, the Product Owner will indicate some sizing

categories on the wall. These categories can be small, medium or large, or they may be numbered using story

point values to indicate relative size. The team will then move User Stories into these categories as the final

step in the process. Some key benefits of this approach are that the process is very transparent, visible to

everyone, and is easy to conduct.

The deployment mechanisms of each organization tend to be different based on industry, target users, and

positioning. Depending on the product being delivered, deployment can take place remotely or may involve the

physical shipping or transition of an item.