Scrum Master Test

About the test:

The scrum master test assesses a candidate's understanding of agile scrum principles and their ability to apply them in real life scenarios.

Covered skills:

General
Sprint
Story Points
Sprint Backlog
Sprint Planning
Sprint Length

Charts
Impediments
Sprint Retrospective
Scrum Meeting
Sprint Review

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9 reasons why

Adaface Scrum Master Test is the most accurate way to shortlist Technical Project Managers

Reason #1

Tests for on-the-job skills

The Scrum Master Assessment helps recruiters and hiring managers identify qualified candidates from a pool of resumes, and helps in taking objective hiring decisions. It reduces the administrative overhead of interviewing too many candidates and saves time by filtering out unqualified candidates.

The Adaface Scrum Master Test screens candidates for the typical skills recruiters look for Scrum Master roles:

Experience on a scrum team
Ability to analyze and think quickly and to resolve conflict
Knowledgeable of techniques to fill in gaps in the scrum
Ability to determine what is scrum and what is not
Experience with successful Agile techniques
Ability to work with and lead a team
Strong communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills

The insights generated from this assessment can be used by recruiters and hiring managers to identify the best candidates for Scrum Master roles. Anti-cheating features enable you to be comfortable with conducting assessments online. The Scrum Master Online Test is ideal for helping recruiters identify which candidates have the skills to do well on the job.

Reason #2

No trick questions

Traditional assessment tools use trick questions and puzzles for the screening, which creates a lot of frustration among candidates about having to go through irrelevant screening assessments.

The main reason we started Adaface is that traditional pre-employment assessment platforms are not a fair way for companies to evaluate candidates. At Adaface, our mission is to help companies find great candidates by assessing on-the-job skills required for a role.

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Reason #3

Non-googleable questions

We have a very high focus on the quality of questions that test for on-the-job skills. Every question is non-googleable and we have a very high bar for the level of subject matter experts we onboard to create these questions. We have crawlers to check if any of the questions are leaked online. If/ when a question gets leaked, we get an alert. We change the question for you & let you know.

These are just a small sample from our library of 10,000+ questions. The actual questions on this Scrum Master Test will be non-googleable.

🧐 Question
Medium Managing Dependencies Backlog Management Dependencies Cross-functional Teams	Solve
You are a Scrum Master in an organization that is transitioning to Scrum. You have multiple Scrum Teams working on different parts of a large software product. Each team is working on different features, but those features have dependencies on one another. For example, Team A is working on a feature that cannot be completed until Team B completes another feature. During the Sprint Planning, Team A chose a user story from its backlog that depends on the completion of a user story from Team B’s backlog. However, Team B can't guarantee that their user story will be done in the next sprint. What should be the Scrum Master's approach to handle this scenario following Scrum principles? A: Have Team A start working on the dependent user story with the hope that Team B finishes their part within the sprint. B: Ask Team A to choose a different user story for this sprint that doesn't depend on Team B's work. C: Arrange a joint session between Team A and Team B to revise their sprint plans, ensuring dependent user stories are completed in the same sprint. D: Merge Team A and Team B for the next sprint to ensure they work together on the dependent user stories. E: Delay the start of Team A’s sprint until Team B completes their user story.
Medium Burndown Chart 1 Metrics	Solve
Here’s a sprint burndown chart for team A at SpaceY Inc: Here’s a sprint burndown chart for team B at SpaceY Inc: We know the following about the graphs: - Red line is the the ideal line: projected slope that depicts how the team progress would look like - Black line is the actual effort line - Story points are represented on Y-axis - And time in weeks is represented on X-axis Which of the following statements are true about SpaceY teams: P: Team A started slowly and was moving behind schedule. Yet, they managed to finish the sprint in time Q: Team A is working hard towards meeting the deadline but isn’t updating the burndown chart throughout the process, only at the end. R: Team A’s next sprint’s capacity should be burned down or decreased so that the team can have to complete tasks/story points from the previous sprint S: Team B started slowly but eventually caught up T: Team B might have overestimated the project’s timeline
Medium Stakeholders and Estimates Stakeholders Timelines	Solve
Emily is a product owner for a new application being built at Whalesforce Inc. To maintain visibility into project status, Emily has cut the project into chunks which different teams will be responsible for: - DevOps team (DoT) will set up the servers. They have no dependencies and will take 4 weeks to set things up. - Design team (DT) will design the screens for the application, have no dependencies and need 3 weeks to wrap up. - Front-end team (FT) will need the designs to start the work, and will take 5 weeks to create the front-end components. - Backend team (BT) will need input from DoT and DT to start designing the backend system, and will take 3 weeks to release the backend APIs. - Security team (ST) will require server details from DoT, and will need 3 weeks to give a go-ahead. - Integration team (IT) will require the front-end components and backend API to set up the integration. They will launch the application in 3 weeks. The project is marked for internal release once IT and ST teams give a go-ahead. Emily wants to communicate the best-case estimate for the internal release of the project to the major stakeholders. Can you help her with the estimate?
Medium Story Velocity 2 Velocity Metrics	Solve
Seloitte hires PopTal for developing a new mobile application. PopTal team follows Agile methodology for development and estimates the whole project to take up to 1000 points. In the first sprint the team commits to work on the following stories: Story 1 - 6 points Story 2 - 10 points Story 3 - 16 points The team completes Story 1 and 3 but only completes eighty percent of Story 2. Pick the correct statements: A: The average velocity of the first sprint is 22 points B: The average velocity of the first sprint is 30 points C: Based on the average velocity, the product owner can notify the stakeholders that the project will take roughly 45 sprints to finish (assuming team size and members remain the same) D: Based on the average velocity, the product owner can notify the stakeholders that the project will take roughly 33 sprints to finish (assuming team size and members remain the same)

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill
	Medium Managing Dependencies Backlog Management Dependencies Cross-functional Teams	2 mins Agile/Scrum	Solve
You are a Scrum Master in an organization that is transitioning to Scrum. You have multiple Scrum Teams working on different parts of a large software product. Each team is working on different features, but those features have dependencies on one another. For example, Team A is working on a feature that cannot be completed until Team B completes another feature. During the Sprint Planning, Team A chose a user story from its backlog that depends on the completion of a user story from Team B’s backlog. However, Team B can't guarantee that their user story will be done in the next sprint. What should be the Scrum Master's approach to handle this scenario following Scrum principles? A: Have Team A start working on the dependent user story with the hope that Team B finishes their part within the sprint. B: Ask Team A to choose a different user story for this sprint that doesn't depend on Team B's work. C: Arrange a joint session between Team A and Team B to revise their sprint plans, ensuring dependent user stories are completed in the same sprint. D: Merge Team A and Team B for the next sprint to ensure they work together on the dependent user stories. E: Delay the start of Team A’s sprint until Team B completes their user story.
	Medium Burndown Chart 1 Metrics	2 mins Agile/Scrum	Solve
Here’s a sprint burndown chart for team A at SpaceY Inc: Here’s a sprint burndown chart for team B at SpaceY Inc: We know the following about the graphs: - Red line is the the ideal line: projected slope that depicts how the team progress would look like - Black line is the actual effort line - Story points are represented on Y-axis - And time in weeks is represented on X-axis Which of the following statements are true about SpaceY teams: P: Team A started slowly and was moving behind schedule. Yet, they managed to finish the sprint in time Q: Team A is working hard towards meeting the deadline but isn’t updating the burndown chart throughout the process, only at the end. R: Team A’s next sprint’s capacity should be burned down or decreased so that the team can have to complete tasks/story points from the previous sprint S: Team B started slowly but eventually caught up T: Team B might have overestimated the project’s timeline
	Medium Stakeholders and Estimates Stakeholders Timelines	2 mins Agile/Scrum	Solve
Emily is a product owner for a new application being built at Whalesforce Inc. To maintain visibility into project status, Emily has cut the project into chunks which different teams will be responsible for: - DevOps team (DoT) will set up the servers. They have no dependencies and will take 4 weeks to set things up. - Design team (DT) will design the screens for the application, have no dependencies and need 3 weeks to wrap up. - Front-end team (FT) will need the designs to start the work, and will take 5 weeks to create the front-end components. - Backend team (BT) will need input from DoT and DT to start designing the backend system, and will take 3 weeks to release the backend APIs. - Security team (ST) will require server details from DoT, and will need 3 weeks to give a go-ahead. - Integration team (IT) will require the front-end components and backend API to set up the integration. They will launch the application in 3 weeks. The project is marked for internal release once IT and ST teams give a go-ahead. Emily wants to communicate the best-case estimate for the internal release of the project to the major stakeholders. Can you help her with the estimate?
	Medium Story Velocity 2 Velocity Metrics	3 mins Agile/Scrum	Solve
Seloitte hires PopTal for developing a new mobile application. PopTal team follows Agile methodology for development and estimates the whole project to take up to 1000 points. In the first sprint the team commits to work on the following stories: Story 1 - 6 points Story 2 - 10 points Story 3 - 16 points The team completes Story 1 and 3 but only completes eighty percent of Story 2. Pick the correct statements: A: The average velocity of the first sprint is 22 points B: The average velocity of the first sprint is 30 points C: Based on the average velocity, the product owner can notify the stakeholders that the project will take roughly 45 sprints to finish (assuming team size and members remain the same) D: Based on the average velocity, the product owner can notify the stakeholders that the project will take roughly 33 sprints to finish (assuming team size and members remain the same)

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill	💪 Difficulty	⌛ Time
	Managing Dependencies Backlog Management Dependencies Cross-functional Teams	Agile/Scrum	Medium	2 mins	Solve
You are a Scrum Master in an organization that is transitioning to Scrum. You have multiple Scrum Teams working on different parts of a large software product. Each team is working on different features, but those features have dependencies on one another. For example, Team A is working on a feature that cannot be completed until Team B completes another feature. During the Sprint Planning, Team A chose a user story from its backlog that depends on the completion of a user story from Team B’s backlog. However, Team B can't guarantee that their user story will be done in the next sprint. What should be the Scrum Master's approach to handle this scenario following Scrum principles? A: Have Team A start working on the dependent user story with the hope that Team B finishes their part within the sprint. B: Ask Team A to choose a different user story for this sprint that doesn't depend on Team B's work. C: Arrange a joint session between Team A and Team B to revise their sprint plans, ensuring dependent user stories are completed in the same sprint. D: Merge Team A and Team B for the next sprint to ensure they work together on the dependent user stories. E: Delay the start of Team A’s sprint until Team B completes their user story.
	Burndown Chart 1 Metrics	Agile/Scrum	Medium	2 mins	Solve
Here’s a sprint burndown chart for team A at SpaceY Inc: Here’s a sprint burndown chart for team B at SpaceY Inc: We know the following about the graphs: - Red line is the the ideal line: projected slope that depicts how the team progress would look like - Black line is the actual effort line - Story points are represented on Y-axis - And time in weeks is represented on X-axis Which of the following statements are true about SpaceY teams: P: Team A started slowly and was moving behind schedule. Yet, they managed to finish the sprint in time Q: Team A is working hard towards meeting the deadline but isn’t updating the burndown chart throughout the process, only at the end. R: Team A’s next sprint’s capacity should be burned down or decreased so that the team can have to complete tasks/story points from the previous sprint S: Team B started slowly but eventually caught up T: Team B might have overestimated the project’s timeline
	Stakeholders and Estimates Stakeholders Timelines	Agile/Scrum	Medium	2 mins	Solve
Emily is a product owner for a new application being built at Whalesforce Inc. To maintain visibility into project status, Emily has cut the project into chunks which different teams will be responsible for: - DevOps team (DoT) will set up the servers. They have no dependencies and will take 4 weeks to set things up. - Design team (DT) will design the screens for the application, have no dependencies and need 3 weeks to wrap up. - Front-end team (FT) will need the designs to start the work, and will take 5 weeks to create the front-end components. - Backend team (BT) will need input from DoT and DT to start designing the backend system, and will take 3 weeks to release the backend APIs. - Security team (ST) will require server details from DoT, and will need 3 weeks to give a go-ahead. - Integration team (IT) will require the front-end components and backend API to set up the integration. They will launch the application in 3 weeks. The project is marked for internal release once IT and ST teams give a go-ahead. Emily wants to communicate the best-case estimate for the internal release of the project to the major stakeholders. Can you help her with the estimate?
	Story Velocity 2 Velocity Metrics	Agile/Scrum	Medium	3 mins	Solve
Seloitte hires PopTal for developing a new mobile application. PopTal team follows Agile methodology for development and estimates the whole project to take up to 1000 points. In the first sprint the team commits to work on the following stories: Story 1 - 6 points Story 2 - 10 points Story 3 - 16 points The team completes Story 1 and 3 but only completes eighty percent of Story 2. Pick the correct statements: A: The average velocity of the first sprint is 22 points B: The average velocity of the first sprint is 30 points C: Based on the average velocity, the product owner can notify the stakeholders that the project will take roughly 45 sprints to finish (assuming team size and members remain the same) D: Based on the average velocity, the product owner can notify the stakeholders that the project will take roughly 33 sprints to finish (assuming team size and members remain the same)

Reason #4

1200+ customers in 75 countries

With Adaface, we were able to optimise our initial screening process by upwards of 75%, freeing up precious time for both hiring managers and our talent acquisition team alike!

Brandon Lee, Head of People, Love, Bonito

Reason #5

Designed for elimination, not selection

The most important thing while implementing the pre-employment Scrum Master Test in your hiring process is that it is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. In other words: you want to use the test to eliminate the candidates who do poorly on the test, not to select the candidates who come out at the top. While they are super valuable, pre-employment tests do not paint the entire picture of a candidate’s abilities, knowledge, and motivations. Multiple easy questions are more predictive of a candidate's ability than fewer hard questions. Harder questions are often "trick" based questions, which do not provide any meaningful signal about the candidate's skillset.

Reason #6

1 click candidate invites

Email invites: You can send candidates an email invite to the Scrum Master Test from your dashboard by entering their email address.

Public link: You can create a public link for each test that you can share with candidates.

API or integrations: You can invite candidates directly from your ATS by using our pre-built integrations with popular ATS systems or building a custom integration with your in-house ATS.

Reason #7

Detailed scorecards & benchmarks

Reason #8

High completion rate

Adaface tests are conversational, low-stress, and take just 25-40 mins to complete.

This is why Adaface has the highest test-completion rate (86%), which is more than 2x better than traditional assessments.

Reason #9

Advanced Proctoring

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About Scrum Master Roles

Scrum is a framework that facilitates teamwork. Scrum encourages teams to learn via experiences, self-organize while working on an issue, and reflect on their victories and losses to continually improve, much like a rugby team (from which it gets its name).

A scrum master assists in the supervision of the scrum and development team. They are well-versed in Agile approach and scrum and can educate others in these areas. They also serve as a buffer between the scrum team and the product owner, helping to keep the team safe by resolving conflicts.

Typical Scrum Master responsibilities include:

Leading the scrum team in using Agile methodology and scrum practices
Helping the product owner and development team to achieve customer satisfaction
Leading the scrum and development teams in self-organization
Removing impediments and coaching the scrum team on removing impediments
Helping the scrum and development teams to identify and fill in blanks in the Agile framework
Resolving conflicts and issues that occur
Helping the scrum team achieve higher levels of scrum maturity
Supporting the product owner and providing education where needed

What roles can I use the Scrum Master Test for?

Technical Project Manager
Scrum Master

What topics are covered in the Scrum Master Test?

Agile

Sprint

Scrum Values

Pillars

Stories

User Story

Artifacts

Risk Management

Timeboxing

Epic

Tasks

Retrospective Meeting

Sprint 0

Spike

Product Backlog

Sprint Backlog

Definition of Done

DoD

Daily Scrum

Confidence Vote

Scrum of Scrums

Minimum Viable Product

MVP

Minimum Marketable Release

MMR

Velocity

Servant Leader

Scope Creep

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The hiring managers felt that through the technical questions that they asked during the panel interviews, they were able to tell which candidates had better scores, and differentiated with those who did not score as well. They are highly satisfied with the quality of candidates shortlisted with the Adaface screening.

85%

reduction in screening time

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FAQs

Can I combine multiple skills into one custom assessment?

Yes, absolutely. Custom assessments are set up based on your job description, and will include questions on all must-have skills you specify.

Do you have any anti-cheating or proctoring features in place?

We have the following anti-cheating features in place:

Non-googleable questions
IP proctoring
Web proctoring
Webcam proctoring
Plagiarism detection
Secure browser

Read more about the proctoring features.

How do I interpret test scores?

The primary thing to keep in mind is that an assessment is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. A skills assessment is optimized to help you eliminate candidates who are not technically qualified for the role, it is not optimized to help you find the best candidate for the role. So the ideal way to use an assessment is to decide a threshold score (typically 55%, we help you benchmark) and invite all candidates who score above the threshold for the next rounds of interview.

What experience level can I use this test for?

Each Adaface assessment is customized to your job description/ ideal candidate persona (our subject matter experts will pick the right questions for your assessment from our library of 10000+ questions). This assessment can be customized for any experience level.

Does every candidate get the same questions?

Yes, it makes it much easier for you to compare candidates. Options for MCQ questions and the order of questions are randomized. We have anti-cheating/ proctoring features in place. In our enterprise plan, we also have the option to create multiple versions of the same assessment with questions of similar difficulty levels.