Birlasoft Project Manager Scrum Master Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. How much you look for
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Q2. Do you confirm if you join us after offer being released
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Q3. Agile related questions was asked
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Q4. Can you handle 3teams, how you overcome silos
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Yes, I can handle 3 teams and overcome silos through effective communication and collaboration.
• Establish regular meetings with all teams to ensure alignment and identify any potential issues

• Encourage cross-functional collaboration and knowledge sharing

• Implement a shared project management tool to track progress and ensure transparency

• Celebrate team successes together to foster a sense of unity

• Address any conflicts or m
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Q5. Why Scrum master needed in scrum
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Scrum master is needed to facilitate the Scrum process and ensure the team follows the framework.
• Scrum master acts as a servant leader for the team

• They facilitate Scrum events such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives

• They remove impediments and ensure the team has the necessary resources

• They help the team to continuously improve and follow the Scrum framework

• Examples of Scrum masters include coaches,
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Q1. Client round - difference between kanban and lean
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Kanban is a visual tool for managing work while Lean is a philosophy for continuous improvement.
• Kanban focuses on visualizing work and limiting work in progress

• Lean focuses on eliminating waste and improving processes

• Kanban is a tool used within the Lean methodology

• Kanban is often used in software development while Lean is used in various industries

• Kanban is more flexible while Lean is more structured
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Q2. How you become self-organised and cross functional
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Q3. What steps you perform to increase velociity
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To increase velocity, I focus on improving team communication, removing impediments, and continuously refining our processes.
• Encourage open communication and collaboration within the team

• Identify and remove any obstacles or impediments that are slowing down progress

• Regularly review and refine our processes to optimize efficiency

• Ensure that the team is properly trained and equipped with the necessary tools and resources

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Q4. And many more for 45min
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Q1. How much you looking for
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Q2. Offer released by hr
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Q1. What are scrum values
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Scrum values are commitment, courage, focus, openness, and respect.
• Commitment - team members are dedicated to achieving the sprint goal

• Courage - team members have the courage to do the right thing and work on tough problems

• Focus - team members focus on the work of the sprint and the goals of the team

• Openness - team members are open about their work and challenges

• Respect - team members respect each other's opinions and
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Q1. Key achievements done at your present organization
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Q2. What are the new practices implemented by you in a team
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Q3. What is the definition of DOD/DOR
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DOD stands for Definition of Done and DOR stands for Definition of Ready.
• DOD defines the criteria that a product increment must meet in order to be considered complete.

• DOR defines the criteria that a product backlog item must meet before it can be worked on.

• DOD is usually agreed upon by the Scrum Team during Sprint Planning.

• DOR helps ensure that the team is ready to start work on a backlog item.

• Examples: DOD may includ...read more
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Q4. Can you describe the situation of conflict managenent at your organization
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Q5. Tools to handle the project management? Describe?
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Some common tools for project management include Jira, Trello, Asana, and Microsoft Project.
• Jira - popular tool for agile project management, allows for tracking tasks, sprints, and user stories

• Trello - visual project management tool using boards and cards to organize tasks

• Asana - task management tool with features for team collaboration and project tracking

• Microsoft Project - comprehensive project management software ...read more
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Q6. Best prctices done during retrospective
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Regularly conducting retrospectives, encouraging open communication, identifying improvement opportunities, and implementing action items.
• Encourage open and honest communication among team members

• Identify what went well and what could be improved

• Create action items to address improvement opportunities

• Follow up on action items in the next retrospective

• Ensure all team members actively participate in the retrospective
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Q1. What happens in sprint planning meet
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Sprint planning meeting involves the Scrum team determining what work can be completed in the upcoming sprint.
• Discussing the sprint goal and scope

• Reviewing and selecting user stories from the product backlog

• Breaking down user stories into tasks

• Estimating the effort required for each task

• Creating a sprint backlog

• Setting the sprint goal and defining the definition of done
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Q2. What happens if your team members argue for a technical specification
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Address the concerns and facilitate a discussion to reach a consensus
• Encourage open communication and active listening among team members

• Facilitate a discussion to understand the reasoning behind each team member's perspective

• Help the team explore alternative solutions and weigh the pros and cons of each option

• Guide the team towards reaching a consensus that aligns with the project goals and technical requirements
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Q3. Why is scrum master position has master word in it?
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The term 'master' in Scrum Master signifies the role's expertise in guiding and coaching the team in the Scrum framework.
• The term 'master' implies a level of expertise and knowledge in the subject matter.

• The Scrum Master is responsible for guiding and coaching the team on Scrum practices and principles.

• The role involves facilitating meetings, removing obstacles, and ensuring the team follows Scrum processes effectively...read more
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Q4. In deployment stage, stakeholder adds new requirement. How would you handle that situation considering the time and budget constraints?
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Q1. What is the location currenly staying
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Q2. Where do you see yourself in next 5 years?
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Q3. Finally the best part, package negitiation and it went really well
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Q1. Scrum ceremonies
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Q2. Kanban and scrum difference
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Scrum is time-boxed, with fixed iterations, while Kanban is continuous flow with no fixed timeboxes.
• Scrum has fixed iterations called sprints, while Kanban is continuous flow

• Scrum limits work in progress (WIP) to items in the sprint backlog, while Kanban limits WIP based on capacity

• Scrum focuses on delivering a potentially shippable product increment at the end of each sprint, while Kanban focuses on continuous deliver...read more
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Little tuf but not if you are working as product owner not tuf

Q1. Question on product owners responsibility like user story discription Tools and techniques used to identify values.
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Q1. More in depth product owner question like Estimation Business Values Conflict management Scenario bases questions
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Q1. It was a good 1 hour session based on various aspects of Agile and other my roles
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Q1. Scrum artifacts,scrum ceremony,estimation techniques,how u handle scrum team,
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Case study to prepare a project plan

Q1. 1- Describe Scrum related questions, prefer scrum guide and be confident
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Q2. Explain Safe Agile and kanban
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SAFe Agile is a framework for scaling Agile practices to enterprise level. Kanban is a visual management tool for Agile teams.
• SAFe Agile involves organizing teams into Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and implementing Lean-Agile practices across the organization.

• Kanban involves visualizing the workflow on a board and limiting work in progress to improve flow and delivery.

• SAFe Agile and Kanban can be used together to impleme...read more
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