IBM Consulting Scrum Master Consultant Interview Questions and Answers

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. 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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Q1. Given a use case and asked to walk through the solution
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Q2. Have you used 'a specific GCP' solution?
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Yes, I have used Google Cloud Platform (GCP) solutions in previous projects.
• I have experience using Google Cloud Storage for data storage and retrieval.

• I have utilized Google Cloud Compute Engine for virtual machine management.

• I have worked with Google Cloud Pub/Sub for real-time messaging and event-driven systems.
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Q1. Given use case again
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Q1. What are the ceremonies of Scrum?
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The ceremonies of Scrum are essential meetings that help teams collaborate, plan, and review progress.
• Sprint Planning: Team plans the work to be done in the upcoming sprint.

• Daily Standup: Team members discuss what they did yesterday, what they plan to do today, and any blockers.

• Sprint Review: Team demonstrates the work completed during the sprint and gathers feedback.

• Sprint Retrospective: Team reflects on the sprint an...read more
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Q2. How do you facilitate the Sprint planning meeting ?
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Facilitate Sprint planning meeting by setting agenda, ensuring participation, timeboxing discussions, and summarizing outcomes.
• Set agenda and goals for the meeting

• Ensure all team members participate and contribute

• Timebox discussions to stay on track

• Summarize key decisions and action items at the end
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Q1. All scenario based questions
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Simple mathas and image screening it's easy

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. Resume based discussion and project management questions like CPM, PERT, RACI
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Q1. Project Management Questions on risks, scope, managing timelines and stakeholders.
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Q2. Case Study to prepare a detailed Project Plan.
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Q1. Culture Fit kind of questions
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Q1. Relocation and Compensation Discussion
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Q1. Tell me about yourself
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Q2. What are the events of scrum? How do you carry them out?
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The events of Scrum are Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Standup, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.
• Sprint: Time-boxed iteration where work is completed and reviewed.

• Sprint Planning: Meeting to plan the work to be done in the Sprint.

• Daily Standup: Daily meeting for the team to synchronize and plan the day's work.

• Sprint Review: Meeting at the end of the Sprint to review the work completed.

• Sprint Retrospective: Meeti...read more
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Q3. What do you mean by continuous integration?
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Continuous integration is the practice of frequently integrating code changes into a shared repository to detect and fix integration errors early.
• Automating the process of building, testing, and integrating code changes multiple times a day

• Helps in identifying and fixing integration errors quickly

• Ensures that the codebase is always in a deployable state

• Promotes collaboration and communication among team members
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Q4. What was a challenge that you faced as scrum master?
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Q5. What are the agile metrics you used in your previous project?
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Agile metrics used in previous project included velocity, burndown charts, and cycle time.
• Velocity - measuring the amount of work completed in a sprint

• Burndown charts - tracking the remaining work in a sprint

• Cycle time - measuring the time taken for a task to be completed
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