Scrum Values and Self-Organization Flashcards
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When Scrum Team members genuinely live the Scrum values, the most important outcome is:
Answer: A healthy team dynamic where members feel safe to raise issues and collaborate openly
Living Scrum values builds psychological safety and trust, enabling the open communication and collaboration that makes Scrum effective.
A Development Team is arguing about who should be assigned to each task. What should the ScrumMaster do?
Answer: Coach the team on self-organization and allow them to decide
The ScrumMaster coaches the team toward self-organization rather than imposing structure or bypassing the team's autonomy.
Why did the 2020 Scrum Guide update the term 'self-organizing' to 'self-managing' for Scrum Teams?
Answer: To emphasize that teams decide who does what, when, and how
The 2020 update uses 'self-managing' to more clearly convey that the team has autonomy over who does what, when, and how they work.
Which scenario BEST demonstrates the Scrum value of Commitment?
Answer: The team re-commits to their Sprint Goal and adapts their plan after encountering a major obstacle
Commitment is shown when the team dedicates itself to the Sprint Goal and persists together even when challenges arise.
In Scrum, 'Transparency' requires that:
Answer: Significant aspects of the process are visible to those responsible for outcomes
Transparency means the important aspects of the Scrum process are visible to everyone responsible for outcomes, enabling proper Inspection.
What is the primary benefit of Scrum Teams being cross-functional?
Answer: The team can complete valuable work without requiring expertise from outside the team
Cross-functional teams have all necessary skills internally, enabling them to deliver complete Increments without depending on external people.
A new ScrumMaster notices the team never challenges the Product Owner's decisions, even when those decisions clearly threaten product quality. Which Scrum values is the team failing to live?
Answer: Courage and Openness
Courage means raising difficult issues and Openness means being honest about problems; teams should respectfully challenge decisions that harm quality.