CST CST Definition of Done & Team Self-Organization 3

Question 1

An organization wants to apply a single Definition of Done across five teams working on the same product. Who owns this shared DoD?

Accepted Answer

All Developers across the teams collectively, with organizational input

Answer

The Scrum Masters of all five teams jointly

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The Product Owner of the product

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The Release Manager or delivery lead

Question 2

Which practice helps a self-organizing team maintain alignment with the Sprint Goal when priorities shift mid-Sprint?

Accepted Answer

Daily Scrum

Answer

Sprint Planning re-runs

Answer

Emergency Scrum of Scrums

Answer

Escalation to the Product Owner for every change

Question 3

A team consistently delivers Increments but stakeholders say the quality is poor. What artifact should the CST examine first?

Accepted Answer

The Definition of Done

Answer

The Sprint Backlog

Answer

The Product Backlog

Answer

The Sprint Goal

Question 4

How does self-organization relate to accountability in Scrum?

Accepted Answer

The entire team is collectively accountable for the Increment's quality and value

Answer

Self-organizing teams have no individual accountability

Answer

Accountability belongs solely to the Scrum Master

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Only the Product Owner is accountable for outcomes

Question 5

A Developer wants to release an Increment to production but several DoD items are incomplete. What should happen?

Accepted Answer

The Increment cannot be released; it is not Done

Answer

Release with documented exceptions approved by the PO

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The Scrum Master may waive incomplete DoD items for a business deadline

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The Product Owner can override the DoD for high-priority business reasons

Question 6

When coaching a team on self-organization, a CST should emphasize that the Scrum Master's role is to:

Accepted Answer

Enable the team to develop its own problem-solving and decision-making capabilities

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Protect the team from all external influences and interruptions

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Serve as the team's technical lead on complex engineering decisions

Answer

Approve all Sprint Backlog items before work begins