Professional Scrum Master Professional Scrum Master Scrum Artifacts and Commitments Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

What is the commitment associated with the Product Backlog?

Accepted Answer

Product Goal

Answer

The Product Goal is the commitment for the Product Backlog, giving the team a long-term objective to plan against.

Question 2

A Development Team delivers an Increment that does not meet the Definition of Done. What should the Scrum Master do?

Accepted Answer

Coach the team on the importance of transparency and adherence to the Definition of Done

Answer

The Scrum Master should coach the team to uphold transparency and quality standards rather than compromise or escalate.

Question 3

Who is accountable for creating a Sprint Backlog that makes the Sprint Goal transparent?

Accepted Answer

The Developers

Answer

The Developers own the Sprint Backlog and are accountable for creating a plan that makes progress toward the Sprint Goal visible.

Question 4

During the Sprint, stakeholders request a change to the Definition of Done. What is the correct response?

Accepted Answer

The change can be discussed but only adopted at the start of the next Sprint or during Sprint Retrospective

Answer

Changes to the Definition of Done should be deliberated carefully and typically adopted going forward, not retroactively applied mid-Sprint.

Question 5

Which Scrum artifact provides transparency into the work selected for the current Sprint?

Accepted Answer

Sprint Backlog

Answer

The Sprint Backlog provides transparency into all the work the Developers identify as necessary to meet the Sprint Goal.

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