Artifacts and Commitments Flashcards
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A Scrum Team works within an organization that has an existing Definition of Done. The team believes it is insufficient. What should they do?
Answer: Use the organizational standard as a minimum and add stricter criteria
Teams must use the organizational Definition of Done as a minimum and may add stricter criteria to increase quality.
Which of the following is NOT a Scrum artifact?
Answer: Burndown Chart
The Scrum Guide defines three artifacts: Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, and Increment; a Burndown Chart is a tool, not an artifact.
The Sprint Goal is created during which Scrum event?
Answer: Sprint Planning
The Sprint Goal is crafted during Sprint Planning and provides the purpose and cohesion for the Sprint Backlog.
Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same product must have how many Definitions of Done?
Answer: One shared Definition of Done for all teams
When multiple teams work on the same product, they must use the same Definition of Done to ensure compatible, potentially releasable Increments.
What happens to unfinished Product Backlog items at the end of a Sprint?
Answer: They are returned to the Product Backlog and re-ordered by the Product Owner
Unfinished items return to the Product Backlog, where the Product Owner re-assesses their value and ordering.
The Product Goal describes which of the following?
Answer: The future state of the product the Scrum Team aims to achieve
The Product Goal is the long-term objective for the Scrum Team and describes a future state of the product that provides direction.
A Product Owner wants to add a critical bug fix mid-Sprint directly to the Sprint Backlog without consulting the Developers. Is this acceptable?
Answer: No, only the Developers manage the Sprint Backlog
The Sprint Backlog belongs to the Developers; the Product Owner must collaborate with them rather than unilaterally adding items.