Scrum Artifacts and Commitments Flashcards
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A new team member asks where the Product Goal is documented. What is the correct answer?
Answer: In the Product Backlog
The Product Goal is part of the Product Backlog — it is the long-term objective the Product Backlog describes how to achieve.
The Scrum Team completes a Sprint but the Increment does not meet the Definition of Done. What happens to that work?
Answer: It is not included in the Increment and returned to the Product Backlog
Work that does not meet the Definition of Done cannot be part of the Increment and must be returned to the Product Backlog for future consideration.
Which statement BEST describes the relationship between the Sprint Goal and the Sprint Backlog?
Answer: The Sprint Backlog is the plan for achieving the Sprint Goal
The Sprint Backlog consists of the Sprint Goal, selected Product Backlog items, and the plan for delivering the Increment — so the backlog is the plan to achieve the goal.
A Product Owner wants to remove the Definition of Done to ship faster. As Scrum Master, what do you do?
Answer: Explain that the Definition of Done is mandatory and ensures transparency
The Definition of Done is a formal commitment in Scrum that creates transparency and ensures the Increment is truly done — it cannot simply be removed.
During Sprint Planning, the team cannot agree on a Sprint Goal. What should happen?
Answer: Continue the discussion until a meaningful Sprint Goal is agreed upon
The Sprint Goal must be finalized during Sprint Planning — it is the commitment of the Sprint Backlog and cannot be skipped.
What makes the Product Backlog an artifact that supports transparency?
Answer: It is visible to all and represents the single source of work for the Scrum Team
The Product Backlog is an emergent, ordered list visible to all stakeholders, making the upcoming work transparent to everyone.
An organization has multiple Scrum Teams working on the same product. How many Definitions of Done should exist?
Answer: One shared Definition of Done for all teams on the product
Multiple teams on the same product must share a single Definition of Done so their Increments can be combined into a coherent whole.