Scrum Artifacts and Commitments Flashcards
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When does an Increment come into existence?
Answer: As soon as a Product Backlog item meets the Definition of Done during a Sprint
An Increment is created as soon as any Product Backlog item meets the Definition of Done — multiple Increments can be created within a single Sprint.
The organization's standards exceed the Scrum Team's Definition of Done. Which standard applies?
Answer: The higher organizational standard must be used as a minimum
If organizational standards exist, the Definition of Done must comply with them as a minimum — the team's DoD can be stricter but never looser.
What happens to the Product Backlog when a product is retired?
Answer: It is eliminated along with the product
The Product Backlog exists as long as the product exists — when the product is retired, the Product Backlog is eliminated as well.
A Scrum Team produces an Increment that is potentially releasable but the Product Owner decides not to release it. Is this acceptable?
Answer: Yes, the Product Owner decides whether and when to release
The Product Owner decides whether to release an Increment — the team's job is to make it potentially releasable; the release decision belongs to the Product Owner.
Which Scrum value is MOST directly reinforced by the three artifact commitments?
Answer: Transparency
The three commitments (Product Goal, Sprint Goal, Definition of Done) exist to reinforce transparency by reducing ambiguity about each artifact's purpose and quality.
The Developers discover mid-Sprint that the Sprint Goal is unachievable due to new technical findings. What is the recommended action?
Answer: Continue the Sprint and collaborate with the Product Owner to rescope work within the Sprint Goal
Developers should collaborate with the Product Owner to negotiate the Sprint Backlog scope while keeping the Sprint Goal intact when possible — cancellation is a last resort.
Product Backlog refinement results in items being split, estimated, and clarified. Who is responsible for this work?
Answer: The Scrum Team collaboratively
Product Backlog refinement is a collaborative activity involving the entire Scrum Team — the Product Owner clarifies intent while Developers provide technical insight.