Scrum Events and Activities Flashcards
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What triggers a Sprint cancellation in Scrum?
Answer: The Sprint Goal becomes obsolete
A Sprint is cancelled only when the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete, which is rare and decided solely by the Product Owner.
Which Scrum event is specifically designed to inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog?
Answer: Sprint Review
The Sprint Review is an informal working session where the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog as needed.
A Development Team member raises a technical impediment during the Daily Scrum. What is the appropriate next step?
Answer: Escalate it to the Scrum Master after the meeting
Detailed problem-solving happens after the Daily Scrum; the Scrum Master then helps remove or escalate impediments.
What does the Sprint Goal provide to the Development Team?
Answer: Flexibility in the work performed to achieve the objective
The Sprint Goal gives the Development Team flexibility in how they implement the work while pursuing a single coherent objective.
During a Sprint Review, who should be invited?
Answer: The Scrum Team and key stakeholders
The Sprint Review is attended by the Scrum Team and stakeholders invited by the Product Owner to inspect the Increment.
What should the Development Team do if it finishes all Sprint Backlog Items before the Sprint ends?
Answer: Pull in additional Product Backlog Items with the Product Owner's input
With capacity remaining, the team collaborates with the Product Owner to pull in more items from the Product Backlog.
How does the Sprint Retrospective differ from the Sprint Review?
Answer: The Retrospective inspects team processes; the Review inspects the Increment and business outcomes
The Sprint Review focuses on the product Increment and adapting the Product Backlog, while the Retrospective focuses on how the team works together.