The Scrum Team Roles Flashcards
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A Developer consistently misses the Daily Scrum. Who is responsible for addressing this behavior?
Answer: The Developers as a self-managing team
Developers are self-managing and collectively responsible for their own working norms, including Daily Scrum participation.
The Product Owner is on vacation for two weeks. Who may reorder the Product Backlog?
Answer: No one — only the Product Owner may reorder the Product Backlog
The Product Owner is solely accountable for ordering the Product Backlog; this authority cannot be delegated without the Product Owner's explicit decision.
Which statement best describes a cross-functional Scrum Team?
Answer: The team collectively has all the skills required to create value each Sprint
Cross-functional means the team as a whole possesses all necessary skills; no individual member must master everything.
A manager asks the Scrum Master to assign specific tasks to individual Developers each Sprint. What should the Scrum Master do?
Answer: Explain that Developers self-organize and select their own work
Developers are self-managing and decide internally how to accomplish Sprint work; external task assignment undermines this principle.
How many Product Owners can a single Scrum Team have?
Answer: Exactly one
The Scrum Guide specifies exactly one Product Owner per Scrum Team to ensure clear accountability for maximizing product value.
Stakeholders want to attend the Daily Scrum to monitor progress. What should the Scrum Master do?
Answer: Explain that the Daily Scrum is for Developers and protect the event accordingly
The Daily Scrum is an event for Developers; the Scrum Master protects it from outside interference while finding other ways to keep stakeholders informed.
A Scrum Team is building software for an external client. The client insists on communicating directly with Developers to request new features. What is the correct Scrum approach?
Answer: Stakeholder requests should flow through the Product Owner to the Product Backlog
The Product Owner is accountable for managing the Product Backlog and is the single point of contact for stakeholder requests to protect the Developers' focus.