Professional Scrum Master Artifacts and Commitments 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A Scrum Team works within an organization that has an existing Definition of Done. The team believes it is insufficient. What should they do?
- Ignore the organizational standard and create their own
- Use the organizational standard as a minimum and add stricter criteria (Correct answer)
- Escalate to management to get the standard changed before starting work
- Use the organizational standard exactly as written without additions
Correct 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.
Question 2: Which of the following is NOT a Scrum artifact?
- Product Backlog
- Sprint Backlog
- Burndown Chart (Correct answer)
- Increment
Correct answer: Burndown Chart
The Scrum Guide defines three artifacts: Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, and Increment; a Burndown Chart is a tool, not an artifact.
Question 3: The Sprint Goal is created during which Scrum event?
- Sprint Retrospective
- Sprint Review
- Sprint Planning (Correct answer)
- Daily Scrum
Correct answer: Sprint Planning
The Sprint Goal is crafted during Sprint Planning and provides the purpose and cohesion for the Sprint Backlog.
Question 4: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same product must have how many Definitions of Done?
- One per team to accommodate different working styles
- One shared Definition of Done for all teams (Correct answer)
- None — they use the organizational standard only
- Two — one for features and one for bug fixes
Correct 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.
Question 5: What happens to unfinished Product Backlog items at the end of a Sprint?
- They are automatically carried over to the next Sprint Backlog
- They are returned to the Product Backlog and re-ordered by the Product Owner (Correct answer)
- They are marked as failed and removed from the backlog
- The team extends the Sprint to complete them
Correct 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.
Question 6: The Product Goal describes which of the following?
- The work planned for the current Sprint
- The future state of the product the Scrum Team aims to achieve (Correct answer)
- The team's velocity over the last five Sprints
- The features requested by the top three stakeholders
Correct 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.
Question 7: A Product Owner wants to add a critical bug fix mid-Sprint directly to the Sprint Backlog without consulting the Developers. Is this acceptable?
- Yes, the Product Owner controls all backlog items at all times
- No, only the Developers manage the Sprint Backlog (Correct answer)
- Yes, as long as it does not affect the Sprint Goal
- No, the Sprint must be cancelled first
Correct 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.
Professional Scrum Master Artifacts and Commitments 3
A Scrum Team works within an organization that has an existing Definition of Done.
The team believes it is insufficient.
What should they do?