PSPO Scrum Events and Artifacts 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What are the five Scrum events?
- Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Daily Standup, Demo, Retrospective
- Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, and the Sprint itself (Correct answer)
- Kickoff, Planning, Execution, Review, Close
- Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, Release Planning, and Stakeholder Review
Correct answer: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, and the Sprint itself
The five Scrum events are the Sprint (which contains the other four), Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.
Question 2: What are the three Scrum artifacts?
- Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, and Burndown Chart
- Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, and Increment (Correct answer)
- Vision Document, Release Plan, and Sprint Backlog
- Epic, User Story, and Task
Correct answer: Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, and Increment
The three Scrum artifacts are the Product Backlog, the Sprint Backlog, and the Increment, each with a corresponding commitment.
Question 3: What is the commitment associated with the Product Backlog?
- The Sprint Goal
- The Definition of Done
- The Product Goal (Correct answer)
- The Release Plan
Correct answer: The Product Goal
The Product Goal is the commitment for the Product Backlog, providing the long-term direction the backlog is designed to achieve.
Question 4: What is the Product Owner's role in the Sprint Retrospective?
- They do not attend the Retrospective
- They participate as a full Scrum Team member to inspect and improve team processes (Correct answer)
- They only attend to approve process changes
- They facilitate the Retrospective instead of the Scrum Master
Correct answer: They participate as a full Scrum Team member to inspect and improve team processes
The Product Owner is a full member of the Scrum Team and participates in Retrospectives to inspect collaboration, processes, and interactions for improvement.
Question 5: What makes the Daily Scrum different from a status report meeting?
- The Daily Scrum is run by the Scrum Master as a status update to management
- The Daily Scrum is a planning event for Developers to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt their plan (Correct answer)
- The Daily Scrum includes stakeholders providing daily direction
- The Daily Scrum is optional if the team communicates well
Correct answer: The Daily Scrum is a planning event for Developers to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt their plan
The Daily Scrum is a Developer-owned planning event focused on Sprint Goal progress, not a status update for management or the Product Owner.
Question 6: What is the Product Owner's primary contribution to the Sprint Retrospective?
- Providing feedback on team technical skills
- Sharing observations on collaboration, communication, and product delivery effectiveness from a value perspective (Correct answer)
- Setting process improvement goals for the next Sprint
- Evaluating individual Developer performance
Correct answer: Sharing observations on collaboration, communication, and product delivery effectiveness from a value perspective
The Product Owner brings a value-delivery perspective to the Retrospective, offering observations on how team processes affect the product's ability to deliver value.
PSPO Scrum Events and Artifacts 1
What are the five Scrum events?