Artifacts and Commitments Flashcards
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What is the commitment associated with the Product Backlog?
Answer: Product Goal
The Product Goal is the commitment for the Product Backlog and describes a future state of the product.
What is the commitment associated with the Sprint Backlog?
Answer: Sprint Goal
The Sprint Goal is the single objective for the Sprint and is the commitment of the Sprint Backlog.
What is the commitment associated with the Increment?
Answer: Definition of Done
The Definition of Done is the commitment for the Increment, ensuring transparency about quality.
Why were commitments introduced for each artifact in Scrum?
Answer: To reinforce empiricism and focus by providing measures of progress
Commitments exist to reinforce empiricism and the Scrum values by giving each artifact a measure to progress against.
If a development team produces work that does not meet the Definition of Done, what should happen?
Answer: The work is not part of the Increment and returns to the Product Backlog
Work that does not meet the Definition of Done cannot be released or presented as part of the Increment and goes back to the Product Backlog.
Who is responsible for ensuring the Definition of Done is applied when it is an organizational standard?
Answer: The Scrum Team must follow it as a minimum
If an organizational Definition of Done exists, the Scrum Team must follow it as a minimum and may make it stricter.
How does the Sprint Goal affect the Developers during the Sprint?
Answer: It provides flexibility in terms of the exact work needed to achieve it
The Sprint Goal creates coherence and focus while allowing the Developers flexibility in the work needed to achieve it.