SCRUM Artifacts and Commitments 5

Question 1

A stakeholder asks the Product Owner to reorder the Product Backlog. What should the Product Owner do?

Accepted Answer

Consider the input but retain accountability for ordering

Answer

Immediately comply without question

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Delegate the decision to the Scrum Master

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Refuse all stakeholder input

Question 2

Midway through a Sprint, the Developers realize they need more work to meet the Sprint Goal. What can they do?

Accepted Answer

Add or remove work in the Sprint Backlog as long as the Sprint Goal stays intact

Answer

Cancel the Sprint immediately

Answer

Wait until the next Sprint Planning

Answer

Ask the Scrum Master to change the goal

Question 3

The Product Goal changes significantly. What is the impact on the Sprint in progress?

Accepted Answer

The Sprint may continue, but a Sprint becomes obsolete only if its goal is no longer valid, allowing cancellation

Answer

All Increments are immediately deleted

Answer

The Definition of Done must be rewritten

Answer

The Scrum Master takes over the backlog

Question 4

A team has two different Definitions of Done for two products. Is this acceptable?

Accepted Answer

Yes, each product can have a Definition of Done appropriate to it

Answer

No, all teams must share one global Definition

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No, Definitions of Done cannot vary

Answer

Only if the Scrum Master approves

Question 5

If the Sprint Goal is achieved but not all selected Product Backlog items are Done, what happens?

Accepted Answer

The Sprint can still be successful; incomplete items return to the Product Backlog

Answer

The Sprint is automatically a failure

Answer

The items are forced into the Increment

Answer

The Sprint is extended

Question 6

How does the Product Goal relate to individual Sprint Goals over time?

Accepted Answer

The Scrum Team fulfills one Product Goal through a series of Sprint Goals

Answer

Each Sprint Goal replaces the Product Goal

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Product Goals are set every Sprint

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Sprint Goals are unrelated to the Product Goal

Question 7

What ensures that the Sprint Backlog provides enough detail for the Developers to inspect progress at the Daily Scrum?

Accepted Answer

It is updated to reflect a real-time picture of the work toward the Sprint Goal

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It is frozen after Sprint Planning

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It lists only completed work

Answer

It is maintained by the Product Owner