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

The Product Owner may take input from many sources but remains solely accountable for ordering the Product Backlog.

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

Scope may be clarified and renegotiated with the Product Owner as more is learned, as long as the Sprint Goal is not endangered.

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The Sprint may continue, but a Sprint becomes obsolete only if its goal is no longer valid, allowing cancellation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

A Sprint can be cancelled if its Sprint Goal becomes obsolete, a decision only the Product Owner can make.

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

A Definition of Done is appropriate to the product, so different products may have different definitions of quality.

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

Achieving the Sprint Goal can mean success even if some items are incomplete; unfinished items go back to the Product Backlog.

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