SCRUM The Developers Role 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: During the Daily Scrum, who is the primary audience and owner of the event?
- The Developers (Correct answer)
- The Product Owner
- Stakeholders
- The Scrum Master
Correct answer: The Developers
The Daily Scrum is for the Developers to inspect progress and plan the next day's work.
Question 2: If the Developers realize they will not finish all selected items, what should they do?
- Renegotiate the Sprint Backlog scope with the Product Owner (Correct answer)
- Silently drop the items
- Cancel the Sprint immediately
- Add more people mid-Sprint
Correct answer: Renegotiate the Sprint Backlog scope with the Product Owner
Scope may be renegotiated with the Product Owner as more is learned, keeping the Sprint Goal intact.
Question 3: Who is responsible for estimating the effort of Product Backlog items?
- The Developers (Correct answer)
- The Product Owner
- The Scrum Master
- The customer
Correct answer: The Developers
The people who will perform the work, the Developers, are responsible for sizing it.
Question 4: A Developer finishes their task early in the Sprint. What is the most Scrum-aligned action?
- Help teammates progress toward the Sprint Goal (Correct answer)
- Pull new work from the Product Backlog independently
- Wait until the next Daily Scrum to do anything
- Start a personal side project
Correct answer: Help teammates progress toward the Sprint Goal
Developers self-manage and collaborate to advance the whole team toward the Sprint Goal.
Question 5: Who is accountable when a single Developer's code introduces a defect?
- The Developers collectively (Correct answer)
- Only the individual who wrote the code
- The Scrum Master
- The Product Owner
Correct answer: The Developers collectively
Accountability for the Increment and its quality is held collectively by the Developers.
Question 6: How do the Developers relate to the Sprint Goal during the Sprint?
- They commit to it and let it guide their decisions (Correct answer)
- They ignore it once planning ends
- They renegotiate it daily
- Only the Scrum Master tracks it
Correct answer: They commit to it and let it guide their decisions
The Sprint Goal is the single objective the Developers commit to and use to guide their work.
Question 7: Who selects which Product Backlog items will be worked on during Sprint Planning?
- The Developers, in collaboration with the Product Owner (Correct answer)
- The Product Owner alone
- The Scrum Master
- Management
Correct answer: The Developers, in collaboration with the Product Owner
Developers select how many items to take into the Sprint, collaborating with the Product Owner.
SCRUM The Developers Role 3
During the Daily Scrum, who is the primary audience and owner of the event?