SCRUM The Five Scrum Values 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The team commits to achieving the Sprint Goal and supporting each other. Which value is shown?
- Commitment (Correct answer)
- Courage
- Respect
- Openness
Correct answer: Commitment
Commitment means the team dedicates itself to achieving its goals and supporting one another.
Question 2: In Scrum, the team commits to what — rather than to a fixed scope of work?
- The Sprint Goal (Correct answer)
- A specific number of story points
- Every Product Backlog item
- The release date
Correct answer: The Sprint Goal
The Scrum Team commits to achieving the Sprint Goal, not to completing a fixed list of items.
Question 3: A stakeholder pressures the team to hide a known defect before the Sprint Review. Acting with which value would the team disclose it instead?
- Openness (Correct answer)
- Focus
- Commitment
- Velocity
Correct answer: Openness
Openness requires being transparent about the real state of the work, including defects.
Question 4: Two developers disagree on a design approach but listen to and value each other's perspective. Which value is at work?
- Respect (Correct answer)
- Courage
- Focus
- Commitment
Correct answer: Respect
Respect means valuing teammates' viewpoints even during disagreement.
Question 5: A Product Owner raises an uncomfortable truth that the product strategy is failing. This best illustrates which value?
- Courage (Correct answer)
- Openness
- Focus
- Commitment
Correct answer: Courage
Courage is needed to do the right thing and tackle tough problems and truths.
Question 6: How do the Scrum values relate to the Scrum Master's responsibilities?
- The Scrum Master helps the team and organization live the values (Correct answer)
- The Scrum Master enforces values through penalties
- The values replace the Scrum Master role
- The Scrum Master ignores values and tracks velocity
Correct answer: The Scrum Master helps the team and organization live the values
The Scrum Master coaches the team and organization to embody the Scrum values.
Question 7: Which statement about the Scrum values is TRUE?
- They are not a checklist but guide behavior and decisions (Correct answer)
- They are optional and rarely used
- They apply only to the Scrum Master
- They replace the need for the Definition of Done
Correct answer: They are not a checklist but guide behavior and decisions
The values are guiding principles for behavior, not a checklist to tick off.
The team commits to achieving the Sprint Goal and supporting each other.
Which value is shown?