According to the Scrum Guide, the Development Team consists of professionals who do the work of delivering a potentially releasable Increment of "Done" product at the end of each Sprint. Development Teams are structured and empowered by the organization to organize and manage their own work. The resulting synergy optimizes the Development Team's overall efficiency and effectiveness. Cross-functional teams have all competencies needed to accomplish the work without depending on others not part of the team. The team model in Scrum is designed to optimize flexibility, creativity, and productivity.
Question 252
What is the accountability of the Product Owner during Sprint 0? (Choose the best answer.)
Correct Answer: A
There is no such thing as Sprint 0 in Scrum, as stated in: "Sprint 0 is a term used by some people who use Scrum to describe an initial period before starting Sprints where they do some upfront planning or analysis. However, this is not part of Scrum and contradicts its principles of empirical process control, iterative delivery, and responding to change."
Question 253
What is included in the Sprint Backlog?
Correct Answer: E
Question 254
(A new Developer is having continuing conflicts with existing members of the Scrum Team, which is impacting the delivery of the Increment. If necessary, who is responsible for removing the Developer from the Scrum Team? Choose the best answer.)
Correct Answer: C
The correct answer is C. Scrum defines accountabilities for product value, team effectiveness, and creating Done Increments, but it does not give the Scrum Master, Product Owner, or Scrum Team formal managerial authority to hire or fire people. Personnel decisions such as removing someone from a team are typically the responsibility of the organization and its management structure. In this case, the hiring manager or appropriate people manager would be responsible for removing the Developer if that becomes necessary. Option A is incorrect because although the Scrum Master helps remove impediments, that does not mean they have authority over employment or staffing decisions. Option B is incorrect because the Product Owner is accountable for maximizing product value, not for personnel management. Option D is incorrect because the Scrum Team is self-managing with respect to its work, but it does not generally have organizational authority to remove employees from the team. The Scrum Master should still help the team address the conflict by coaching, facilitating conversations, and improving collaboration. But if actual removal is required, that action belongs to the organization's management system, not to a Scrum accountability.
Question 255
When many Scrum Teams are working on a single product, what best describes the Definition of Done? (Choose the best answer.)
Correct Answer: D
According to the Scrum Guide, when many Scrum Teams are working on a single product, they must have a Definition of Done that makes their combined work potentially releasable. This ensures that there is a clear and consistent understanding of what "Done" means for the product and that there is no technical debt or unfinished work at the end of each Sprint. The other options are not valid descriptions of the Definition of Done for multiple Scrum Teams, as they either create inconsistency, confusion, or waste (such as having different definitions, discussing and reconciling differences during a hardening Sprint, or having the Scrum Masters define a common Definition of Done).
