Facilitating Scrum Events Flashcards
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What is the maximum timebox for Sprint Planning for a four-week Sprint?
Answer: 8 hours
Sprint Planning for a one-month Sprint is timeboxed to a maximum of eight hours.
During a Sprint Review, a stakeholder requests a feature that was never in the Product Backlog. What should the Scrum Master facilitate?
Answer: Facilitate a discussion where the Product Owner considers the request and decides whether to add it to the Product Backlog
The Sprint Review is designed to gather feedback and adapt the Product Backlog; the Scrum Master facilitates that conversation while the Product Owner decides on backlog changes.
The Product Owner is frequently absent from Sprint Reviews. What should the Scrum Master do?
Answer: Coach the Product Owner on their accountability to attend and the risk of missing critical stakeholder feedback
The Scrum Master coaches the Product Owner on their responsibilities, including attending the Sprint Review to inspect the Increment and update the backlog based on stakeholder feedback.
What distinguishes the Sprint Retrospective from the Sprint Review?
Answer: The Review inspects the product Increment; the Retrospective inspects the team's process and ways of working
The Sprint Review focuses on the product (Increment and backlog), while the Retrospective focuses on the team's own process and relationships for continuous improvement.
A Scrum Master notices that the team's Retrospective action items are never implemented. What is the best response?
Answer: Facilitate a discussion about why actions aren't being completed and help the team commit to a smaller, achievable improvement each Sprint
The Scrum Master helps the team identify why improvements stall and coaches them to select one realistic improvement per Sprint to rebuild momentum.
During Sprint Planning, who is responsible for clarifying backlog items and their acceptance criteria?
Answer: The Product Owner, who is accountable for the Product Backlog and communicating its items
The Product Owner is accountable for the Product Backlog and must be present at Sprint Planning to clarify items and acceptance criteria for the Development Team.
A newly formed Scrum Team is unsure what to discuss during the Daily Scrum. Which guidance should the Scrum Master offer?
Answer: The Daily Scrum is flexible; the team should use it to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt their plan for the next 24 hours
The 2020 Scrum Guide removed the three fixed questions; the Daily Scrum's purpose is to inspect Sprint Goal progress and adapt the plan, using whatever structure helps the team.