Scrum artefacts & commitments
40 free practice questions with explanations
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Scrum artefacts & commitments: example questions & answers
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How many artefacts does Scrum define?
- A Two
- B Three ✓
- C Four
- D Five
Answer: Scrum defines three artefacts: the Product Backlog, the Sprint Backlog and the Increment.
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What is the commitment associated with the Product Backlog?
- A The Definition of Done
- B The Sprint Goal
- C The Product Goal ✓
- D The release plan
Answer: Each artefact has a commitment to reinforce empiricism. For the Product Backlog, the commitment is the Product Goal.
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What is the commitment associated with the Sprint Backlog?
- A The Product Goal
- B The Sprint Goal ✓
- C The Definition of Done
- D The Increment
Answer: The commitment for the Sprint Backlog is the Sprint Goal, the single objective for the Sprint.
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What is the commitment associated with the Increment?
- A The Sprint Goal
- B The Product Goal
- C The Definition of Done ✓
- D The Sprint Backlog
Answer: The commitment for the Increment is the Definition of Done, which describes the state of the Increment when it meets the quality measures required for the product.
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What is the Product Backlog?
- A A fixed contract of all requirements signed at project start
- B An emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product; the single source of work for the Scrum Team ✓
- C A list of bugs only
- D The plan for a single Sprint
Answer: The Product Backlog is an emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product. It is the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team.
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What is the Product Goal?
- A A target velocity for the team
- B A future state of the product that serves as a long-term objective for the Scrum Team ✓
- C The list of Sprint tasks
- D The Definition of Done for the release
Answer: The Product Goal describes a future state of the product and serves as the long-term objective for the Scrum Team. It is in the Product Backlog.