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1/5 · Scrum Team roles, accountabilities & theory · easy

Which five values does the Scrum Guide say must be embodied and lived by the Scrum Team to make empiricism and the Scrum pillars come alive and build trust?

ACommitment, Focus, Openness, Respect, and Courage

BTransparency, Inspection, Adaptation, Trust, and Collaboration

CSpeed, Quality, Cost, Scope, and Risk

DDiscipline, Accountability, Ownership, Integrity, and Teamwork

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A is correct. The Scrum Guide (2020) lists Commitment, Focus, Openness, Respect, and Courage as the five Scrum values. When the Scrum Team embodies these values, the pillars of transparency, inspection, and adaptation come to life and build trust with stakeholders.
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2/5 · Scrum Team roles, accountabilities & theory

A Product Owner asks a business analyst on the team to draft and refine Product Backlog items on her behalf. According to the Scrum Guide, what is true about this arrangement?

AThis is not allowed; only the Product Owner may ever touch the Product Backlog

BThe Product Owner may delegate this work to others, but remains accountable for it

COnce delegated, the business analyst becomes accountable for the Product Backlog instead of the Product Owner

DThis delegation effectively creates a two-person Product Owner arrangement for that Scrum Team

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B is correct. The Scrum Guide allows the Product Owner to delegate Product Backlog management work, such as drafting or refining items, to others, including Developers. However, accountability for effective Product Backlog management always remains with the Product Owner, who is still one person, not a committee.
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3/5 · Scrum Team roles, accountabilities & theory · easy

The Scrum Guide (2020) describes five values that successful use of Scrum depends on Scrum Team members living and learning. Which list correctly names all five?

AFocus, Transparency, Inspection, Adaptation, and Courage

BCommitment, Focus, Openness, Trust, and Accountability

CCommitment, Focus, Openness, Respect, and Courage

DCommitment, Collaboration, Openness, Respect, and Discipline

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C is correct. The Scrum Guide (2020) states that when the values of commitment, focus, openness, respect, and courage are embodied and lived by the Scrum Team, the empirical pillars of transparency, inspection, and adaptation come to life and build trust. Distinguishing the five values from the three pillars of empiricism is a common recall point.
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4/5 · Scrum Team roles, accountabilities & theory · easy

What guidance does the Scrum Guide (2020) give regarding the size of a Scrum Team?

ADevelopers should number 3 to 9, with the Product Owner and Scrum Master counted separately.

BTypically 10 or fewer people total, small enough to remain nimble yet large enough to complete significant work within a Sprint.

CIt should be exactly seven people, following common agile team-size folklore.

DNo size guidance is given, since Scrum is meant to scale to teams of any size.

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B is correct. The 2020 Guide moved away from earlier fixed Developer-count ranges and instead recommends the whole Scrum Team be 'typically 10 or fewer people,' balancing communication overhead against the ability to deliver a valuable Increment each Sprint. Guidance does exist — it is not left open-ended — and it applies to the Scrum Team as a whole rather than to Developers alone.
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5/5 · Scrum Team roles, accountabilities & theory

A Product Owner delegates day-to-day refinement of Product Backlog item descriptions to two Developers with close stakeholder contact. What remains true under the Scrum Guide (2020), regardless of this delegation?

AAccountability for the Product Backlog transfers entirely to the Developers performing the delegated refinement.

BThis delegation is not permitted, since only the Product Owner may ever interact with the Product Backlog.

CThe Scrum Master becomes accountable for the Product Backlog once delegation occurs.

DThe Product Owner remains accountable for effective Product Backlog management even though some of the work is delegated.

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D is correct. The Guide explicitly allows the Product Owner to delegate Product Backlog management work to others, such as Developers, but states the Product Owner 'remains accountable' regardless of who performs the work. Delegation changes who does the task, not who holds the accountability.
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