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1/10 · Scrum Theory & Values
Which of the following is explicitly required by the Scrum Guide (2020)?
AWriting all Product Backlog items as user stories.
BEstimating Product Backlog items in story points.
CTracking team velocity from Sprint to Sprint.
DA shared Definition of Done that the Scrum Team uses to assess when work on the product Increment is complete.
Show answer & explanation
D is correct. The 2020 Scrum Guide mandates a Definition of Done as part of the Scrum artifacts, but it never prescribes estimation techniques or backlog-item formats such as story points, velocity, or user stories — these are common industry practices layered on top of Scrum, not Scrum rules themselves.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Theory & Values
2/10 · Scrum Team & Accountabilities
According to the Scrum Guide, a Scrum Team is composed of which roles?
AOne Scrum Master, one Product Owner, and Developers
BA Project Manager, a Business Analyst, and a group of Developers
CA Product Owner and self-organizing sub-teams, each with its own Scrum Master
DA Product Owner, a Scrum Master, and a Development Team led by a Team Lead
Show answer & explanation
A is correct. The Scrum Guide (2020) states plainly: 'The Scrum Team consists of one Scrum Master, one Product Owner, and Developers.' It further specifies there are no sub-teams or hierarchies within this single, cohesive unit.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Team & Accountabilities
3/10 · Scrum Events
According to the Scrum Guide, what is the maximum allowable duration of a Sprint?
AUp to six weeks, to allow more work to be completed per Sprint.
BOne month or less.
CThere is no maximum; the Scrum Master sets Sprint length based on team velocity.
DExactly two weeks, as this is the only Sprint length the Guide permits.
Show answer & explanation
B is correct. The Scrum Guide (2020) states Sprints are fixed length events of one month or less to create consistency. This maximum enables predictability by ensuring inspection and adaptation of progress toward a Product Goal at least every calendar month. Any Sprint length up to a month is allowed, but not longer.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Events
4/10 · Scrum Artifacts & Commitments
Which of the following statements about the Product Backlog is stated in the Scrum Guide?
AIt is one of several equally authoritative lists of work that different departments may maintain in parallel with the Scrum Team's plan.
BIt is maintained exclusively by the Developers and is updated only during the Sprint Retrospective.
CIt is a fixed list of requirements approved at project kickoff and locked for the duration of the product's life.
DIt is an emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product, and it is the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team.
Show answer & explanation
D is correct. The Scrum Guide states the Product Backlog is 'an emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product' and 'the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team.' No text supports a frozen scope document, multiple parallel authoritative lists, or a Retrospective-only update cadence.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Artifacts & Commitments
5/10 · Scrum Theory & Values
Which of the following is one of the five events actually defined by the Scrum Guide (2020)?
ASprint Zero
BHardening Sprint
CRelease Sprint
DSprint Retrospective
Show answer & explanation
D is correct. The Scrum Guide (2020) defines exactly five events: the Sprint itself, Sprint Planning, the Daily Scrum, the Sprint Review, and the Sprint Retrospective. Terms like Release Sprint, Hardening Sprint, and Sprint Zero are folklore that grew up around Scrum but have no basis in the Guide.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Theory & Values
6/10 · Scrum Team & Accountabilities
Per the Scrum Guide, what guidance does it give about the size of the Scrum Team?
AExactly 7 people, plus or minus 2, not counting the Product Owner or Scrum Master
BNo fixed limit; a Scrum Team can be any size as long as it holds a Daily Scrum
CBetween 3 and 9 Developers, with the Scrum Master and Product Owner counted separately with no upper bound
DSmall enough to remain nimble and large enough to complete significant work within a Sprint, typically 10 or fewer people
Show answer & explanation
D is correct. The 2020 Scrum Guide says the Scrum Team is 'small enough to remain nimble and large enough to complete significant work within a Sprint, typically 10 or fewer people,' applying to the whole team, not only the Developers.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Team & Accountabilities
7/10 · Scrum Events
Per the Scrum Guide, when does a new Sprint start?
AImmediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
BAfter a short cooldown break so the Developers can recover between Sprints.
COnce all Sprint Retrospective action items from the prior Sprint have been implemented.
DOnly after the Product Owner formally signs off on the previous Sprint's Increment.
Show answer & explanation
A is correct. The Scrum Guide (2020) is explicit that a new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint, keeping Sprints continuous with no idle time between them.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Events
8/10 · Scrum Artifacts & Commitments
In the Scrum Guide's model, each of the three artifacts has an associated commitment that reinforces empiricism and focus. Which commitment corresponds to the Product Backlog?
ADefinition of Ready
BSprint Goal
CProduct Goal
DDefinition of Done
Show answer & explanation
C is correct. The Scrum Guide names three commitments: the Product Goal for the Product Backlog, the Sprint Goal for the Sprint Backlog, and the Definition of Done for the Increment. 'Definition of Ready' does not appear in the Guide at all.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Artifacts & Commitments
9/10 · Scrum Theory & Values · hard
A functional manager outside the Scrum Team assigns specific Sprint Backlog tasks to individual Developers based on their job titles (e.g., 'the database specialist always does the database tasks'), overriding the Developers' own task selection. According to the Scrum Guide (2020) concept of self-management, what is the issue?
AThis reflects the 2020 Guide's intent, since self-managing shifted 'who' decisions from the team to line managers.
BThis is acceptable because the Scrum Master must approve all managerial task assignments in advance.
CThis violates self-management, since the Scrum Team — not people outside it — should internally decide who does what, when, and how.
DThere is no issue; the Guide allows functional managers to assign tasks as long as the Sprint Goal is still met.
Show answer & explanation
C is correct. The Scrum Guide (2020) describes Scrum Teams as self-managing, meaning they internally decide who does what, when, and how. A functional manager outside the team dictating task assignment by job title contradicts this internal, team-driven decision-making that the Guide describes.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Theory & Values
10/10 · Scrum Theory & Values · hard
Believing the Sprint Review to be a simple status update, a team replaces it with a written progress email sent to stakeholders, reasoning that email 'achieves the same transparency' more efficiently. Under the Scrum Guide (2020), is this consistent with practicing Scrum?
AYes, provided the email is sent within the same timebox that a Sprint Review would have used.
BNo — the Sprint Review is one of the five prescribed events, and replacing it means implementing only part of Scrum, which the Guide says is not Scrum.
CYes, since the Guide only cares about the outcome of transparency, not the specific event used to achieve it.
DNo, but only because email is not considered a secure enough communication method by the Guide.
Show answer & explanation
B is correct. The Sprint Review is one of the five formal events the Scrum Guide (2020) prescribes. Because the Guide treats Scrum's events, roles, artifacts, and rules as immutable, substituting a different communication method for a required event still results in implementing only part of Scrum — which, per the Guide, is not Scrum.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Theory & Values
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