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Which of the following might the Scrum Team discuss during a Sprint Retrospective?
a) Methods of communication
b) The way the Scrum Team does Sprint Planning
c) Skills needed to improve the Developers ability to deliver
d) It’s Definition of Done
e) All of the above
e) All of the above
Tijdens een Sprint Retrospective kan het Scrum Team elk aspect van hun samenwerking en processen bespreken dat invloed heeft op hun effectiviteit en efficiëntie. Dit omvat methoden van communicatie, de manier waarop Sprint Planning wordt uitgevoerd, de vaardigheden die nodig zijn om beter te kunnen leveren, en de Definition of Done. Het doel van de Retrospective is om continu te verbeteren en aanpassingen door te voeren die de prestaties en tevredenheid van het team vergroten. Daarom is het belangrijk om een breed scala aan onderwerpen te overwegen die kunnen bijdragen aan deze verbeteringen.
While under development, the environment in which a product will be used changes and emerges. What is the effect on the Product Backlog?
a) There is no effect, because it has to stay the same until the end of the project
b) It is converted into requirements specification to ensure stability
c) It is archived and a new product backlog is created to take its place
d) It evolves to reflect what the product needs to be most valuable
d) It evolves to reflect what the product needs to be most valuable
In Scrum is de Product Backlog een dynamisch en levend document. Het moet voortdurend evolueren om de meest waardevolle en relevante werkitems te bevatten, gebaseerd op de veranderende behoeften en inzichten tijdens de ontwikkeling van het product. Dit iteratieve proces stelt teams in staat om snel te reageren op veranderingen en voortdurend de waarde van het product te maximaliseren. De aanpassingen aan de Product Backlog zorgen ervoor dat het team altijd werkt aan de meest waardevolle en prioritaire items.
Which of the following are the Developers not responsible for?
a) Monitoring and optimizing the work required to meet the sprint goal at least daily
b) Planning how to meet the Sprint Goal
c) Selecting the Product Owner
d) Resolving internal conflicts
e) Monitoring and increasing productivity
c) Selecting the Product Owner
In Scrum zijn de Developers verantwoordelijk voor veel aspecten van hun werk en samenwerking, waaronder het plannen van hun werk, het monitoren van de voortgang, en het optimaliseren van hun productiviteit. Echter, het selecteren van de Product Owner is niet hun verantwoordelijkheid. Dit wordt meestal gedaan door de organisatie, het management of een andere autoriteit binnen het bedrijf, aangezien de Product Owner een cruciale rol speelt in het vertegenwoordigen van de belangen van de stakeholders en het beheren van de Product Backlog.
Which topics should be discussed in the Sprint Review?
a) The process
b) Sprint results
c) Coding practices
d) All of the above
b) Sprint results
De Sprint Review is gericht op de resultaten van de sprint. Tijdens deze bijeenkomst demonstreert het team het voltooide werk aan de stakeholders en verzamelt feedback. Dit helpt bij het afstemmen van toekomstige werkprioriteiten en bij het maken van aanpassingen aan de Product Backlog. De Sprint Review is een kans voor inspectie en aanpassing op het niveau van het product en de Product Backlog, terwijl de Sprint Retrospective zich richt op het proces en teamdynamiek.
Which phrase best describes a Product Owner?
a) Team manager
b) Value optimizer
c) Requirements engineer
d) Go between Developers and customers
b) Value optimizer
De rol van de Product Owner is gericht op het maximaliseren van de waarde van het product dat door het Scrum Team wordt ontwikkeld. Dit omvat het definiëren en prioriteren van de Product Backlog-items op basis van waarde, het begrijpen van de behoeften en verwachtingen van de stakeholders, en ervoor zorgen dat het Development Team werkt aan de juiste dingen op het juiste moment. Het optimaliseren van waarde is de kern van wat de Product Owner doet en is de beste beschrijving van hun rol.
Which output from the Sprint Planning meeting provides the Developers with a target and overarching direction for the Sprint?
a) The release plan
b) The sprint goal
c) Sprint review minutes
d) The sprint backlog
b) The sprint goal
Tijdens de Sprint Planning meeting formuleert het Scrum Team de Sprint Goal. De Sprint Goal is een beknopte verklaring die beschrijft wat het Scrum Team tijdens de sprint wil bereiken. Het biedt een richting en doel voor het team om zich op te concentreren tijdens de sprint. Het is bedoeld als een richtlijn en dient als een focuspunt om ervoor te zorgen dat alle activiteiten en beslissingen tijdens de sprint bijdragen aan het bereiken van dit doel.
A Sprint Review is the only time that stakeholders and the Scrum Team come together.
a) True
b) False
b) False
Een Sprint Review is een belangrijke gebeurtenis in Scrum waarbij het Scrum Team (waaronder de Product Owner, Scrum Master en Developers) en stakeholders samenkomen om de resultaten van de sprint te inspecteren en feedback te verzamelen. Hoewel de Sprint Review een formele gelegenheid is om te demonstreren wat er tijdens de sprint is bereikt en om input te krijgen van stakeholders, is het niet de enige keer dat ze samenkomen.
Stakeholders kunnen betrokken zijn bij verschillende stadia van het ontwikkelingsproces, zoals het verstrekken van input voor de Product Backlog, het bijwonen van Sprint Planning om prioriteiten te begrijpen, en het verstrekken van feedback tijdens de Sprint zelf. Daarnaast kan er informele communicatie en samenwerking plaatsvinden tussen het Scrum Team en stakeholders gedurende de sprint, niet alleen tijdens de Sprint Review.
Daarom is stelling b) False correct: de Sprint Review is niet de enige keer dat stakeholders en het Scrum Team samenkomen; er zijn verschillende andere gelegenheden voor interactie en betrokkenheid gedurende het gehele ontwikkelingsproces.
Who creates a Product Backlog item’s estimate?
a) The Developers alone.
b) The Product Owner with input from the Developers.
c) The most senior people in the organization, including architects and subject matter experts.
d) The Developers after clarifying requirements with the Product Owner
e) The Scrum Master.
d) The Developers after clarifying requirements with the Product Owner.
In Scrum zijn de Developers verantwoordelijk voor het schatten van de Product Backlog-items omdat zij degenen zijn die het werk zullen uitvoeren en dus het beste in staat zijn om in te schatten hoeveel inspanning elk item zal kosten. Voordat ze een schatting maken, moeten ze ervoor zorgen dat ze de vereisten volledig begrijpen, wat vaak inhoudt dat ze de vereisten verduidelijken met de Product Owner. Dit helpt hen om realistische en nauwkeurige schattingen te maken.
When multiple scrum teams are working on the same project, they should make sure that each team has different Sprint start dates
a) True
b) False
b) False
During a Sprint , when is new work or further decomposition of work added to the Sprint Backlog
a) During the Daily Scrum after the Developers approves them.
b) When the Product Owner identifies a new work.
c) When the Scrum Master has time to enter them.
d) As soon as possible after they are identified.
d) As soon as possible after they are identified.
During a Sprint Retrospective, for what is the Scrum Master Responsible?
a) Prioritizing the resulting action items
b) Summarizing and reporting the discussions to management
c) Acting as scribe to capture the Developers answers
d) Facilitating and also participating as a Scrum Team member
d) Facilitating and also participating as a Scrum Team member
A properly functioning Scrum Team will have at least one Release Sprint and may well have several
a) True
b) False
b) False
Drawing a trend line through a release burndown chart indicates?
a) When all Sprint Backlog work will be completed and the Scrum Team will be released for other work
b) When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the backlog or the Developers
c) Cost of the project
d) When the project will be over if the Product Owner removes work that is equal in effort to any new work that is added
b) When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the backlog or the Developers
Which three activities will a Product Owner likely engage in during a Sprint?
a) Update the Sprint burndown chart
b) Prioritize the Developers activities
c) Run the Daily Scrum
d) Work with the stakeholders
e) Provide feedback
f) Answer questions from the Developers about items in the current Sprint
d) Work with the stakeholders
e) Provide feedback
f) Answer questions from, the Developers about items in the current Sprint
What are some consequences if the Developers do not have a consistent Definition of Done from Sprint to Sprint?
a) The Developers may not know how many Product Backlog items they can do in a Sprint
b) The Product Owner may not know what he/she is inspecting at the Sprint Review
c) The Product Owner may be unable to gauge the progress toward his/her goals
d) The Developers, may not know what work is entailed in completing selected Product Backlog items
e) All of the above
e) All of the above
The Developers have forecast an amount of Product Backlog items
they think they can accomplish and a Sprint.
Who determines how the Developers accomplish this work?
a) The various functional managers that the Team members report to
b) Knowledgeable architects or managers
c) The Scrum Master
d) The Developers
d) The Developers
A Scrum Master is introducing Scrum to new Developers. The Developers have decided that a Retrospective is unnecessary.
What action should the Scrum Master take?
a) Comply with the decision of the self managing team
b) Begin facilitating productive, useful retrospectives
c) Consult with the Product Owner to see how he/she feels about the situation
d) Call a meeting between the Developers and senior management
b) Begin facilitating productive, useful retrospectives
The Product Owner determines how many Product Backlog items the Developers selects for a Sprint
a) True, accordingly to what was committed to stakeholders
b) True
c) False
d) True, but only after confirmation by the resource manager that the Scrum Team has enough capacity
e) False, the Scrum Master does that
f) False, capacity and commitment are the Project Manager’s responsibility
c) False
choose as many as apply
What are the benefits of self managing to the Scrum Team?
a) Management can remove a failing resource more easily
b) Increased feeling of accountability
c) Increased commitment
d) Increased creativity
b) Increased feeling of accountability
c) Increased commitment
d) Increased creativity
Which technique is the least productive way for the Scrum Master to ensure that the Developers communicates effectively with the Product Owner?
a) Teach the Developers to talk in terms of business needs and objectives
b) Act as a go between for them
c) Teach the Product Owner about the technologies employed during the Sprints
d) Monitor communications between them
d) Monitor communications between them
Every Scrum Team must have a Product Owner and a Scrum Master
a) Yes, and they must be 100% dedicated to each team
b) Yes, and each Scrum Team’s performance may be affected by their degree of participation as influenced by any other responsibilities (e.g. other teams for which they are also the SM or PO)
c) No
b) Yes, and each Scrum Team’s performance may be affected by their degree of participation as influenced by any other responsibilities (e.g. other teams for which they are also the SM or PO)
The Product Owner must ship each Sprint Increment
a) When it makes sense
b) Whenever the Increment is free of defects
c) Without exception
d) To make sure the Developers ar e done every Sprint
a) When it makes sense
When should the Sprint Retrospective be held?
a) At the beginning of the last Sprint
b) In the middle of each Sprint
c) Only at the end of the last Sprint
d) At the end of each Sprint
d) At the end of each Sprint
What are the responsibilities of a Tester Developer (choose 2)
a) There is no specific tester role
b) Everyone is responsible for quality in Scrum
c) Finding bugs to assure quality
d) Checking the work of the Developers
a) There is no specific tester role
b) Everyone is responsible for quality in Scrum
Who determines when it is appropriate to update the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint
a) The Developers
b) The Product Owner
c) The Project Manager
d) The Scrum Team
a) The Developers
What does it mean for a Developer to be cross functional?
a) Developers are cross skilled individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software
b) Developers are not only developers but also business analysts, architects, developers, and testers
c) Developers are a virtual team drawing from separate teams of business analysts, architects, developers, and testers
d) Developers work closely with business analysts, architects, developers, and testers who are not on the team
a) Developers are cross skilled individuals who are able to contribute to do what is necessary to deliver an increment of software
What are two ways that architecture and infrastructure are handled in Scrum
a) They are discussed, determined and documented before the actual feature development Sprints
b) They are implemented along with functional development of the product
c) They are added to the Product Backlog and addressed in early Sprints, while always requiring at least some business functionality, no matter how small
d) They are built by a separate team through the creation of an architectural runway
b) They are implemented along with functional development of the product
c) They are added to the Product Backlog and addressed in early Sprints, while always requiring at least some business functionality
What is the tactic a Scrum Master should use to divide a group
of Developers into multiple Teams
a) Create teams based on their skills across multiple layers such as database, UI, etc.)
b) Ask the developers to divide themselves into teams
c) Ask the Product Owner to assign the people to
teams
b) Ask the developers to divide themselves into teams
At the end of a Sprint a Product Backlog item worked on during the
Sprint does not meet the Definition of Done. What two things should happen with the undone Product Backlog item?
a) Put it on the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with
b) Do not include the item in the Increment of this Sprint
c) If the stakeholders agree , the Product Owner can accept it and release it to the users
d) Review the item, add the “Done” part of the estimate to the velocity and create a Story for the remaining work
a) Put it on the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with
b) Do not include the item in the Increment of this Sprint
Which two ways to organize Developers are consistent with the Scrum values ?
a) Bring all the Developers together and let them self organize
b) Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing into the new structure
c) Managers collaborate to assign individuals to specific teams
d) The Chief Product Owner determines the new team structures and assignments
e) Managers personally re-assign current subordinates to new teams
a) Bring all the Developers together and let them self organize
b) Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing into the new structure
How much time is required after a Sprint to prepare for the next Sprint?
A. The break between Sprints is time-boxed to 1 week for 30 day sprints, and usually less for shorter sprints.
B. Enough time for the requirements for the next Sprint to be determined and documented.
C. Enough time for the Development team to finish the testing from the last Sprint.
D. None. A new Sprint starts immediately following the end of the
previous Sprint.
E. All of the above are allowed depending on the situation
D. None. A new Sprint starts immediately following the end of the
previous Sprint
A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Spr
In the Sprint Planning meeting, the Product Owner and the Development Team were unable to reach a clear understanding about the highest order Product Backlog items. Because of this, the Development Team couldn’t figure out how many Product Backlog items it could forecast for the
upcoming Sprint. They were able to agree on a Sprint Goal, however.
Which of the following two actions should the Scrum Master support? (Choose two.)
A. Cancel the Sprint. Send the entire team to an advanced Scrum training and then start a new Sprint.
B. Forecast the most likely Product Backlog items to meet the goal and create a Sprint Backlog based on a likely initial design and plan. Once the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is over, start the Sprint and continue to analyse, decompose, and create additional functionality during the Sprint.
C. Continue the Sprint Planning meeting past its time-box until an adequate num ber of Product Backlog items are well enough understood for the Development Team to make a complete forecast. Then start the Sprint.
D. Discuss in the upcoming Sprint Retrospective why this happened and what changes will make it less likely to recur.
E. Ask everyone to take as much time as needed to analyse the Product Backlog first, and then reconvene another Sprint Planning meeting
B. Forecast the most likely Product Backlog items to meet the goal and create a Sprint Backlog based on a likely initial design and plan. Once the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is over, start the Sprint and continue to analyse, decompose, and create additional functionality during the Sprint.
D. Discuss in the upcoming Sprint Retrospective why this happened and what changes will make it less likely to recur.
If the work turns out to be different than the Development Team expected, they collaborate with the Product Owner to negotiate the scope of Sprint Backlog within the Sprint.
Which answer best describes the topics covered in Sprint Planning?
A. What to do and who will do it.
B. How conditions have changed and how the Product Backlog should evolve.
C. What can be done and how to do it.
D. What went wrong in the last Sprint and what to do differently this Sprint.
E. Who is on the team and what team member roles will be.
C. What can be done and how to do it.
Topic One: What can be done this Sprint?
Topic Two: How will the chosen work get done?
Which of the following is required by Scrum? (Choose all that apply.)
A. Sprint Retrospective.
B. Members must be stand up at the Daily Scrum.
C. Sprint Burndown Chart.
D. Release planning.
E. All of the above.
A. Sprint Retrospective.
What is the purpose of a Sprint Review?
A. To take time to judge the validity of the project.
B. To inspect the product increment with the stakeholders and collect feedback on next steps.
C. To review the Scrum Team’s activities and processes during the Sprint.
D. To build team sprint.
B. To inspect the product increment with the stakeholders and collect feedback on next steps.
inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog if needed
Who determines when it is appropriate to update the Sprint Backlog during a Sprint?
A. The Project Manager.
B. The Development Team.
C. The Scrum Team.
D. The Product Owner
B. The Development Team.
The Development Team modifies the Sprint Backlog throughout the Sprint
The purpose of a Sprint is to produce a done Increment of product.
A. True
B. False
A. True
a time-box of one month or less during which a “Done”, useable, and potentially releasable product Increment is created
Who creates the definition of “Done”?
A. The Scrum Master as he/she is responsible for the Development Team’s productivity.
B. The Scrum Team, in a collaborative effort where the result is the common denominator of all members’ definition.
C. The Product Owner as he/she is responsible for the product’s success.
D. The development organization (or Development Team if none is available from the development organization).
D. The development organization (or Development Team if none is available from the development organization).
guidelines of the development organization - the Development Team - the
Development Teams on all the Scrum Teams must mutually define the definition of “Done.”
Five new Scrum Teams have been created to build one product. A few of the developers on one of the Development Teams ask the Scrum Master how to coordinate their work with the other teams.
What should the Scrum Master do?
A. Teach the Product Owner to work with the lead developers on ordering Product Backlog in a way to avoid too much technical and development overlap during a Sprint.
B. Teach them that it is their responsibility to work with the other teams to create an integrated increment.
C. Collect the Sprint tasks from the teams at the end of their Sprint Planning and merge that into a consolidated plan for the entire Sprint.
D. Visit the five teams each day to inspect that their Sprint Backlogs are aligned.
Five new Scrum Teams have been created to build one product. A few of the developers on one of the Development Teams ask the Scrum Master how to coordinate their work with the other teams.
From the Nexus guide: Nexus Integration Team Members ensure the Scrum Teams within the Nexus understand and implement the practices and tools needed to detect dependencies, and frequently integrate all artifacts to the definition of “Done.” If there are multiple Scrum Teams working on the system or product release, the development teams on all of the Scrum Teams must mutually define the definition of “Done.”Although other sources say C is the correct answer, check the discussion on scrum.org community. The best reasons not to choose for C is that this will turn the 5 teams in 1 big team and it is not the task of the scrum master, the servant-leader to do this.
Which two things should the Development Team do during the first Sprint? (Choose two.)
A. Make up a plan for the rest of the project.
B. Analyze, describe, and document the requirements for the subsequent Sprints.
C. Develop at least one piece of functionality.
D. Analyze, design, and describe the complete architecture and infrastructure.
E. Create an increment of potentially releasable software.
C. Develop at least one piece of functionality.
E. Create an increment of potentially releasable software.
during which a “Done”, useable, and potentially releasable product Increment
is created
What are three ways Scrum promotes self-organization? (Choose three.)
A. By not allowing documentation.
B. By the Development Team deciding what work to do in a Sprint.
C. By preventing stakeholders from entering the development room.
D. By removing titles for Development Team members.
E. By being a lightweight framework
B. By the Development Team deciding what work to do in a Sprint.
D. By removing titles for Development Team members.
E. By being a lightweight framework
B: The number of items selected from the Product Backlog for the Sprint is solely up to the Development Team.
D: Scrum recognizes no titles for Development Team members
E: The team model in Scrum is designed to optimize flexibility, creativity, and productivity
What is the key concern when multiple Development Teams are working from the same Product Backlog?
A. Minimizing dependencies between teams.
B. Clear definition of requirements.
C. Meeting original scope projections.
D. Making sure there’s enough work for everyone on every team.
E. Maximizing velocity.
A. Minimizing dependencies between teams.
From the Nexus guide: The difference is that more attention is paid to dependencies and interoperation between Scrum Teams
What does it mean to say that an event has a time-box?
A. The event must happen at a set time.
B. The event must happen by a given time.
C. The event must take at least a minimum amount of time.
D. The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time
D. The event can take no more than a maximum amount of time
All events are time-boxed events, such that every event has a maximum
duration
Which outcome is expected as Scrum Teams mature?
A. They will improve their definition of “Done” to include more stringent criteria.
B. The Sprint Retrospectives will grow to be longer than 4 hours.
C. There is no need for a time-boxed Sprint, since time-boxes are only for new Scrum Teams.
D. Sprint Reviews will no longer be needed.
E. A Scrum Master is no longer needed since they are a mature team now.
A. They will improve their definition of “Done” to include more stringent criteria.
… to include more stringent criteria for higher quality.
The Product Owner must release each Increment to production.
A. When it makes sense.
B. To make sure the Development Team is done every Sprint.
C. Whenever the product is free of defects.
D. Without exception.
A. When it makes sense.
regardless of whether the Product Owner decides to release it.
What is the main reason for the Scrum Master to be at the Daily Scrum?
A. To gather status and progress information to report to management.
B. To write down any changes to the Sprint Backlog, including adding new items, and tracking progress on the burn-down.
C. He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Development Team has a Daily Scrum.
D. To make sure every team member answers the three questions.
C. He or she does not have to be there; he or she only has to ensure the Development Team has a Daily Scrum
The Scrum Master ensures that the Development Team has the meeting
You have six teams using a traditional method to deliver a product. Your management has asked you to start using Scrum. In the initial project there were separate plans and teams for the layers of a software system, i.e. one for the front-end, one for the middle tier, one for the back-end, and one for
the interfaces and services.
This resembles what is known as component teams. But you have read
that it’s a good idea to have teams organized by feature.
What are the advantages of keeping component teams while starting Scrum?
A. There’s less initial disruption than organizing into new teams. As they start, they will discover what works best, and how to potentially re-organize towards this.
B. Component teams generally have the skills needed to create a working Increment of software that provides business value.
C. Because they have worked together for some time, they are likely able to start producing shippable Increments faster that new feature teams would.
D. There are fewer cross-team dependencies than working in feature teams.
The correct advantages of keeping component teams while starting Scrum are:
A. There’s less initial disruption than organizing into new teams. As they start, they will discover what works best, and how to potentially re-organize towards this.
C. Because they have worked together for some time, they are likely able to start producing shippable Increments faster that new feature teams would.
Let’s explain why the other options (B and D) are not correct:
B. Component teams generally have the skills needed to create a working Increment of software that provides business value.
This is not necessarily true. Component teams often specialize in a specific layer of the software, like the front-end or back-end, but may lack the end-to-end skills needed to deliver a complete, business-valuable Increment independently. Scrum encourages feature teams precisely because they have all the skills needed to deliver a complete Increment.
D. There are fewer cross-team dependencies than working in feature teams.
This is incorrect. Component teams often result in more cross-team dependencies because each team is dependent on other teams to deliver a complete feature. In contrast, feature teams can often deliver complete features with fewer dependencies on other teams.
How should Product Backlog items be chosen when multiple Scrum Teams work from the same Product Backlog?
A. The Scrum Team with the highest velocity pulls Product Backlog items first.
B. The Development Teams pull in work in agreement with the Product Owner.
C. The Product Owner should provide each team with its own Product Backlog.
D. Each Scrum Team takes an equal number of items.
E. The Product Owner decides
B. The Development Teams pull in work in agreement with the Product Owner.
solely up to the Development Team. Only the Development Team can assess
what it can accomplish
How often should Development Team membership change?
A. As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity.
B. Never, because it reduces productivity.
C. As needed, with no special allowance for changes in productivity.
D. Every Sprint to promote shared learning.
A. As needed, while taking into account a short term reduction in productivity.
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
Who should make sure everyone on the Development Team does his or her tasks for the Sprint?
A. The Project Manager.
B. The Product Owner.
C. The Scrum Master.
D. The Development Team.
E. All of the above.
D. The Development Team.
They are self-organizing. No one (not even the Scrum Master) tells the Development Team how
When is it most appropriate for a Development Team to change the definition of “Done”?
A. During Spring Planning.
B. Prior to starting a new Sprint.
C. During the Sprint Retrospective.
D. Prior to starting a new project
C. During the Sprint Retrospective.
by improving work processes or adapting the definition of “Done”, if appropriate
The Daily Scrum is an event that happens every day. What would be three key concerns if the frequency were to be lowered to every two or three days? (Choose three.)
A. Opportunities to inspect and adapt the Sprint Backlog are lost.
B. Impediments are raised and resolved more slowly.
C. The Product Owner cannot accurately report progress to the stakeholders.
D. Too much work is spent updating the Scrum board before the meeting.
E. The Scrum Master loses the ability to update the Gantt chart properly
A. Opportunities to inspect and adapt the Sprint Backlog are lost.
B. Impediments are raised and resolved more slowly.
(C.) The Product Owner cannot accurately report progress to the stakeholders.
Lowering the frequency of the Daily Scrum to every two or three days would introduce several key concerns. The most significant ones are:
A. Opportunities to inspect and adapt the Sprint Backlog are lost - Daily Scrums allow the team to frequently review and adjust the Sprint Backlog based on the current progress and any new information. If this opportunity is reduced, the team may miss timely adjustments that can improve the chances of meeting the Sprint Goal.
B. Impediments are raised and resolved more slowly - One of the main purposes of the Daily Scrum is to identify impediments as soon as possible so they can be addressed quickly. If the meetings are less frequent, there may be delays in identifying and resolving issues, which can hinder progress and reduce productivity.
C. The Product Owner cannot accurately report progress to the stakeholders - Although the Daily Scrum is primarily for the Development Team, it indirectly supports the Product Owner by providing up-to-date information on the team’s progress. Less frequent meetings can lead to outdated information, making it harder for the Product Owner to give accurate and current progress reports to stakeholders.
Concerns D and E are not relevant in the context of Scrum practices:
D. Too much work is spent updating the Scrum board before the meeting - This is not a key concern because the Scrum board should be continuously updated as work progresses, not just before meetings.
E. The Scrum Master loses the ability to update the Gantt chart properly - This concern is not applicable as Gantt charts are not a typical tool used within Scrum, which focuses on more agile and iterative tracking methods.
Therefore, the three key concerns are A, B, and C.
