SPRINT BACKLOG

Question 1

The Sprint Backlog contains only the Product Backlog Items selected by the Developers during the Sprint Planning meeting.

True or False?

Answer 1

FALSE

Please notice the word “only” in the question. The Sprint Backlog contains the selected items, but also the Sprint Goal and the plan. The Scrum Guide v2020 explains: “The Sprint Backlog is composed of the Sprint Goal (why), the set of Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint (what), as well as an actionable plan for delivering the Increment (how).”

Question 2

Who should create the Sprint plan?

PRODUCT OWNER
DEVELOPERS
SCRUM TEAM
THERE IS NO PLAN

Answer 2

DEVELOPERS

The plan for Sprint is within the Sprint Backlog. The Scrum Guide v2020 explains: “The Sprint Backlog is a plan by and for the Developers. […] However, the Developers are always accountable for […] creating a plan for the Sprint, the Sprint Backlog”

Question 3

Who decides when to update the Sprint Backlog?

SCRUM TEAM
SCRUM MASTER
PRODUCT OWNER
THE DEVELOPERS

Answer 3

THE DEVELOPERS

The Developers will update the Sprint Backlog regularly during the Sprint. The Scrum Guide v2020 explains: “The Sprint Backlog is a plan by and for the Developers. […] Consequently, the Sprint Backlog is updated throughout the Sprint as more is learned.”

Question 4

During the Sprint Planning meeting, the Scrum Team has created a sketch of how the checkout page should look. Which Scrum artifact should hold this new information?

THE PRODUCT BACKLOG
THE SPRINT BACKLOG
THE INCREMENT 
THE SCRUM BOARD
NONE

Answer 4

SPRINT BACKLOG

Anything that is a decomposition of the work required to complete a Product Backlog Item and create a working Increment will be placed in the Sprint Backlog. The Developers decide the format used to describe how the work to be done.

Question 5

Which of the following represents the commitment for the Sprint Backlog?

THE DEVELOPERS DO THEIR BEST TO COMPLETE THE WORK IN THE SPRINT BACKLOG
THE PRODUCT VISION 
THE PRODUCT GOAL 
THE SPRINT GOAL 
THE DEFINITION OF DONE

Answer 5

SPRINT GOAL

The Scrum Guide v2020 explains: “Each artifact contains a commitment […] For the Sprint Backlog it is the Sprint Goal.”

Question 6

A Sprint Backlog Item is the same thing as a Product Backlog Item.

TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 6

TRUE

The Scrum Guide does not make a specific reference to the term Sprint Backlog Item, but it is essentially the same thing with a Product Backlog Item (PBI). Nothing changes when an item is pulled from the Product Backlog into the Sprint Backlog. The decomposition work (tasks) associated with a PBI is part of the “plan” and not of the item itself.

Question 7

The Sprint Backlog is an output of the Sprint Planning meeting, as is the Product Goal.

True or False?

Answer 7

FALSE

The Sprint Goal is indeed an output of the Sprint Planning meeting, but not the Product Goal. Don’t confuse the Sprint Goal with the Product Goal.

Question 8

The Product Backlog refinement activity helps add details to Product Backlog Items for upcoming Sprints, but NOT for the current Sprint.

TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 8

TRUE

The name of the activity says everything: Product Backlog refinement. Anything in the Product Backlog is NOT in the current Sprint, as it would be in the Sprint Backlog. The fact that the Product Owner can help clarify items in the Sprint Backlog has nothing to do with this activity.