According to the Scrum Guide, the Product Owner can cancel a Sprint, as he or she is responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Development Team. The other roles do not have this authority, although they may provide input and suggestions to the Product Owner.
The correct answer is B, because the Sprint Backlog is created during the Sprint Planning meeting. The Scrum Guide states that “the Sprint Backlog is the set of Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint, plus a plan for delivering the product Increment and realizing the Sprint Goal.â€
Question # 67
Who determines how work is performed during the Sprint?
The correct answer is B, because the Development Team determines how work is performed during the Sprint. The Scrum Guide states that “development Teams are self-organizing. No one (not even the Scrum Master) tells the Development Team how to turn Product Backlog into Increments of potentially releasable functionality.†Therefore, the Development Team has the autonomy and responsibility to organize and manage its own work.
Question # 68
When might a Sprint be abnormally cancelled?
A.
When the Development Team feels that the work is too hard.
B.
When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete.
C.
When the sales department has an important new opportunity.
D.
When it becomes clear that not everything will be finished by the end of the Sprint.
According to the Scrum Guide1, a Sprint can be cancelled before the Sprint time-box is over. Only the Product Owner has the authority to cancel the Sprint, although he or she may do so under influence from the stakeholders, the Developers, or the Scrum Master. A Sprint would be cancelled if the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete. This might occur if the company changes direction or if market or technology conditions change. In general, a Sprint should be cancelled if it no longer makes sense given the circumstances. But, due to the short duration of Sprints, cancellation rarely makes sense.
References:Â Scrum Guide
Question # 69
Who is responsible for clearly expressing Product Backlog items?
A.
The Scrum Master, or the Scrum Master may have the Development Team do it.
B.
The Scrum Master.
C.
The Product Owner.
D.
The business analyst who represents the Product Owner in the Development Team.
According to the Scrum Guide1, the Product Backlog is an ordered list of everything that is known to be needed in the product. It is the single source of requirements for any changes to be made to the product. The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing value resulting from work by Developers. The Product Owner is also accountable for effective Product Backlog management, which includes:
Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal;
Creating and clearly communicating Product Backlog items;
Ordering Product Backlog items; and
Ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understood.
Therefore, the Product Owner is responsible for clearly expressing Product Backlog items.
References:Â Scrum Guide
Question # 70
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.
