How do you know that a Scrum Team is cross-functional? (Choose the best answer.)

The correct answer is A. Scrum Team has all the skills to create an increment by the end of every Sprint. A cross-functional Scrum Team collectively possesses all the skills necessary to create a potentially releasable Increment by the end of each Sprint - without depending on people outside the team. This does NOT mean every individual can do every task (eliminating D). Choice B…

Submitted by brentm· Apr 18, 2026Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework

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AScrum Team has all the skills to create an increment by the end of every Sprint.
BA few of the Development Team members pair program and do Test Driven Development.
CThere are no conflicts within the Scrum Team.
DEvery member of the Scrum Team is able to perform every task.

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A
89% (24)
C
7% (2)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

A cross-functional Scrum Team collectively possesses all the skills necessary to create a potentially releasable Increment by the end of each Sprint - without depending on people outside the team. This does NOT mean every individual can do every task (eliminating D). Choice B describes a specific engineering practice, not a definition of cross-functionality. Choice C describes team harmony, which is unrelated to skill coverage.

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