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PSM-I · Question #4

The Product Owner determines how many Product Backlog items the Development Team selects for a Sprint.

The correct answer is A. False. The correct answer is A, because the Product Owner does not determine how many Product Backlog items the Development Team selects for a Sprint. The Scrum Guide states that "the number of items selected from the Product Backlog for the Sprint is solely up to the Development…

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

Question

The Product Owner determines how many Product Backlog items the Development Team selects for a Sprint.

Options

  • AFalse.
  • BTrue, accordingly to what was committed to the stakeholders.
  • CTrue, but only after confirmation by the resource manager that the Team has enough capacity.
  • DTrue.
  • EFalse, the Scrum Master does that.
  • FFalse, capacity and commitment are the Project manager's responsibility.

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    94% (29)
  • E
    3% (1)
  • F
    3% (1)

Explanation

The correct answer is A, because the Product Owner does not determine how many Product Backlog items the Development Team selects for a Sprint. The Scrum Guide states that "the number of items selected from the Product Backlog for the Sprint is solely up to the Development Team. Only the Development Team can assess what it can accomplish over the upcoming Sprint." Therefore, the Development Team is responsible for choosing the scope of work for a

Topics

#Product Owner Role#Development Team Role#Sprint Planning#Self-organizing Teams

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