Scrum promotes self-organization. Which of these statements would NOT support self-organizing?

Question

Options

• AThe Development Team deciding what work to do in a Sprint.
• BRemoving the need for documentation.
• CBeing a lightweight framework.
• DRemoving titles for Development Team members.

• A
  12% (6)
• B
  79% (41)
• C
  6% (3)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Removing the need for documentation (B) does not support self-organization - it's simply unrelated to it. Self-organization is about teams having autonomy over how they work, not about eliminating documentation; in fact, Scrum still expects necessary documentation and doesn't prescribe removing it.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A directly describes self-organization - the Development Team choosing their own Sprint work (during Sprint Planning) is a core expression of it.
• C Scrum being a lightweight framework enables self-organization by leaving room for teams to decide their own practices rather than prescribing rigid processes.
• D Removing titles (no "Senior Dev," "Architect," etc.) within the Development Team eliminates hierarchy and supports equal, self-organizing collaboration.

Memory tip: Self-organization is about autonomy and structure, not paperwork. Any answer that sounds like a general "Agile myth" (e.g., "Agile means no documentation") is a trap - Scrum makes no such claim, so it can't support self-organization.

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