PSPO-I · Question #126
Who determines how work is performed during the Sprint? (choose the best answer)
D. The Developers own how work gets done during the Sprint - this is a foundational principle of Scrum's self-managing teams. The Scrum Guide explicitly states that Developers decide internally how to organize and accomplish Sprint Backlog items, with no one outside telling…
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Who determines how work is performed during the Sprint? (choose the best answer)
Options
- AThe Scrum Master.
- BThe Scrum Team.
- CTeam manager.
- DThe Developers
- ESubject matter experts.
Explanation
D. The Developers own how work gets done during the Sprint - this is a foundational principle of Scrum's self-managing teams. The Scrum Guide explicitly states that Developers decide internally how to organize and accomplish Sprint Backlog items, with no one outside telling them how to do their technical work.
Why the others are wrong:
- A (Scrum Master): The Scrum Master is a servant-leader and coach, not a director of technical work.
- B (Scrum Team): This is tempting but too broad - the Scrum Team includes the Product Owner and Scrum Master, neither of whom dictate how work is performed.
- C (Team manager): Traditional management has no authority over Sprint execution in Scrum.
- E (Subject matter experts): External experts may advise, but they don't control how Developers work.
Memory tip: Think "who does the work, decides the work." The Developers do the Sprint Backlog, so they decide how to do it - that autonomy is what makes them self-managing, not just self-organizing.
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