A Scrum Team is required to deliver a done Increment by the end of a Sprint. Select two statements that explain what done means. (choose the best two answers)

Question

Options

• ANo work is left to meet the Definition of Done.
• BWhatever the Product Owner defines as quality.
• CReady for integration.
• DReady to be released to end users.
• EAll work the Developers are willing to do.

Explanation

A and D are correct.

A is correct because "done" in Scrum is defined by the Definition of Done (DoD) - a formal, shared standard the Scrum Team commits to. An Increment is only done when every item on that checklist is satisfied with zero remaining work.

D is correct because the Scrum Guide explicitly states a Done Increment must be usable and potentially releasable - meaning end users could actually use it, not just that it passed some internal gate.

Why the others are wrong:

• B is wrong - the DoD is owned by the Scrum Team (or the organization), not the Product Owner alone; quality isn't arbitrary.
• C is wrong - "ready for integration" implies work still remains; a Done Increment is already integrated, not merely prepared for it.
• E is wrong - Done is determined by the DoD standard, not by Developer preference or capacity.

Memory tip: Think "DoD = Done, Done, Done" - no work left (A) and shippable to users (D). If an Increment isn't something you could hand to a real user today, it isn't truly done by Scrum standards.

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