You have just been hired by a company new to Scrum. Your management has assigned you to be the Scrum Master of six new Scrum Teams. These teams will build one product. Select two conditions you…

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Options

• AEach Scrum Team should have a separate Product Backlog.
• BThere should be only one Product Owner.
• CThe product has one Product Backlog.
• DThere should be six Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team.
• EThere should be six Product Owners, reporting to a Chief Product Owner.

Explanation

Correct Answers: B and C

The Scrum Guide is explicit that one product has exactly one Product Backlog, which means there is also exactly one Product Owner accountable for it - even when multiple teams are involved. Having a single Product Backlog ensures all six teams share a unified prioritization and work toward the same product goal, with the Product Owner serving as the single source of truth for priority decisions.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is wrong because separate backlogs per team would fragment the product vision and cause coordination chaos - teams could work on conflicting or duplicate items.
• D is wrong because six Product Owners would create competing priorities and unclear accountability; the Scrum Guide explicitly does not support multiple POs for one product.
• E is wrong because "Chief Product Owner" is not a role defined anywhere in the Scrum Guide - it's a common distractor that introduces unnecessary hierarchy.

Memory tip: Use the "1-1-1 rule" - one product = one Product Backlog = one Product Owner. No matter how many teams build it, the product stays unified at the top. If you see any option multiplying POs or Backlogs per team, eliminate it immediately.

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