Who is accountable for creating a valuable and usable Increment each Sprint? (choose the best answer)

Question

Options

• AThe Developers.
• BThe Scrum Team.
• CThe Scrum Master.
• DThe Product Owner.
• EThe CEO.

Explanation

B. The Scrum Team is correct. The 2020 Scrum Guide explicitly states: "The entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating a valuable, useful Increment every Sprint." Accountability is shared across all three roles - Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Developers - not siloed to one person or group.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Developers) - Developers do the hands-on building work, but accountability for the valuable and usable outcome belongs to the whole team, not Developers alone.
• C (Scrum Master) - The Scrum Master is accountable for the effectiveness of the Scrum Team and coaching the framework, not for the Increment itself.
• D (Product Owner) - The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing value and managing the Product Backlog, but creating the Increment is a team responsibility.
• E (CEO) - The CEO has no defined role or accountability in the Scrum framework.

Memory tip: Think of the Scrum Team as a single unit that owns the outcome together - the PO defines what's valuable, the Developers build it, and the Scrum Master keeps the process healthy. No single role can deliver a valuable, usable Increment alone, so the accountability lands on the whole team.

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