Scrum Teams are self-managed and cross-functional. How does time-boxing promote self- management? (Choose the best two options)

Question

Options

• ATime-box does not allow enough time for stringent processes or meeting overhead.
• BTime-box eliminates complexity due to organizational hierarchy.
• CTime-box enables Scrum Team to determine the need for overtime as a percentage of the time-
• DTime-box helps everyone to focus on the same problem at the same time.
• ETime-box encourages team members closest to the problem to create the best possible solution in

• A
  6% (1)
• B
  6% (1)
• C
  12% (2)
• D
  76% (13)

Explanation

Time-boxing promotes self-management by creating a shared focus window (D) where the whole team aligns on the same goal simultaneously - no one is waiting for direction from above, they're moving together. It also (E) empowers the people with the deepest context - the developers actually doing the work - to decide how to deliver within that window, which is the essence of self-management. Option A is wrong because Scrum does have defined ceremonies and processes; time-boxing structures them, it doesn't eliminate them due to lack of time. Option B is wrong because time-boxing doesn't remove organizational hierarchy - self-managing teams operate within an organization, they just own their own work processes. Option C is a distractor because calculating overtime percentages is irrelevant to self-management and not a Scrum principle.

Memory tip: Think "D = Direction (same focus), E = Empowerment (experts decide)." Self-management means the team steers themselves - same compass heading (D) and the right people holding the wheel (E).

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