Who defines the final scope of a committed Iteration?

Question

Options

• AThe Agile Team
• BThe Scrum Master
• CThe Product Owner
• DThe Solution Owner

• A
  94% (29)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  3% (1)

Explanation

In Agile and SAFe, the Agile Team collectively commits to iteration scope during Iteration Planning - they assess their capacity, pull stories from the backlog, and make the final call on what is achievable within the timebox. This commitment belongs to the team because they are the ones doing the work and best understand their velocity and capacity.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B (Scrum Master): Facilitates the planning ceremony and removes impediments but has no authority over what the team commits to.
• C (Product Owner): Prioritizes and orders the backlog, proposes what should be done, but cannot unilaterally dictate scope - the team must agree it's achievable.
• D (Solution Owner): A SAFe role operating at the Large Solution level, not involved in individual team iteration scope decisions.

Memory tip: Think of it as a two-step handoff - the Product Owner proposes (here's what matters most), and the Agile Team commits (here's what we can actually deliver). Whoever commits owns the scope, and that's always the team.

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