Scrum Time-boxing

Correct Answer: Ask the team to break down stories into smaller, manageable chunks during Sprint Planning.

Carrying forward incomplete stories to the next Sprint is not a recommended practice in Agile Scrum since it can lead to scope creep, and would disrupt team velocity. The best option is to assist the team to break down larger user stories into smaller, more manageable chunks that can be completed within a Sprint (Answer 160298). This approach maintains the iterative nature of Agile and helps ensure that each Sprint delivers a potentially shippable increment, adding value and promoting feedback. The other possible answers are not best practices. Answer 160299 would encourage a lack of accountability and would not address the root cause of the issue. Answer 160300 incorrectly involves the Product Owner in technical tasks which is not within their responsibility and reducing story points does not impact the task completion rate. Answer 160301 would interfere with the fixed time schedule of a Sprint and detract from the principles of predictability and reliability in Scrum.

Correct Answer: Transfer the unfinished Story back to the Product Backlog and it can be prioritized in a future Sprint.

In Scrum, if a story cannot be completed within a given sprint, the best course of action is to transfer it back to the product backlog. There, it can be reprioritized for work in a future sprint. This is the preferred action because Scrum values sustainable work practices and quality. Requiring the team to work overtime breaches this principle and could lead to burnout and reduced quality. Leaving the story indefinitely unfinished would be a loss of value to the product and a waste of the invested work. Claiming the story is done when it's not, just to avoid being behind schedule, is dishonest and could lead to more complex problems in future, such as technical debt or loss of trust from the stakeholders. Therefore, the first case is the best answer.

Correct Answer: The Team should work with the Product Owner to add additional Product Backlog items to the Sprint.

The best answer is 'The Team should work with the Product Owner to add additional Product Backlog items to the Sprint.' According to Scrum guidelines, if the team finishes the items in the Sprint Backlog ahead of schedule, they should work with the Product Owner to bring in more backlog items to the Sprint. They do not have to wait until the next Sprint to begin these new tasks. Beginning the next Sprint immediately is incorrect because Sprints are time-boxed events with a definitive start and end date and cannot be modified. The notion of the team relaxing for the time they've gained contradicts the Scrum principle of maximizing the amount of work not done, which implies utilizing the time and resources efficiently. Lastly, the ScrumMaster deciding the next steps for the team is incorrect because according to Scrum, the team is self-organizing and decisions about what to work on next would typically emerge from discussions with the Product Owner and the team.