Scrum Rookies vs Scrum Veterans

Correct Answer: The veteran is correct. According to Scrum Guide, the Product Owner is responsible for managing the Product Backlog.

The best answer is 'The veteran is correct. According to Scrum Guide, the Product Owner is responsible for managing the Product Backlog.' This is because according to Scrum Guide, the Product Owner is the one person responsible for managing the Product Backlog and ensuring the value of the work the Development Team performs. The Product Owner is responsible for the Product Backlog, its content, availability, and ordering. The other answers are incorrect. 'The rookie is correct. The Development Team should manage the Product Backlog.' is wrong because, while the Development team contributes by describing the technical aspects, they don't manage the backlog. 'Both are correct. The Product Backlog should be managed by both the Product Owner and the Development Team.' is also wrong as although the Development Team contributes, the primary responsibility lies with the Product Owner. 'Neither is correct. The Product Backlog should be managed by the Scrum Master.' is wrong because the Scrum Master does not manage the product backlog but helps the Product Owner in effective backlog management and the Development Team to understand the items on the backlog.

Correct Answer: The newbie is correct. There's no rule in Scrum stating that the Scrum Master role should rotate among team members.

The Scrum Guide does not mandate that the Scrum Master role should be rotated among team members in every sprint. The responsibility of the Scrum Master is to ensure that Scrum is understood and enacted by everyone in the team and they need to have a deep understanding of Scrum principles, theory, rules, and practices. It may be beneficial for knowledge sharing or team dynamics to rotate the role in some teams, but this is not a required or standard practice. Therefore, the claim by the Scrum veteran is not correct according to the Scrum Guide.

Correct Answer: Hold a retrospective to analyze the challenges and adapt the plan for future sprints.

While the first instinct might be to look for quick fixes or adjustments, the essence of Scrum lies in continuous improvement through reflection and adjustment. The correct answer is focused on leveraging the retrospective for its intended purpose - to understand what happened, why it happened, and how to adapt processes to improve. Prioritizing backlog items or reassessing velocity might be part of the solution, but they do not address the root cause and learning process as directly. Requiring stricter adherence to daily Scrum meetings misunderstands the flexibility and adaptability at the heart of Scrum and does not guarantee prevention of similar issues in the future.