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During the Sprint Review, the stakeholder’s role is not to reorder the Product Backlog, but rather to provide feedback and suggestions on the product and the process. Therefore, the answer is false because:

• The Sprint Review is an informal meeting, not a status meeting, and the presentation of the Increment is intended to elicit feedback and foster collaboration. The stakeholders are invited to attend the Sprint Review as observers, participants, or customers, and they can share their opinions, ideas, or requests regarding the product and its features, functionality, quality, value, etc.
• The ordering of the Product Backlog is the sole responsibility of the Product Owner. They order Product Backlog items to best achieve goals and missions. The Product Owner may consider the feedback and suggestions from the stakeholders, as well as other factors such as dependencies, risks, costs, etc., when ordering the Product Backlog. However, they are not obliged to follow or implement them.
• The Product Backlog is not a fixed or final list of requirements, but rather an emergent and dynamic artifact that represents all the possible changes to the product. The Product Owner is accountable for effective Product Backlog management, which includes refining, communicating, and optimizing the Product Backlog items. The Product Owner may update the Product Backlog at any time, not only during the Sprint Review.

References:

• Scrum Guide 2020, page 11: “The ordering of the items in the Product Backlog is the sole responsibility of the Product Owner.”
• Scrum Guide 2020, page 11: “The Product Owner is accountable for effective Product Backlog management, which includes … ordering Product Backlog items; and ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understood.”
• Scrum Guide 2020, page 15: “The Sprint Review is an informal meeting, not a status meeting, and the presentation of the Increment is intended to elicit feedback and foster collaboration.”

 New work or further decomposition of work is added to the Sprint Backlog as soon as possible after it is identified because:

• It reflects the current state of the Sprint. The Sprint Backlog is a plan that the Developers create and update throughout the Sprint, based on their progress, learnings, and changes. By adding new work or further decomposition of work to the Sprint Backlog promptly, the Developers can ensure that the Sprint Backlog is transparent, accurate, and up-to-date.
• It enables the Developers to self-manage their work. The Developers are accountable for organizing and managing their own work, and they have the authority to change the Sprint Backlog as needed. By adding new work or further decomposition of work to the Sprint Backlog promptly, the Developers can exercise their autonomy and empowerment, and adjust their plan accordingly.
• It supports the achievement of the Sprint Goal. The Sprint Goal is a single objective that provides guidance and focus for the Developers throughout the Sprint. By adding new work or further decomposition of work to the Sprint Backlog promptly, the Developers can ensure that their work is aligned with and contributes to the Sprint Goal.

References:

• Scrum Guide 2020, page 6: “Developers are the people in the Scrum Team that are committed to creating any aspect of a usable Increment each Sprint.”
• Scrum Guide 2020, page 6: “The Developers are accountable for … organizing and managing their work.”
• Scrum Guide 2020, page 10: “The Sprint Goal is a single objective for the Sprint.”
• Scrum Guide 2020, page 14: “The purpose of each Sprint is to deliver Increments of potentially releasable functionality that adhere to the Scrum Team’s current Definition of Done.”
• Scrum Guide 2020, page 14: “The Sprint Backlog is composed of … all of the work needed to deliver a product Increment that meets the Definition of Done.”
• Scrum Guide 2020, page 14: “The Developers can change the content of the Sprint Backlog throughout the Sprint as more is learned.”

The Developers are the ones who are accountable for tracking the remaining work toward the Sprint Goal. The Developers are self-managing and decide how much work they can do in a Sprint1. They also create and update the Sprint Backlog, which is the plan for how the Developers will achieve the Sprint Goal, and the single source of truth for the work to be done in the Sprint2. The Developers use the Daily Scrum to inspect their progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt the Sprint Backlog as necessary[3][3]. The Product Owner, the Scrum Master, and the Project Manager (if any) do not have the accountability for tracking the remaining work toward the Sprint Goal, as this is the responsibility of the Developers.

References:

1: The Scrum Guide, November 2020, p. 6

2: The Scrum Guide, November 2020, p. 10

[3][3]: The Scrum Guide, November 2020, p. 11

The Scrum values are commitment, focus, openness, respect, and courage1. These values are embodied by the Scrum Team, which is a self-managing unit that organizes its own work and delivers a valuable product2. The Scrum Team consists of one Scrum Master, one Product Owner, and Developers[3][3]. The best way to create Scrum Teams is to respect the self-management and empowerment of the people who will do the work, and let them decide how to organize themselves into Scrum Teams. This can be done by bringing all the people together and letting them form Scrum Teams based on their skills, interests, and alignment with the product vision4. Alternatively, existing teams can propose how they would like to reorganize themselves into Scrum Teams, based on their feedback and experience5. These ways of creating Scrum Teams are consistent with the Scrum values, as they foster commitment, focus, openness, respect, and courage among the team members and stakeholders. The other options are not consistent with the Scrum values, as they involve managers or the Chief Product Owner imposing their decisions on the team members, which undermines their self-management and empowerment, and creates a lack of trust and collaboration.

References:

1: The Scrum Guide, November 2020, p. 4

2: The Scrum Guide, November 2020, p. 5

[3][3]: The Scrum Guide, November 2020, p. 6

4: Managing Products with Agility, Scrum.org, accessed on December 16, 2023

5: Developing People and Teams, Scrum.org, accessed on December 16, 2023