The Sprint Backlog
The Developers“The Sprint Backlog is a plan by and for the Developers.”
Study — every row backed by the sentence beside it
Accountability matrix
Who is accountable for what, with the Guide sentence that says so. Watch accountable vs responsible and Developers vs Scrum Team — the exam does.
The Sprint Goal (the commitment)
The Developers“Although the Sprint Goal is a commitment by the Developers, it provides flexibility in terms of the exact work needed to achieve it.”
Product Backlog management
The Product Owner“The Product Owner is also accountable for effective Product Backlog management, which includes: Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal; Creating and clearly communicating Product Backlog items; Ordering Product Backlog items; and, Ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understood.”
Cancelling the Sprint
The Product Owner, alone“A Sprint could be cancelled if the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete. Only the Product Owner has the authority to cancel the Sprint.”
Conforming to the Definition of Done
The Developers“The Developers are required to conform to the Definition of Done.”
Creating a Definition of Done when no organisational standard exists
The Scrum Team“If it is not an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a Definition of Done appropriate for the product.”
Sizing Product Backlog items
The Developers who will do the work“The Developers who will be doing the work are responsible for the sizing.”
A valuable, useful Increment every Sprint
The entire Scrum Team“The entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating a valuable, useful Increment every Sprint.”
The Scrum Team's effectiveness
The Scrum Master“The Scrum Master is accountable for the Scrum Team’s effectiveness.”
Maximising the value of the product
The Product Owner“The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team.”
Delegated Product Backlog work
Still the Product Owner“The Product Owner may do the above work or may delegate the responsibility to others. Regardless, the Product Owner remains accountable.”