GAQM Exam CASPO-001 Topic 2 Question 2 Discussion

The Sprint Retrospective is a key Scrum event focused on continuous improvement. The Scrum Guide defines its purpose explicitly as an opportunity for the Scrum Team (Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Developers) to reflect on the past Sprint and identify actionable ways to enhance their effectiveness and quality in the next Sprint. Option C---'Inspect how the last Sprint went and plan improvements for the next Sprint'---accurately captures this intent, aligning with Scrum's empirical pillars of inspection and adaptation. Let's evaluate all options:

A (Review stories planned for the next Sprint and provide estimates): This pertains to Sprint Planning or Product Backlog refinement, not the Retrospective. The Retrospective focuses on past performance, not future planning of specific stories or estimation.

B (Demonstrate completed User Stories to the Product Owner): This describes the Sprint Review, where the Increment is showcased to stakeholders, not the Retrospective, which is an internal team event.

C: Correct---the Retrospective is about inspecting the last Sprint (e.g., processes, interactions, tools) and adapting by planning improvements, making it the best answer.

D (The Product Owner): This is incomplete and nonsensical as a purpose; it likely resulted from an OCR error in the original document. The Product Owner participates but isn't the purpose.

The original document's incomplete option C was a typo or truncation error (ending at 'This study wou'). By restoring the intended meaning based on Scrum principles, C becomes the clear and correct choice.

Exact Extract from Scrum Guide: 'The purpose of the Sprint Retrospective is to plan ways to increase quality and effectiveness. The Scrum Team inspects how the last Sprint went with regards to individuals, interactions, processes, tools, and their Definition of Done. Inspected elements often vary with the domain of work. Assumptions that led them astray are identified and their origins explored. The Scrum Team discusses what went well during the Sprint, what problems it encountered, and how those problems were (or were not) solved... The Sprint Retrospective concludes the Sprint.' (Section: 'Sprint Retrospective')

This extract confirms that the Retrospective's purpose is inspection and improvement planning, precisely matching option C.