Discuss Scrum PSPO-I Exam Topic 1 Question 16

When does a Developer become accountable for an item in the Sprint Backlog?

(choose the best answer)

ADuring the Daily Scrum.

BAs soon as a Developer on the Scrum Team can accommodate more work.

CNever. All Developers on the Scrum Team share accountability for items in the Sprint
Backlog.

DAt Sprint Planning when all of the Sprint Backlog items are split evenly across the
Developers.

Suggested Answer: C

The Developers on the Scrum Team share accountability for the Sprint Backlog, which is a forecast of the work and the plan to deliver the Sprint Goal12.The Sprint Backlog is dynamic and can be updated by the Developers as more is learned during the Sprint34.The Developers are not individually accountable for the items in the Sprint Backlog, nor are they assigned by the Scrum Master or the Product Owner5.

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18 comments · newest first

Joaquin 10 months ago

D sounds right, splitting items at Sprint Planning is key!

Rosann 11 months ago

I agree with A, Daily Scrum is when we check in on accountability.

Truman 11 months ago

Wait, are you saying it’s never? That seems off.

Elliot 11 months ago

Definitely C, accountability is shared among all Developers!

Ellen 11 months ago

I think it's B, makes sense when you can take on more work.

Altha 12 months ago

I thought accountability was established at Sprint Planning, but I can't recall if it was when items are split evenly or not.

Remedios 12 months ago

I feel like it might be when a Developer can take on more work, but that seems a bit vague to me.

Desiree 12 months ago

I remember a practice question where we discussed how Developers share accountability, so maybe option C is correct?

Valentin 1 year ago

I think accountability starts during the Daily Scrum, but I'm not entirely sure if that's the right moment.

Virgie 1 year ago

Okay, I think the key here is that the question is asking when a Developer becomes accountable, not when the whole team shares accountability. Based on that, I'm going to go with option D - at Sprint Planning when the work is divided up.

Devorah 1 year ago

I'm a bit confused on this one. Is it really never the case that an individual Developer becomes accountable? That doesn't seem quite right to me. I'll have to review the Scrum Guide again to see if I can figure this out.

Val 1 year ago

I'm pretty confident the answer is B - as soon as a Developer on the Scrum Team can accommodate more work. That's when they become accountable for getting that work done, right?

Cherrie 1 year ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. I was thinking it might be during the Daily Scrum when the Developers commit to the work, but I could be wrong. I'll have to think this through a bit more.

Alex 1 year ago

I think the answer is C - all Developers on the Scrum Team share accountability for items in the Sprint Backlog. That makes the most sense to me based on the Scrum principles of shared responsibility.

Fletcher 1 year ago

I think I remember something about event handlers, and "onload" is definitely the right one for when the page finishes loading.

Cory 1 year ago

Staff training costs seemed like they might affect the bottom line, but I'm hesitant to pick that one since training could lead to higher productivity later.

Vallie 1 year ago

I'm a bit confused on this one. I know that the lower 23 bits of the IPv4 multicast address are mapped to the lower 23 bits of the multicast MAC address, but I'm not sure if that's the full answer or if there are more matching bits.

Reuben 1 year ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused on this one. I know we can use a custom partitioner, but I'm not sure how that would work to reserve a partition specifically for ABC. I'll need to think this through a bit more.

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