Which TWO of these are true of the Definition of Done in Scrum?
Professional Scrum Master I, objective 1. Understanding and applying the Scrum framework medium
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Choose 2.
Correct It creates transparency by giving everyone a shared understanding of what work was completed as part of the Increment
Correct. That shared understanding is the entire job of the commitment: without it, Done means something slightly different to each person reading the board.
Correct The Developers are required to conform to it
Correct, and it is stated as a requirement rather than an aspiration — which is why instilling quality by adhering to a Definition of Done appears in the Developers' own accountabilities.
Not correct It may be relaxed towards the end of a Sprint so that more items can be counted as finished
Wrong. Quality does not decrease during the Sprint. Relaxing the standard does not finish more work, it only changes the label on unfinished work.
Not correct It is inspected at the Sprint Review alongside the Increment
Wrong, and it is a near miss worth knowing: the Definition of Done is among the things the Sprint Retrospective inspects. The Sprint Review inspects the outcome of the Sprint and what to do next.
Not correct It is the commitment attached to the Sprint Backlog
Wrong. The Sprint Backlog's commitment is the Sprint Goal. The Definition of Done is the Increment's.
Why
The Definition of Done turns the Increment from a claim into something inspectable, and two consequences follow from that. It is binding on the Developers rather than advisory, and it is stable within the Sprint because quality does not decrease during one. If it is wrong, the place to change it is the Sprint Retrospective, which inspects the Definition of Done by name.
Where this comes from
- Cited
- Scrum Guide section Commitment: Definition of Done
- What it says
- The Developers are required to conform to the Definition of Done.
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