The Developers would like a security architect from another department to join the first hour of Sprint Planning to advise on one item. A colleague objects that Sprint Planning is for the Scrum Team only. Which TWO statements about Sprint Planning are accurate?
Professional Scrum Master I, objective 1. Understanding and applying the Scrum framework medium
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Choose 2.
Not correct Sprint Planning is open to any stakeholder who wishes to attend, because transparency requires the plan to be made in public
Wrong. Transparency is about the artifacts being visible and understood, not about the event having an open door. An invitation is a decision the Scrum Team makes.
Correct The Scrum Team may invite other people to attend Sprint Planning to provide advice
Correct. Scrum says so directly, and the word advice sets the terms: the guest informs the decision, the Scrum Team still makes it.
Not correct The Scrum Master decides who may attend, since they ensure the events are positive and productive
Wrong, and it is the tempting misreading of a real accountability. A Scrum Master ensures the events happen, stay useful and keep within the timebox; that is not a power of admission over a self-managing team.
Correct The Product Owner ensures that attendees are prepared to discuss the most important Product Backlog items and how they map to the Product Goal
Correct. This is the preparation obligation candidates forget — Sprint Planning does not start from a blank page, and the Product Owner is the one accountable for the room being ready to have the conversation.
Why
Sprint Planning is created by the collaborative work of the entire Scrum Team, and around that Scrum sets two conditions rather than a guest list: the Product Owner makes sure attendees can discuss the most important items and how they map to the Product Goal, and the Scrum Team may bring in other people for advice. Note who is missing from both sentences — nobody outside the team gets to approve the plan, and nobody controls the door on the team's behalf.
Where this comes from
- Cited
- Scrum Guide section Sprint Planning
- What it says
- The Scrum Team may also invite other people to attend Sprint Planning to provide advice.
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