PSM II exam question

Answering: “True or False: During the Sprint Review of a scaled development effort, every Scrum Team should demonstrate its individual Increment separately.”

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False. In a scaled effort, the teams show one integrated Increment together, not separate team Increments. Stakeholders need to see the combined product working.

Exam Question

True or False: During the Sprint Review of a scaled development effort, every Scrum Team should demonstrate its individual Increment separately.

  • A. True
  • B. False

Correct Answer

B. False

Why This Is the Correct Answer

When several Scrum Teams build one product, they share one Product Backlog and work toward one integrated Increment. The Scrum Guide notes that teams working on the same product must mutually define and comply with the same Definition of Done. The Nexus Guide goes further: its Nexus Sprint Review replaces the individual team Sprint Reviews, because the whole integrated Increment is what stakeholders inspect and give feedback on. Separate demos would hide integration problems and invite stakeholders to judge teams instead of the product. A single review keeps the focus on value and integration.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

A. True Separate team demos fragment the product view and can hide integration issues. A scaled effort shows one integrated Increment.

Exam Tip

In scaling questions, think “one product”: one Product Backlog, one Product Owner, one integrated Increment and one shared review of it.

Key Takeaways

  • Scaled teams show one integrated Increment.
  • The Nexus Sprint Review replaces individual team reviews.
  • Integration problems must be visible, not hidden.