Answering: “True or False: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same product or system all select work from the same Product Backlog.” (PSM I)

True. Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same product all select work from one shared Product Backlog. One product means one backlog, no matter how many teams contribute.

Exam Question

True or False: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same product or system all select work from the same Product Backlog.

• A. True
• B. False

Correct Answer

A. True

Why This Is the Correct Answer

The Scrum Guide says the Product Backlog is “the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team.” It adds that when a team grows too large and splits into multiple cohesive Scrum Teams focused on the same product, “they should share the same Product Goal, Product Backlog, and Product Owner.” A single backlog keeps one clear order of value across all teams. It lets the Product Owner make trade-offs across the whole product, and it makes dependencies visible. Separate backlogs per team would fragment priorities and make it unclear what matters most.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

B. False This implies each team could have its own backlog. That would split the product’s ordering and hide trade-offs between teams.

Exam Tip

Remember the trio for multi-team products: one Product Goal, one Product Backlog, one Product Owner. Statements that keep all three shared are true.

Key Takeaways

• One product has one Product Backlog.
• Teams on the same product share a Product Goal and Product Owner.
• A single backlog keeps ordering and trade-offs visible.