Answering: “True or False: When multiple Scrum Teams are working together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.” (PSM I)

False. Several Scrum Teams building the same product share one Product Backlog. Separate backlogs would split the ordering of work and hide dependencies between teams.

Exam Question

True or False: When multiple Scrum Teams are working together on the same product, each team should maintain a separate Product Backlog.

• A. True
• B. False

Correct Answer

B. False

Why This Is the Correct Answer

The Scrum Guide calls the Product Backlog “an emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product” and “the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team.” When a product grows beyond one team, the Guide says the teams “should share the same Product Goal, Product Backlog, and Product Owner.” One backlog keeps a single view of value for the whole product, so the Product Owner can order work across all teams. Teams may create their own Sprint Backlogs and can visualize their share of the work in different ways. The Product Backlog itself stays single.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

A. True Separate Product Backlogs let each team optimize its own list instead of the product. They also blur who decides the overall order of work.

Exam Tip

For multi-team questions, remember the rule “one product, one Product Backlog, one Product Owner.” Each team still has its own Sprint Backlog.

Key Takeaways

• A product has exactly one Product Backlog.
• Multiple teams share the Product Goal and the Product Owner too.
• Each team creates its own Sprint Backlog from the shared Product Backlog.