During the Sprint Retrospective a Scrum Team has identified several high priority process improvements. Which of the following statements is most accurate? (Choose the best Answer)

The purpose of the Sprint Retrospective is for the Scrum Team to plan ways to increase quality and effectiveness. The outcome should be actionable improvements. The Scrum Guide explicitly states that the most impactful improvements are addressed as soon as possible and "may even be added to the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint." This ensures that the commitment to continuous improvement is made visible and is part of the upcoming Sprint's work.

B. Process improvements are for the team's process and belong in the Sprint Backlog, not the Product Backlog, which is for the product.
C. Continuous improvement is fundamental to Scrum's empirical nature. A team should always look for ways to improve, regardless of current performance.
D. The entire Scrum Team is responsible for identifying and committing to improvements; the Scrum Master facilitates this, but does not make the decision unilaterally.

1. Schwaber

K.

& Sutherland

J. (2020). The Scrum Guide. Scrum.org. p. 11. ("The Scrum Team identifies the most helpful changes to improve its effectiveness. The most impactful improvements are addressed as soon as possible. They may even be added to the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint.")

2. Stray

V.

Sjøberg

D. I.

& Dybå

T. (2016). The daily stand-up meeting: A grounded theory study. Journal of Systems and Software

114

101-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2016.01.004 (While focused on stand-ups

this study discusses the importance of team-owned process improvement cycles

a principle embodied by the Retrospective.)