How do you know that a Scrum Team is cross-functional? (Choose the best Answer)

A Scrum Team is defined as being cross-functional, which means that the team members collectively possess all the necessary skills to create a valuable and useful product Increment in each Sprint. This self-sufficiency is a core principle, ensuring the team does not have to rely on individuals or other teams outside of their own to complete their work and meet the Sprint Goal. The focus is on the team's combined capabilities, not on every individual having every skill.

B. Pair programming and TDD are beneficial engineering practices but do not, by themselves, define or guarantee cross-functionality for the entire team.
C. The absence of conflict is not an indicator of a cross-functional team and can sometimes be a sign of unhealthy group dynamics.
D. Cross-functionality means the team as a unit has all skills; it does not require every individual member to be a generalist capable of every task.

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meaning the members have all the skills necessary to create value each Sprint."

2. Verwijs

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D. (2022). Unpacking Cross-Functional Teams. In: Verwijs

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Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-03735-52. (Chapter 2 discusses the concept of cross-functionality as a collective team capability).