True or False: The Sprint Backlog is a result of Sprint Planning, and it includes the Sprint Goal.

The statement is correct. The Sprint Backlog is the direct output of the Sprint Planning event. According to the Scrum Guide, the Sprint Backlog is composed of three essential components: the Sprint Goal (the "Why"), the set of Product Backlog Items selected for the Sprint (the "What"), and the actionable plan for delivering the Increment (the "How"). The Sprint Goal is not just related to the Sprint Backlog; it is an integral and mandatory part of it.

The option "False" is incorrect because it contradicts the fundamental definitions provided in the Scrum Guide. The Guide explicitly links the creation of the Sprint Backlog to the Sprint Planning event and defines the Sprint Goal as a core component of the Sprint Backlog. To state that the Sprint Backlog does not include the Sprint Goal or is not a result of Sprint Planning would be a misrepresentation of the Scrum framework.

1. Schwaber

K.

& Sutherland

J. (2020). The Scrum Guide. Scrum.org.

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"Sprint Planning" section: "Sprint Planning initiates the Sprint by laying out the work to be performed for the Sprint. This resulting plan is created by the collaborative work of the entire Scrum Team... Sprint Planning results in the Sprint Backlog." This confirms that the Sprint Backlog is a result of Sprint Planning.

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"Sprint Backlog" section: "The Sprint Backlog is composed of the Sprint Goal (why)

the set of Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint (what)

as well as an actionable plan for delivering the Increment (how)." This confirms that the Sprint Goal is included in the Sprint Backlog.