Certified Scrum Master Practice Test

What activities are typically included during Product Backlog Refinement (PBR)?

1. Daily stand-up meetings

2. Adding, removing, and re-ordering Product Backlog Items

3. Defining the team’s roles

4. Reviewing past Sprints

The correct answer is: Adding, removing, and re-ordering Product Backlog Items

Product Backlog Refinement (PBR) is an essential activity in the Scrum framework, aimed at ensuring that the Product Backlog remains updated and relevant. During PBR, the team focuses on managing the content, complexity, and order of the backlog items. The inclusion of activities such as adding, removing, and re-ordering Product Backlog Items reflects the continuous nature of backlog management. This process allows the team to clarify the scope of upcoming work, prioritize items based on current business needs and stakeholder feedback, and remove or adjust items that are no longer relevant. This ensures that the backlog is aligned with the product vision and that the development team is working on the highest value items. In contrast, daily stand-up meetings are primarily for team coordination and communication about ongoing work, rather than for refining the backlog. Defining the team’s roles is a foundational activity that occurs during sprint planning or team formation rather than during backlog refinement. Reviewing past Sprints focuses on learning from previous iterations, often during Sprint Retrospectives, and does not directly involve the refinement of the backlog items themselves. Thus, the activities that align with PBR focus specifically on the management and organization of backlog items to maximize the team's effectiveness.