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Top 25 Scrum Terms You Must Know (with mini quiz)
A compact, exam-focused glossary for Scrum Masters with a quick mini quiz.
Top 25 terms (exam-grade)
Knowing the terms is not enough. You must recognize how they show up in scenarios and accountability questions.
- Sprint Goal — the single objective that guides the Sprint.
- Product Goal — the long‑term objective for the Product Backlog.
- Product Backlog — ordered list of everything needed for the product.
- Sprint Backlog — the plan for the Sprint: goal, items, and work.
- Increment — a usable, valuable step toward the Product Goal.
- Definition of Done — shared quality bar for an Increment to be usable.
- Empiricism — transparency, inspection, adaptation.
- Transparency — visibility so inspection is meaningful.
- Inspection — frequent checks on progress and artifacts.
- Adaptation — adjust based on what you learned.
- Self-management — Developers decide how to do the work.
- Cross-functional — skills needed to deliver value inside the team.
- Scrum Team — Product Owner, Scrum Master, Developers.
- Product Owner — accountable for maximizing value and ordering the backlog.
- Scrum Master — accountable for Scrum effectiveness and coaching.
- Developers — accountable for creating the Increment each Sprint.
- Backlog Refinement — ongoing activity to add detail and clarity.
- Timebox — fixed maximum time; focus, don’t extend it.
- Sprint Planning — define Sprint Goal and select work.
- Daily Scrum — inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt.
- Sprint Review — inspect the Increment with stakeholders and adapt the backlog.
- Sprint Retrospective — plan improvements for the next Sprint.
- Stakeholder — anyone impacted by the product outcome.
- Forecast — best estimate of work Developers select for the Sprint.
- Done — state of an Increment that meets the Definition of Done.
How terms show up in questions
Most wrong answers confuse accountability or mix Product Goal with Sprint Goal. Watch for that.
- Who owns the Product Backlog and its ordering? (Product Owner)
- Who can update the Sprint Backlog during the Sprint? (Developers)
- What makes an Increment usable? (Definition of Done)
Mini quiz (3 quick checks)
Use the full quiz for feedback and explanations after you answer.
- Which artifact represents everything needed to improve the product?
- What is the purpose of the Sprint Goal?
- Who is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog?
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