Chapter 1 - A new approach for complex problems: Who finalizes the number of Product backlog items that can be selected for Sprint backlog?
a) The Product owner since they maximize the value of work of the developers.
b) The Scrum master since they coach the team on Scrum.
c) The Developers since they are the Owners of the work.
d) The Scrum team together negotiates and reaches an agreement. They may use the team velocity as a standard to calculate how much work they can take.

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Who finalizes the number of Product backlog items that can be selected for Sprint backlog?
a) The Product owner since they maximize the value of work of the developers. 
b)  The Scrum master since they coach the team on Scrum.
c) The Developers since they are the Owners of the work.
d) The Scrum team together negotiates and reaches an agreement. They may use the team velocity as a standard to calculate how much work they can take.

Avinash Upadhyay · Accepted Answer

c) The Developers since they are the Owners of the work.

The Product owners organizes the teams work by keeping the Product backlog ordered, and hence deciding what they work on next. Only the Developers can finalize how many Product Backlog items it can complete in the Sprint. Correct answer is "c".

Chapter 1 - A new approach for complex problems

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