This question assesses the understanding of key roles and their responsibilities concerning business justification as defined in the Scrum framework, particularly by ScrumStudy. The Product Owner is explicitly responsible for maximizing business value and maintaining the project's business justification (II-b). The Scrum Master serves as a facilitator, guiding the team and Product Owner in Scrum processes, which includes creating and assessing business justification (I-d). The Sponsor is the entity providing the financial resources for the project (III-c). The Scrum Team contributes its technical and domain expertise to help the Product Owner develop a viable and well-grounded business case (IV-a).

A: Incorrectly assigns the Scrum Master the Product Owner's core responsibility for business value and misattributes the Scrum Master's guidance role to the Scrum Team.

B: Incorrectly assigns the Scrum Team's role of providing expertise to the Scrum Master and the Product Owner's value responsibility to the Sponsor.

C: Incorrectly assigns the Sponsor's funding role to the Scrum Master and the Scrum Master's facilitation role to the Product Owner.

1. Product Owner Role (II-b): "The Product Owner is the person responsible for maximizing business value for the project. He or she is responsible for articulating customer requirements and maintaining business justification for the project."

Source: A Guide to the Scrum Body of Knowledge (SBOK® Guide)

3rd Edition

SCRUMstudy

2017

Section 3.5.1

Page 48.

2. Scrum Master Role (I-d): "The Scrum Master is a facilitator who ensures that the Scrum Team is provided with an environment conducive to completing the project successfully. The Scrum Master guides

facilitates

and teaches Scrum practices to everyone involved in the project..."

Source: A Guide to the Scrum Body of Knowledge (SBOK® Guide)

3rd Edition

SCRUMstudy

2017

Section 3.6.1

Page 51.

3. Sponsor Role (III-c): "The sponsor is the individual or the organization that provides resources and support for the project... The sponsor is the person or entity funding the project."

Source: A Guide to the Scrum Body of Knowledge (SBOK® Guide)

3rd Edition

SCRUMstudy

2017

Section 2.3

Page 22.

4. Scrum Team Role (IV-a): "The Scrum Team

also referred to as the Development Team

is a group of individuals who work on the User Stories in the Sprint Backlog... The Scrum Team provides inputs to the Product Owner for creation of the Prioritized Product Backlog." This includes providing expertise for estimation and feasibility

which are crucial for business justification.

Source: A Guide to the Scrum Body of Knowledge (SBOK® Guide)

3rd Edition

SCRUMstudy

2017

Section 3.7.1

Page 54.