Easy interview questions in Agile & Scrum, page 4
How can developers support the Product Owner in backlog refinement?
Developers surface risks, sizing, and dependencies; co-create trade-offs; and split items early.
How can developers partner with the Product Owner in backlog refinement?
This tests your understanding of the developer's role in maximizing value, not just executing tasks. A great answer covers questioning the 'why,' suggesting technical alternatives to meet business goals, helping split stories, and providing realistic sizing.
How can developers support the Product Owner in backlog refinement?
Tests your proactivity and partnership beyond just executing tasks. A great answer covers proactive technical analysis, suggesting ways to split stories for incremental value, and helping the PO quantify impact.
Describe the difference between feature and component teams
Tests your grasp of how team structure affects value flow. A strong answer contrasts vertical slices with component ownership, noting feature teams shorten feedback while component teams create handoffs. Red flag: treating either as universally better.
Feature teams vs. component teams: pros and cons?
Feature teams deliver a customer feature across the layers it needs. Component teams own a technical part, such as a database or UI library. Compare handoffs, specialist expertise and ownership rather than assuming one structure always wins.
Feature Teams vs. Component Teams: Pros and Cons
This tests your grasp of how team structure affects value delivery. A great answer defines feature (vertical slice, end-to-end) and component (horizontal, specialized) teams, then contrasts their trade-offs: speed vs. deep expertise.
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