Mid-Sprint, emergency legislation cancels the housing-voucher program the current Sprint Goal depends on. A director tells the Scrum Master to cancel the Sprint. Who may cancel it, and why?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
When the voucher program itself is legally gone, finishing the screens is painting a closed office. Only the Product Owner can cancel a Sprint, and only because the Sprint Goal is now obsolete. A director barking at the Scrum Master is not that authority.
Full Explanation
A Sprint may be cancelled if the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete; only the Product Owner has that authority. Emergency legislation that kills the housing-voucher program is a classic obsolescence case, so cancellation is the Product Owner’s call, not the Scrum Master’s or a director’s. Completing obsolete screens wastes capacity that should return to the Product Backlog. After cancellation, completed Done items may still be inspectable; incomplete work is re-estimated and returned to the Product Backlog.