This CAPM practice question tests your understanding of agile frameworks and methodologies. Read the scenario carefully and evaluate each option against the stated constraints before committing to an answer. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.
Which TWO are Scrum artifacts? (Choose two.)
Kanban Board
Why wrong: Kanban board is used in Kanban, not a Scrum artifact.
User Story
Why wrong: User stories are a format for describing requirements, not a Scrum artifact.
Product Backlog
The Product Backlog is an ordered list of work for the product.
Sprint Backlog
The Sprint Backlog is the set of Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint.
Gantt Chart
Why wrong: Gantt charts are used in traditional project management.
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
Product Backlog
The Product Backlog is a Scrum artifact because it is an ordered list of everything that is known to be needed in the product, serving as the single source of requirements for any changes to be made. The Sprint Backlog is also a Scrum artifact, as it comprises the Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint plus a plan for delivering the product Increment and realizing the Sprint Goal. Both are explicitly defined in the Scrum Guide as the three artifacts (along with the Increment).
Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Kanban Board
Why it's wrong here
Kanban board is used in Kanban, not a Scrum artifact.
User Story
Why it's wrong here
User stories are a format for describing requirements, not a Scrum artifact.
Product Backlog
Why this is correct
The Product Backlog is an ordered list of work for the product.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Sprint Backlog
Why this is correct
The Sprint Backlog is the set of Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Gantt Chart
Why it's wrong here
Gantt charts are used in traditional project management.
Common exam traps
The trap here is that candidates confuse common Agile tools (like Kanban Boards or User Stories) with the specific Scrum artifacts defined in the Scrum Guide, leading them to select options that are widely used in practice but not formally recognized as artifacts.
Detailed technical explanation
Under the hood, the Product Backlog is dynamic and constantly reprioritized based on business value, risk, and dependencies, while the Sprint Backlog is frozen during the Sprint and only updated by the Development Team as they gain more information. A real-world scenario: if a team uses a Kanban Board instead of a Sprint Backlog, they lose the commitment to a Sprint Goal and the ability to inspect progress against a fixed plan, which violates Scrum's empirical process control. The Scrum Guide mandates that the Sprint Backlog must be visible in real time to the Development Team and stakeholders, but only the Development Team can modify it during the Sprint.
Key takeaway
Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.
Real-world example
A practitioner preparing for the CAPM exam encounters this exact type of scenario on the job. The correct answer here is not the most general option — it is the best answer for the specific constraint described. Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option. Real exam questions reward reading the full scenario before eliminating options, because the constraint defines which answer fits.
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Agile Frameworks and Methodologies — This question tests Agile Frameworks and Methodologies — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..
The correct answer is: Product Backlog — The Product Backlog is a Scrum artifact because it is an ordered list of everything that is known to be needed in the product, serving as the single source of requirements for any changes to be made. The Sprint Backlog is also a Scrum artifact, as it comprises the Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint plus a plan for delivering the product Increment and realizing the Sprint Goal. Both are explicitly defined in the Scrum Guide as the three artifacts (along with the Increment).
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Last reviewed: Jun 11, 2026
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