Which artifact is used to track progress toward a sprint goal and is often displayed on a board?

• A. Sprint backlog
• B. Product backlog
• C. Increment
• D. Definition of Done

Answer: (A)

The sprint backlog is the artifact that tracks progress toward the sprint goal and is typically shown on a board. It contains the items the team commits to delivering in the current sprint, broken down into tasks and mapped to the plan for achieving the sprint goal. Because it’s visualized on a board with statuses like To Do, In Progress, and Done, everyone can see real-time progress, identify bottlenecks, and adjust work as needed to stay aligned with the sprint objective.

This differs from the product backlog, which is a broader, forever-evolving list for the entire product and not tied to a single sprint. The increment represents what’s potentially releasable at the end of the sprint, serving as a tangible product improvement, not a live progress view. The Definition of Done is the shared quality criteria used to deem work complete, not the tracker for sprint progress on a board.