Facilitating Scrum Events Flashcards
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Which statement about the Sprint is correct from a Scrum facilitation perspective?
Answer: The Sprint is a container for all other Scrum events and should not be extended or shortened mid-Sprint
The Sprint is a fixed-length container; its duration cannot be changed once it starts, and all other Scrum events occur within it.
A Scrum Master is facilitating the first Sprint Retrospective for a new team that is reluctant to share negative feedback. Which technique is most appropriate?
Answer: Use anonymous techniques like written cards or dot voting to surface honest feedback in a psychologically safe way
Facilitating anonymized feedback techniques lowers the barrier for new teams who have not yet built psychological safety for open verbal criticism.
The Development Team informs the Scrum Master that they do not need the Daily Scrum because they sit together and communicate constantly. What should the Scrum Master do?
Answer: Explain that the Daily Scrum is a mandatory Scrum event and coach the team on its purpose even for co-located teams
The Daily Scrum is a mandatory Scrum event; even highly collaborative co-located teams benefit from the structured 15-minute inspection and adaptation of their plan.
What is the Scrum Master's role during the Sprint Review?
Answer: Facilitate the event and ensure it is productive and stays within the timebox
The Scrum Master's role in the Sprint Review is to facilitate the event, ensuring it is collaborative, focused, and within the timebox.
How should the Scrum Master handle a situation where the Sprint Review becomes a one-way presentation instead of a collaborative working session?
Answer: Facilitate interactive activities, demonstrations, and open Q&A to make the Sprint Review a genuine two-way inspection and feedback session
The Sprint Review should be a collaborative working session, not a gate or one-way presentation; the Scrum Master facilitates engagement and active inspection.
During Sprint Planning, the Development Team disagrees about which technical approach to use for a key backlog item. How should the Scrum Master facilitate?
Answer: Create space for the team to discuss the tradeoffs briefly, then encourage them to make a decision together and move forward
The Scrum Master facilitates the team's self-organization by creating space for the discussion while guiding them to a timely decision, since technical choices belong to the Development Team.
What should the Scrum Master do if the Product Owner tries to add new items to the Sprint Backlog mid-Sprint without team consent?
Answer: Coach the Product Owner that new work can be added only with the Development Team's consent, as it may affect the Sprint Goal
The Sprint Backlog belongs to the Development Team; the Scrum Master coaches that mid-Sprint additions require team agreement and should be evaluated against the Sprint Goal.