Scrum Master

Correct Answer: Provide orientation and support for the new team member, including Scrum practices and team's working agreements.

The correct answer is to provide orientation and support because the Scrum Master acts as a servant-leader for their team. It's their responsibility to help new team members integrate into the team and learn Scrum practices. The wrong answers don't address the role of the Scrum Master or create unnecessary barriers.

Correct Answer: Talk to the individual privately to try to discover if there's an underlying issue that's affecting their performance and suggest potential solutions based on what you find.

In this situation, the best course of action for a Scrum Master would likely be to talk to the individual privately to try to discover if there's an underlying issue that's affecting their performance, and suggest potential solutions based on what they find. Scrum Masters are not only responsible for ensuring that the process of Scrum is being followed, but also facilitating a healthy work environment. Addressing the issue directly but privately, keeps it from negatively affecting team morale and allows for constructive conversation. As for the other answers: * Firing the underperforming team member immediately is not the best solution because firing should be the last resort, and only considered if the individual continues to underperform despite attempts at remediation. * Publicly reprimanding the team member during the next Sprint meeting is not a good idea because it can create a hostile work environment and lower team morale. * Ignoring the issue and hoping that it resolves itself over time is not beneficial either because it allows for the continuation of underperformance which can delay the project and negatively affect the team's output.

Correct Answer: Introduce a definition of done that includes criteria for handling defects before considering a task complete.

Introducing a definition of done that includes criteria for handling defects before considering a task complete ensures that all delivered work meets the agreed-upon quality standards. By requiring that defects are addressed as part of the task completion criteria, it prevents defects from being carried over to future sprints. This approach promotes quality built into the process and aligns with Scrum principles by integrating defect handling into the regular development workflow, rather than treating it as a separate or secondary activity.