Collective Ownership

Correct Answer: While respecting their preferences, remind them that in Scrum teams, everyone should be able and willing to take on any task.

In Scrum, the idea of collective ownership is that any team member should be able to pick up and work on any task. This promotes cross-functionality and a strong team dynamic, and allows the team to better adapt to change. While the team member's preference for back-end work can be noted and respected, it's also important to remind them of the principles of Scrum and that everyone should be able and willing to work on any task if need be. The other answers are incorrect because they do not align with the concept of collective ownership and cross-functionality in Scrum teams. Allowing the team member to choose any task, regardless of the team's needs, could lead to inefficiencies and imbalance in the distribution of tasks. Forcing the team member to only work on tasks not related to backend development directly opposes the principle of team members being able and willing to work on any task for the good of the team. Similarly, allowing the team member to only work on back-end development hinders the team's cross-functionality and ability to adapt to change.

Correct Answer: Discuss as a team to re-allocate resources, perhaps taking some work from those with too much, to ensure work completion.

According to the principles of Collective Ownership, everyone on the team shares responsibility for the quality of the product. This means that if the team estimates that work cannot be completed in the designated timeframe, they should discuss as a team and re-allocate resources. Perhaps taking some work from those members who have too much on their plate and redistributing it. This ensures that everyone is working together towards the common goal of work completion within the set timeline. Extending the timeframe for the sprint (second answer) goes against the principles of Scrum which emphasize the importance of maintaining regular sprint durations. Giving additional work only to a few team members (third answer) is also not a good approach, because it goes against the principle of collective ownership; everyone should contribute evenly to the product development, and overloading only a few members isn't fair or efficient. Lastly, ignoring the issue (fourth answer) is clearly not an effective solution.

Correct Answer: Discuss the bug as a team, learn from the mistake, fix the issue collectively, and move forward.

In Agile Scrum methodology, the principle of Collective Ownership implies that the entire team shares responsibility for the project and its outcomes, irrespective of individual mistakes. Therefore, the most appropriate response as per this principle is to discuss the bug as a team, learn from the mistake, fix the issue collectively, and move forward. This approach fosters a cooperative team environment, encourages learning, and ensures that the project progresses smoothly. The other options which suggest privately reprimanding the team member, ignoring the issue, or reporting it to upper management, are contrary to the Collaborative and Problem-solving nature of Agile and Scrum methodologies.