Product Owner Role

Correct Answer: Discuss with the Product Owner the possibility of sharing some of his responsibilities with the other team members.

The most effective approach to handling a situation where a Product Owner is overloaded with tasks and unable to dedicate enough time to the project is 'Discussing with the Product Owner the possibility of sharing some of his responsibilities with the other team members'. This allows for task delegation in a way that still maintains the Product Owner's oversight on the project and ensures that tasks are not being neglected. The main duty of project manager is to support and facilitate the work of others, not to accomplish all tasks himself. Hence, 'Taking over the Product Owner's responsibilities yourself' is not suitable. 'Waiting for the Product Owner to manage his schedule and prioritize the project' does not proactively address the issue and may lead to further delays in project progress. 'Only involving Product Owner for final decision making to save their time' is not a feasible solution as well, because the Product Owner's input and guidance is crucial throughout entire life-cycle of the project, not just in the final decisions.

Correct Answer: Educate the Product Owner about the Scrum framework, emphasize on the purpose of Scrum events like Sprint Reviews for progress review

The Scrum Master should indeed educate the Product Owner about the Scrum framework, emphasizing on the purpose of Scrum events like Sprint Reviews for progress review. This is the best solution because it would allow the Product Owner to get visibility of the team's progress without disrupting their workflow. The Sprint Review is specifically designed to provide stakeholders with a report on what was accomplished during the sprint and what the team plans to do next, which adequately suits the Product Owner's need for progress reports. Allowing the Product Owner to demand as many updates as they want would at times disrupt the development team's work and lead to inefficiencies. Telling the team to ignore the Product Owner's requests would lead to poor communication and relationship between those involved, potentially creating frictions. Creating a daily progress report for the Product Owner may seem as a solution, but it would create an overhead for the development team that would be doing it on top of their regular work, defeating the purpose of being agile and flexible in their work priorities. This can also be seen as micromanagement which isn't suited in Scrum practices.

Correct Answer: Foster a dialogue between the stakeholders and the Product Owner to reach a consensus.

In project management, it's imperative to balance the needs and requirements of different entities. 'Fostering a dialogue between the stakeholders and the Product Owner to reach a consensus' is the best approach in this situation. This allows for an understanding to be reached and a compromise that considers both the Product Owner's requirements and the stakeholders' needs. Ignoring the stakeholders would defeat the purpose of stakeholder management and can lead to project failure. Dismissing the Product Owner's request outrightly fails to consider the Product Owner's perspective and might create tension. Forcing the Product Owner to agree with the stakeholders can also create conflict, as it undermines the authority of the Product Owner.