Large Scale Scrum (LeSS)

Correct Answer: Discuss the importance and benefits of the overall retrospective meetings with the team and encourage them to participate.

While it's crucial to address the lack of participation in retrospective meetings, forcible measures or indirect approaches like compulsory attendance or assigning a representative may not address the underlying issues or promote the desired culture of openness and transparency. The correct approach is to open a dialogue with the team about the value and purpose of the retrospectives, encouraging participation through understanding and mutual agreement rather than coercion or delegation.

Correct Answer: Organize a review meeting where developers can showcase their work directly to users for immediate feedback.

Direct feedback from users is crucial in Agile and Scrum frameworks to ensure that the team is building the right product and to foster a user-centric development culture. The correct answer involves creating a direct feedback loop from users to developers, which is key in addressing their feeling of disconnection. Wrong answers either avoid direct user interaction, misinterpret the purpose of Scrum ceremonies, or provide indirect methods that do not solve the core issue of lacking direct feedback.

Correct Answer: Promote a culture of continuous learning among the teams, encourage the multi-specialists to educate others and create a backup for such roles.

In Scrum, promoting a culture of continuous learning supports a more resilient and versatile team. Whenever there is a high dependency on a few specific team members, it can create bottlenecks and slow down progress. Cross-skilling and continuous learning allow other team members to step in and prevent such bottlenecks whereas ignoring the situation can prolong the problem and risks compromising the sprint goal. Micromanaging isn't a solution as it undermines the Scrum values of Trust and Respect and may lead to further dysfunctions. Hiring more multi-specialists may seem like a short-term solution but it may not be feasible in all situations and does not necessarily solve the dependency problem. It is always beneficial to create an environment where every team member can contribute in multiple areas.