Product Backlog

Correct Answer: Advise the team to discuss the impact of the technical debt with the Product Owner and collaboratively decide if and when to address it based on business value and priorities.

The best approach is to advise the team to discuss the impact of the technical debt with the Product Owner and collaboratively decide if and when to address it based on business value and priorities. In Scrum, the Product Owner is responsible for managing the Product Backlog and ensuring that the team is working on the most valuable items. Addressing technical debt should be a collaborative decision based on its impact on the product and the business. The other options are not ideal because they either bypass the Product Owner's input, suggest working outside the regular sprint process, or recommend postponing addressing the debt indefinitely, which can lead to further complications down the road.

Correct Answer: Educate the Product Owner about the Definition of Done and its importance to Product Backlog management

As a Scrum Master, the intention should be to educate and guide the team members about the methodologies of Scrum, including the key Definition of Done. The Product Owner needs to understand that 'Done' is a state where the incremental product is potentially shippable, which means it meets all the requirements and is of a high-quality standard. This understanding helps in having a clear and effective backlog management. The other options are not ideal solutions: - Revising the Definition of Done to align with the Product Owner's understanding might change its originally intended meaning and the core of Scrum methodology. This can create further confusion for the team. - Delegating the issue to the developers is not productive because it's the Scrum Master's duty to facilitate understanding of Scrum principles and practices. - Ignoring the issue and assuming the Product Owner will learn with experience can lead to recurring misunderstandings and issues in backlog management, which could have been avoided with proper guidance.

Correct Answer: Facilitate a meeting between the team and the Product Owner to add more detail to the user stories.

The best answer is 'Facilitate a meeting between the team and the Product Owner to add more detail to the user stories.' As a Scrum Master, the role is to facilitate communication and help the team clarify requirements. This includes facilitating refinement meetings where the team and the Product Owner can discuss user stories in detail. The reason the other options are not good is: 'Ask the team to start working on the stories and clarify the details as they go.' may lead to misunderstandings and could increase the risk of building something that doesn't meet the customer's needs. 'Add the details to the user stories yourself.' generally, it's not the Scrum Master's job to write or edit user stories. That responsibility falls to the Product Owner. 'Leave the user stories as is, the detail isn't important.' This could result in a product that doesn't satisfy the customer's needs since a lack of detail may cause misunderstandings about what the Product Owner wants.