Facilitation Skills

Correct Answer: Encourage the use of a technique like Planning Poker to help team members express their estimates independently and then discuss the differences to reach a more convergent estimation.

The correct answer encourages an approach that maintains team collaboration and consensus through a structured estimation technique, this time being Planning Poker, which helps in mitigating biases and promotes a mutual understanding of the work involved. The wrong answers, although involving aspects of Scrum practices such as breaking down work or postponing decisions, either undermine the principles of collective team responsibility, collective estimation, and transparency or misapply Scrum practices in a way that could lead to disengagement or inaccurate estimations.

Correct Answer: Each participant presents one idea in turn while the facilitator records it

In the Nominal Group Technique (NGT), after participants write down their ideas silently, the next primary step is for each participant to share one idea at a time while the facilitator records them on a visible surface. This is the correct sequence because: - It ensures every participant gets equal opportunity to contribute - It prevents dominant personalities from monopolizing the discussion - It allows for clear documentation of all ideas - It maintains structure and order in the process The other options are incorrect because: - Combining similar ideas happens later in the process, after all ideas have been presented - Voting occurs near the end of the NGT process, after discussion and clarification - Group discussion of ideas happens after the round-robin presentation, not before The NGT follows a specific sequence: individual writing, round-robin sharing, clarification discussion, and then voting. The round-robin sharing is the crucial step that follows the initial idea generation phase.

Correct Answer: Introduce engaging formats for the Daily Standup to see if different approaches increase participation.

The correct answer focuses on enhancing engagement by experimenting with different formats for the Daily Standup, ensuring it meets the team's needs and preferences, which could directly impact their active participation. The wrong answers introduce concepts that, while related to improving communication and participation, might not directly address the engagement issue in the context of a Daily Standup meeting. For instance, shifting leadership could distribute responsibility, and written updates might accommodate different preferences, but these do not necessarily lead to increased active engagement during the meeting. The anonymous feedback tool is related but focuses more on gathering insights on the problem rather than solving the engagement issue directly.