Scrum Artifacts

Correct Answer: Collaborate with the Scrum Team to reassess the priority of the backlog items, incorporating the newfound complexity.

The correct answer focuses on collaborating with the Scrum Team to reassess the priorities of the backlog items, adjusting them in light of the new information regarding task complexity. This is in keeping with the agile principle of being responsive to changes. The first wrong answer misses the mark by not considering the implications of the new complexity on the overall backlog priorities. The second wrong answer suggests postponing the issue without addressing the immediate need for reprioritization. The third wrong answer, while the most intricate and involving stakeholders, suggests an action (outsourcing) that might not align with agile principles of the Scrum Team solving problems together and could introduce more delays and complications.

Correct Answer: Guide the team to figure out the objective that can be accomplished within the Sprint and create a goal around that.

The Scrum Master's role is to facilitate and coach the team, not to define goals or tasks for them. Therefore, the answer, 'Guide the team to figure out the objective that can be accomplished within the Sprint and create a goal around that.' is correct. This responsibility includes helping the team to come up with a Sprint Goal that supports their objectives for the Sprint. The Scrum Master does not define the Sprint Goal for the team, hence the answer 'The Scrum Master should define the Sprint Goal for the team.' is incorrect. Furthermore, saying 'Ignore the issue, Sprint Goal is not that important.' is clearly against the principles of Scrum, so this option is not correct. The Product Owner may indeed be involved in the discussion, but it's the team's responsibility to define the Sprint Goal, so the answer 'Ask the Product Owner to define the Sprint Goal.' is also incorrect. The Scrum Master helps the team and coach them to create the Sprint Goal based on the selected Product Backlog Items for the Sprint, but they don't define it.

Correct Answer: Facilitate a retrospective to learn from past sprints and enhance future estimation accuracy.

The best approach for a Scrum Master when the team consistently underestimates or overestimates the Sprint Goal is to conduct a retrospective. In this retrospective, the team can evaluate what led to their errors in estimation and learn from these mistakes, thus improving the accuracy of future forecasts (answer 'Facilitate a retrospective to learn from past sprints and enhance future estimation accuracy.'). The other answers are inappropriate. Micro-managing the team (answer 'Start micromanaging the team to improve their estimates.') would contradict the Scrum principle of self-organizing teams and could harm team morale, reducing productivity. Asking the team to work overtime if they underestimate the Sprint (answer 'Ask the team to work overtime if they underestimate the Sprint.') violates sustainable pace, which is one of the principals of Agile, leading to burnout and decreased quality Moreover, influencing the Product Owner to align the Product Backlog with the team's pace (answer 'Influence the Product Owner to align the Product Backlog with the team's pace.') could lead to a mismatch with stakeholders' needs and expectations, as the backlog should be prioritized according to the overall value delivery, not the team's pace. This answer also presumes that the team's pace is static and can't be improved, which is not the case in Agile environments, where there is a focus on ongoing learning and improvement.