Scrum Events

Correct Answer: Encourage the Product Owner to actively participate in refinement sessions to enhance clarity and answer the Development Team's questions.

The correct answer supports the Scrum principle of collaboration between the Product Owner and the Development Team for effective backlog management. The wrong answers do not align with Scrum values or misinterpret Scrum roles and artifacts. The longer wrong answer misleads by suggesting unwarranted complexity and hierarchy within the Development Team, which contradicts the Scrum framework's emphasis on self-organization and cross-functionality.

Correct Answer: Privately address the situation with the team member after the meeting, encouraging them to share the time equally.

The correct course of action would be to privately address the situation with the team member after the meeting, encouraging them to share the time equally. A Scrum Master is tasked with ensuring that all team members have an equal opportunity to share updates and impediments, so it's important to address any behaviors that prevent this. Speaking privately prevents unnecessary conflict in the team setting and respects the team member's dignity. The answer 'Interrupt the meeting and confront the team member about his behavior' is not ideal as it interrupts the flow of the meeting and can lead to further problems. Ignoring the situation hoping it will resolve itself is also not optimal as it's the Scrum Master's responsibility to ensure the equitable running of the meeting. Finally, allowing the team member to continue dominating the meeting because they are more experienced is incorrect, as Scrum values the input of all team members, regardless of their experience level.

Correct Answer: Encourage the team to assess the impact of the new item on the current Sprint Goal and collaboratively make a decision regarding its inclusion.

The correct approach involves the Scrum Master facilitating an adaptive and collaborative environment where the team, including the Product Owner, can openly assess the impact of new items on the Sprint Goal. This ensures that decisions taken are collective and align with the principles of Scrum. Directly adjusting the Sprint Backlog, recommending postponement without team discussion, or introducing a formal change request procedure do not foster the agile and collaborative decision-making process encouraged in Scrum frameworks.