Agile SM Roles Flashcards
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In Agile SM, which role is most responsible for shielding the team from external interruptions during a sprint?
Answer: Scrum Master
The Scrum Master protects the team from outside distractions and scope changes during the sprint to maintain focus.
A team member disagrees with the Product Owner's backlog priorities. According to Agile SM, who has final authority over backlog prioritization?
Answer: The Product Owner has final authority
The Product Owner holds ultimate authority over backlog ordering and prioritization decisions.
Which Agile SM role is responsible for coaching the organization—not just the team—on Agile adoption?
Answer: Enterprise Agile Coach
An Enterprise Agile Coach works at the organizational level, helping leadership and multiple teams adopt Agile principles and practices.
In an Agile SM team, day-to-day technical decisions about how to implement a service improvement are best made by:
Answer: The development team members themselves
Agile SM empowers the development team to make technical implementation decisions, supporting self-organization.
Which scenario best illustrates a conflict of interest that Agile SM discourages?
Answer: The Scrum Master also acting as Product Owner for the same team
Having the same person serve as both Scrum Master and Product Owner creates conflicting priorities and undermines both roles.
What is the primary Agile SM rationale for having a dedicated Product Owner rather than a committee making backlog decisions?
Answer: A single accountable person enables faster, clearer decisions
A dedicated Product Owner enables rapid, clear prioritization decisions without the delays and ambiguity of committee consensus.
In Agile SM, the concept of 'T-shaped skills' within a team means:
Answer: Team members have deep expertise in one area and broad knowledge across others
T-shaped skills balance deep specialization with broad cross-functional awareness, enabling team members to collaborate across disciplines.