CST Systemic Team Coaching 2

Question 1

In systemic team coaching, what does the term 'system' primarily refer to?

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The interconnected relationships, patterns, and dynamics within and around the team

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The software tools the team uses

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The organizational hierarchy above the team

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The Scrum framework processes the team follows

Question 2

A Scrum Trainer notices that a team always defers to the most senior developer when making technical decisions, even during retrospectives. This is best described as:

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A systemic pattern that may be suppressing collective intelligence

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A healthy respect for expertise

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A sign the team is well-organized

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A role clarification issue that the Scrum Master should resolve

Question 3

Which coaching stance involves the coach sharing an observation about the team's dynamic without interpreting or judging it?

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Mirroring

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Advising

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Mentoring

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Directing

Question 4

A team's velocity has been consistent for six sprints but stakeholders are unsatisfied with outcomes. A systemic team coach would most likely explore:

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Whether the team's output is aligned with what the broader system actually needs

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How to increase the team's velocity metric

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How to improve the team's estimation accuracy

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Whether the Product Owner is writing better user stories

Question 5

The concept of 'emergence' in systems thinking is most relevant to team coaching because:

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Team properties and behaviors arise from interactions, not just from individual members' skills

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Teams should only implement features incrementally

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Emergency escalation paths must be defined in the team charter

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Sprint goals should emerge naturally from backlog refinement

Question 6

During a team coaching engagement, the coach identifies that the team's poor retrospective outcomes are caused by tension with a stakeholder outside the team. The systemic approach would be to:

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Help the team understand and address the cross-boundary dynamic affecting their system

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Focus retrospectives purely on internal team processes

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Escalate the stakeholder issue to the Agile Coach

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Advise the team to ignore external pressures during retrospectives

Question 7

Which of the following best describes a 'homeostatic pull' in the context of team coaching?

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The tendency of a system to resist change and return to its familiar state

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A team's drive to improve velocity sprint over sprint

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The pull toward consensus during planning sessions

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The attraction team members feel toward high-complexity tasks