Scrum Master as Leader Flashcards
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A Scrum Master notices the Development Team consistently avoids raising impediments during the Daily Scrum. What is the BEST first action?
Answer: Facilitate a retrospective focused on psychological safety and why impediments go unreported
Facilitating a retrospective on psychological safety addresses the root cause of why team members withhold information.
Which leadership stance best describes a Scrum Master who asks powerful questions rather than providing answers?
Answer: Servant leader using a coaching stance
A coaching stance—asking questions that prompt reflection—is a core servant leadership behavior for Scrum Masters.
The Product Owner frequently changes Sprint Goals mid-Sprint. As Scrum Master, what is the MOST appropriate response?
Answer: Help the Product Owner understand that changing the Sprint Goal undermines the team's focus and the Sprint commitment
The Scrum Master educates the Product Owner on how mid-Sprint Goal changes violate Scrum principles and harm team effectiveness.
An experienced developer consistently bypasses the Scrum Master and takes impediments directly to the CTO. What should the Scrum Master do?
Answer: Understand why the developer feels this is necessary and work to remove the root cause
Understanding the developer's motivation reveals systemic impediments the Scrum Master may be failing to resolve.
Which of the following is an example of the Scrum Master leading by example in regard to the Scrum value of Openness?
Answer: Sharing personal mistakes and lessons learned openly during a retrospective
Openly sharing personal failures models the Openness value and signals it is safe for others to do the same.
A Scrum Master is new to the organization. Stakeholders expect detailed status reports and Gantt charts. What is the BEST initial approach?
Answer: Provide the requested artifacts while educating stakeholders on how Scrum events provide equivalent transparency
Meeting stakeholders where they are while gradually educating them on empiricism is more effective than abrupt refusal.
The Scrum Master observes that during Sprint Planning, only two developers speak while others remain silent. What should the Scrum Master do?
Answer: Use facilitation techniques such as round-robins or silent brainstorming to encourage broader participation
Facilitation techniques like round-robins create structured space for all voices without singling out individuals uncomfortably.
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