Professional Scrum Master Facilitating Scrum Events 4

Question 1

What is the maximum timebox for Sprint Planning for a four-week Sprint?

Accepted Answer

8 hours

Answer

Sprint Planning for a one-month Sprint is timeboxed to a maximum of eight hours.

Question 2

During a Sprint Review, a stakeholder requests a feature that was never in the Product Backlog. What should the Scrum Master facilitate?

Accepted Answer

Facilitate a discussion where the Product Owner considers the request and decides whether to add it to the Product Backlog

Answer

The Sprint Review is designed to gather feedback and adapt the Product Backlog; the Scrum Master facilitates that conversation while the Product Owner decides on backlog changes.

Question 3

The Product Owner is frequently absent from Sprint Reviews. What should the Scrum Master do?

Accepted Answer

Coach the Product Owner on their accountability to attend and the risk of missing critical stakeholder feedback

Answer

The Scrum Master coaches the Product Owner on their responsibilities, including attending the Sprint Review to inspect the Increment and update the backlog based on stakeholder feedback.

Question 4

What distinguishes the Sprint Retrospective from the Sprint Review?

Accepted Answer

The Review inspects the product Increment; the Retrospective inspects the team's process and ways of working

Answer

The Sprint Review focuses on the product (Increment and backlog), while the Retrospective focuses on the team's own process and relationships for continuous improvement.

Question 5

A Scrum Master notices that the team's Retrospective action items are never implemented. What is the best response?

Accepted Answer

Facilitate a discussion about why actions aren't being completed and help the team commit to a smaller, achievable improvement each Sprint

Answer

The Scrum Master helps the team identify why improvements stall and coaches them to select one realistic improvement per Sprint to rebuild momentum.

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Professional Scrum Master Facilitating Scrum Events 4