Scrum Master role in practice
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Scrum Master role in practice: example questions & answers
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Which of the following is a way the Scrum Master serves the Product Owner?
- AWriting all the Product Backlog items for them so the Product Owner only has to order the finished list each Sprint
- BHelping find techniques for effective Product Goal definition and Product Backlog management✓
- CApproving the order of the Product Backlog before the Developers may select items in Sprint Planning
- DActing as the sole channel between the team and stakeholders
Answer: The Scrum Master serves the Product Owner by helping find techniques for effective Product Goal definition and Product Backlog management, among other ways.
Which of the following best describes how the Scrum Master serves the organisation?
- ABy leading, training and coaching the organisation in its Scrum adoption✓
- BBy acting as release manager and approving production deployments
- CBy assigning tasks to the Developers on the Scrum Teams across the organisation
- DBy managing the budget and headcount for the organisation's teams
Answer: The Scrum Master serves the organisation by leading, training and coaching it in its Scrum adoption and removing barriers between stakeholders and Scrum Teams.
A Developer asks the Scrum Master to assign tasks for the Sprint. What is the most appropriate response?
- AThe Scrum Master coaches the team that Developers self-manage and decide who does the work✓
- BThe Scrum Master assigns each task to the most skilled person and tracks its completion on their behalf each day
- CThe Scrum Master asks the Product Owner to assign the tasks, since they own the ordering of the work
- DThe Scrum Master escalates to the functional manager
Answer: Developers are self-managing and decide among themselves who does what. The Scrum Master coaches the team in self-management rather than assigning tasks.