Answering: “A team’s Product Owner (PO) takes an unexpected leave of absence for the last week of the Iteration. Three of the team’s stories have been completed and are waiting to be accepted. The Scrum Master asks the Product Manager (PM) to attend the Iteration Review and accept the stories. The PM responds that he is not familiar enough with the intent to feel comfortable accepting these responsibilities. He suggests keeping the Iteration open for an additional week and waiting for the PO to come back. What should the team’s Scrum Master do?”
A team’s Product Owner (PO) takes an unexpected leave of absence for the last week of the Iteration. Three of the team’s stories have been completed and are waiting to be accepted. The Scrum Master asks the Product Manager (PM) to attend the Iteration Review and accept the stories. The PM responds that he is not familiar enough with the intent to feel comfortable accepting these responsibilities. He suggests keeping the Iteration open for an additional week and waiting for the PO to come back. What should the team’s Scrum Master do?
A. Work with the Release Train Engineer to find a solution.
B. The Scrum Master should accept the stories after the team demonstrates the stories.
C. Ask another PO in the Agile Release Train to accept the stories.
D. Strongly urge the PM to attend the Demo and accept the stories.
