Answering: “A Product Backlog item has met the Scrum Team’s Definition of Done halfway through the Sprint. The item is especially important to one particular stakeholder, and the Scrum Team decides to show the Increment containing the item to the stakeholder for feedback, rather than wait until the Sprint Review.”

A Product Backlog item has met the Scrum Team’s Definition of Done halfway through the Sprint. The item is especially important to one particular stakeholder, and the Scrum Team decides to show the Increment containing the item to the stakeholder for feedback, rather than wait until the Sprint Review.
How should this discussion be facilitated?
(choose the best answer)
A. The Scrum Master should facilitate the session because they are the expert at facilitation.
B. The Scrum Team should organize a special, formal mid-Sprint Sprint Review that gives all the Scrum Team’s stakeholders the opportunity to attend.
C. Anyone on the Scrum Team can facilitate a session with the stakeholder.
D. This breaks the rules of Scrum – inspection of increments must only happen at the Sprint Review.
E. The Product Owner should have a separate session with the stakeholder so the rest of the Scrum Team can focus on the rest of the Development work in the Sprint.

Answering: “A Product Backlog item has met the Scrum Team’s Definition of Done halfway through the Sprint. The item is especially important to one particular stakeholder, and the Scrum Team decides to show the Increment containing the item to the stakeholder for feedback, rather than wait until the Sprint Review.” Read More »

Answering: “In a newly formed team, several team members have friendly relationships, but have not worked together previously professionally. What do you do to help the team begin to creatively explore how they can productively work together?”

In a newly formed team, several team members have friendly relationships, but have not worked together previously professionally. What do you do to help the team begin to creatively explore how they can productively work together?
(choose the best answer)
A. They should create a timeline together for the project.
B. Conduct a 1-2-4-All for the first Sprint Goal.
C. Have a team party.
D. Facilitate the creation of a working agreement with the team.
E. Conduct a shift & share of previous work experience.

Answering: “In a newly formed team, several team members have friendly relationships, but have not worked together previously professionally. What do you do to help the team begin to creatively explore how they can productively work together?” Read More »

Answering: “Which of the following means that a Sprint Retrospective is being poorly facilitated?”

Which of the following means that a Sprint Retrospective is being poorly facilitated?
(choose the best answer)
A. The Scrum Team struggles to reach consensus on how to improve.
B. Participants get frustrated or confused.
C. The agenda is not exactly followed.
D. Several participants are quiet.

Answering: “Which of the following means that a Sprint Retrospective is being poorly facilitated?” Read More »

Answering: “You are facilitating a Sprint Retrospective and you observe that one team member does not speak much. This person is known to be shy. What can you do to encourage participation by the less vocal team members?”

You are facilitating a Sprint Retrospective and you observe that one team member does not speak much. This person is known to be shy. What can you do to encourage participation by the less vocal team members?
(choose the best answer)
A. You respect their silence and are confident that they will speak when they want to.
B. Use an inclusive technique such as a 1-2-4-All that gives everyone in the group a chance to have their ideas heard.
C. You address the person directly by pointing out that they have not said much.
D. Create a retrospective board.

Answering: “You are facilitating a Sprint Retrospective and you observe that one team member does not speak much. This person is known to be shy. What can you do to encourage participation by the less vocal team members?” Read More »

Answering: “When would divergent and convergent facilitation techniques be the least appropriate technique to try?”

When would divergent and convergent facilitation techniques be the least appropriate technique to try?
(choose the best answer)
A. When you are engaging a large group of people in generating questions.
B. When you are trying to avoid conflict.
C. When you want to build consensus.
D. When you want to be inclusive of everyone’s ideas.

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