Scrum Exam PSM-II Topic 3 Question 68 Discussion

Actual exam question for Scrum's PSM-II exam

Question #: 68
Topic #: 3

The relationship between the Product Owner and the Developers has degraded over time.

The Developers are growing increasingly angry with the Product Owner for changing the requirements all the time and not being available enough. The Product Owner is angry with the Developers for changing requirements during implementation. What guidance should the Scrum Master offer?

(choose the best answer)

ATake everyone to a 2-day off-site event to relax and re-align. It is liberating to take people's minds away from work.

BAsk each person's functional manager to instruct their employees that they must collaborate better, or be removed from the team.

CAddress why requirements change during the Sprint Retrospective. Ask the
Developers and the Product Owner to talk about why the requirements are changing
and consider the impact on value during this discussion.

DAsk for a project manager or other external resource to mediate and temporarily take over for the Product Owner.

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Suggested Answer: A

When multiple Scrum Teams work from the same Product Backlog, they need to collaborate and coordinate their work to deliver a potentially releasable Increment that meets the Definition of Done. This requires minimizing dependencies between Scrum Teams, such as technical, functional, or organizational dependencies. Dependencies can cause delays, rework, waste, and lower quality.Scrum Teams should strive to be cross-functional and autonomous, and use techniques such as feature slicing, dependency mapping, and integration testing to reduce dependencies123.Reference:1: https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/dependencies-between-scrum-teams2: https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/feature-slicing-how-make-it-work3: https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/integration-testing-scrum-projects

by Alesia at May 30, 2024, 01:33 PM

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Simona

1 months ago

I bet the Developers are just itching to change the requirements again, just to spite the Product Owner. This sounds like a classic case of 'the inmates running the asylum'.

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Elza

29 days ago

C) Address why requirements change during the Sprint Retrospective. Ask the Developers and the Product Owner to talk about why the requirements are changing and consider the impact on value during this discussion.

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Trevor

1 months ago

A) Take everyone to a 2-day off-site event to relax and re-align. It is liberating to take people's minds away from work.

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Derick

2 months ago

Asking the functional managers to intervene? That's like throwing gasoline on a fire. The Scrum Master should be the one to guide the team, not some higher-ups.

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An

6 days ago

D) Ask for a project manager or other external resource to mediate and temporarily take over for the Product Owner.

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Sena

14 days ago

A) Take everyone to a 2-day off-site event to relax and re-align. It is liberating to take people's minds away from work.

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Dahlia

1 months ago

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Rolland

2 months ago

Bringing in a project manager to take over the Product Owner's role? That's just passing the buck. The Scrum Master needs to facilitate better communication between the team members.

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Roxane

13 days ago

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Mariann

14 days ago

Bringing in a project manager to take over the Product Owner's role? That's just passing the buck.

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Adell

1 months ago

B) Ask each person's functional manager to instruct their employees that they must collaborate better, or be removed from the team.

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Dortha

1 months ago

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Carylon

2 months ago

Hold a 2-day off-site event? Sounds like a vacation to me! I'm all for it, as long as the company's footing the bill.

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Jannette

1 months ago

Hold a 2-day off-site event? Sounds like a vacation to me! I'm all for it, as long as the company's footing the bill.

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Ruthann

1 months ago

A) Take everyone to a 2-day off-site event to relax and re-align. It is liberating to take people's minds away from work.

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Winfred

2 months ago

Yeah, option C seems like the best approach to improve the relationship between the Product Owner and the Developers.

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Lisbeth

2 months ago

The Scrum Master should definitely address the root cause of the issue during the Sprint Retrospective. It's the best way to get everyone on the same page and find a collaborative solution.

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