A Manager requests to attend the daily stand-up meeting so that he can be more responsive to the team by being aware of the team's progress and issues. As the Scrum Master, what should you do?

Question

Options

• AAllow the Product Owner to participate in 'listen only' mode.
• BAllow the Product Owner to participate like any other team member.
• CTurn down the request as the daily stand-up is only for the team.

• A
  78% (31)
• B
  8% (3)
• C
  15% (6)

Explanation

Option A is correct because in Scrum, the Daily Stand-up (Daily Scrum) is an inspect-and-adapt event owned by the Development Team, and outsiders - including managers - may attend only as silent observers ("listen-only"). Allowing the Manager in without restricting their participation (Option B) would risk disrupting team self-organization, introducing hierarchy pressure, and derailing the focused 15-minute timebox. Option C is too rigid; completely barring the Manager ignores the transparency principle of Scrum and misses an opportunity to build stakeholder understanding - a blanket ban is not a Scrum rule.

Note: The choices say "Product Owner" but the question asks about a "Manager" - treat them the same way here: both are non-Development-Team members whose attendance should be limited to passive observation.

Memory tip: Think "guests in the library" - they can sit and watch, but they can't interrupt the study group. Anyone outside the Dev Team = listen-only at the Daily Scrum.

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