A Project Manager wants to track not just the rate of progress against tasks, but also the overall morale and happiness of the Scrum team. What device will help track morale and happiness?

Question

Options

• AA Gross Happiness index
• BA Niko-niko calendar
• CAn employee satisfaction survey

• A
  6% (2)
• B
  92% (33)
• C
  3% (1)

Explanation

A Niko-niko calendar (Option B) is a simple Agile/Scrum practice where team members record their daily mood using emoji or smiley faces on a shared calendar, making team morale visible over time and allowing patterns (like consistently low morale on certain days or sprints) to surface quickly.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• Option A (Gross Happiness Index) is a real concept borrowed from Bhutan's national governance philosophy, but it is not a recognized Scrum or Agile tool - it's a distractor playing on the word "happiness" in the question.
• Option C (Employee satisfaction survey) is a general HR tool, not specific to Scrum. Surveys are periodic and passive, lacking the daily, team-level visibility that Agile teams need during a sprint.

Memory tip: Think "Niko" = "smile" in Japanese. The Niko-niko calendar is literally a "smiley calendar" - team members post daily emoji/faces, so the name itself tells you exactly what it tracks.

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