During sprint retrospectives, some team members are very vocal and tend to dominate the conversation, while others are more reserved and less likely to participate. What should the scrum master do?

Question

Options

• AEncourage all team members to participate, and have them type their retrospective feedback into
• BAsk more specific questions during the retrospectives.
• CUse retrospective techniques, such as silent writing, clustering, and dot voting to field feedback
• DAsk team members to email feedback that can be summarized in a spreadsheet for the team.

• A
  12% (6)
• B
  6% (3)
• C
  78% (39)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Structured retrospective techniques like silent writing (everyone writes ideas independently before discussion), clustering (grouping related ideas), and dot voting (anonymous prioritization) are specifically designed to level the playing field and give introverted or reserved team members equal voice. These techniques prevent extroverted or senior members from dominating. Option A partially helps (typing feedback) but doesn't fully address the in-meeting dynamic. Option B doesn't solve the participation imbalance. Option D (email summaries in a spreadsheet) removes real-time collaborative dialogue, which is a core agile retrospective value.

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