A member of the Development Team takes the Scrum Master aside to express his concerns about data security issues. What should the Scrum Master do?

The correct answer is E. Ask the person to share the issue with the team as soon as possible. The Scrum Master serves the team by fostering transparency and self-organization. Security concerns are a team-level issue, not something the Scrum Master should resolve unilaterally. The correct action is to encourage the team member to raise the issue openly with the whole…

Submitted by naveen.iyer· Apr 18, 2026Developing People and Teams

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AAdd security to the definition of "Done".
BTell the Product Owner to stop further development of features until the issues are fixed.
CCreate a Product Backlog item for security.
DGo check with the testers.
EAsk the person to share the issue with the team as soon as possible.

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B
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C
4% (1)
D
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E
69% (18)

Explanation

The Scrum Master serves the team by fostering transparency and self-organization. Security concerns are a team-level issue, not something the Scrum Master should resolve unilaterally. The correct action is to encourage the team member to raise the issue openly with the whole team as soon as possible, enabling the team to inspect and adapt together rather than keeping information siloed.

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#Scrum Master role#Team communication#Transparency#Self-organizing teams

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