What would be typical Scrum Master activities during the Sprint?

Question

Options

• AMonitor the progress of the Development Team and assigning tasks.
• BRemove impediments and facilitating inspection and adaptation opportunities as requested or
• CAvoiding conflicts and escalating to the line managers if conflicts occur.

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  93% (27)
• C
  3% (1)

Explanation

Option B reflects the Scrum Master's core servant-leadership role: removing obstacles that block the team and facilitating the inspect-and-adapt ceremonies (Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective) that keep the team self-organizing and improving. Option A is wrong because assigning tasks contradicts self-organization - the Development Team pulls their own work; the Scrum Master never directs it. Option C is wrong because the Scrum Master should address conflicts directly within the team using coaching and facilitation techniques, not avoid them or escalate to line managers (which would undermine the team's autonomy and bypass Scrum's self-managing principles).

Memory tip: Think of the Scrum Master as a shield and a mirror - shielding the team from impediments, and holding up a mirror through facilitation so the team can see and improve its own process.

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