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1/5 · Defining the Scrum Master/Team Coach Role · easy
Which of the following is explicitly listed among the core responsibilities of the Scrum Master/Team Coach in SAFe 6.0?
AFormally approving the ART's PI Objectives and their business value before PI Planning begins, on behalf of the Business Owners.
BAssigning developers to specific stories during Iteration Planning based on their individual skill sets and current availability.
CDefining the team's Definition of Done on its own, then enforcing it on every completed story at the Iteration Review.
DFacilitating team events such as Iteration Planning, the Daily Stand-up, the Iteration Review, and the Iteration Retrospective.
2/5 · Defining the Scrum Master/Team Coach Role
During the Daily Stand-up, the Scrum Master/Team Coach notices the team is unsure which stories to pick up next and begins assigning specific tasks to specific developers to keep things moving. What is the concern with this behavior?
AIt undermines the team's self-organization and self-management, which SAFe expects the team itself to drive, not the Scrum Master/Team Coach.
BIt is only a concern if the Product Owner disagrees with the specific task assignments the Scrum Master/Team Coach made to the developers.
CThere is no concern; assigning tasks to individual developers is a core Scrum Master/Team Coach responsibility during the Daily Stand-up event.
DIt is a concern only because task assignments belong in Iteration Planning, not in the Daily Stand-up event.
3/5 · Defining the Scrum Master/Team Coach Role · hard
A team member has been consistently missing commitments and seems disengaged during Iteration events. The team's line manager asks the Scrum Master/Team Coach to document this individual's performance issues for an upcoming review. How should the Scrum Master/Team Coach respond, consistent with the SAFe Scrum Master/Team Coach role?
ASuggest the line manager and Product Owner agree a written improvement plan with the member, which the Scrum Master/Team Coach then tracks weekly for the review.
BComply and produce a detailed written performance evaluation for the manager, since tracking individual performance is a core Scrum Master/Team Coach duty.
CCoach the individual and the team to address the underlying issue, and clarify that formal performance management is outside the Scrum Master/Team Coach role.
DRaise the team member's missed commitments publicly at the next Daily Stand-up, so peer pressure from the team drives an improvement before the review.
4/5 · Defining the Scrum Master/Team Coach Role
During Iteration Planning, a team gets stuck arguing over how to split a large story. The Scrum Master/Team Coach has a strong personal opinion about the best way to split it. What is the most appropriate action?
AEscalate the disagreement to the Product Owner to make the final technical call
BFacilitate the discussion with guiding questions and story-splitting techniques so the team reaches its own decision
CAssign the story-splitting task to the most senior developer and move on to the next agenda item
DTell the team the exact way to split the story since time is limited and the Scrum Master/Team Coach's opinion is likely correct
5/5 · Defining the Scrum Master/Team Coach Role
During an Inspect and Adapt event, a team's Scrum Master/Team Coach notices repeated estimation misses across recent Iterations. Which action best aligns with growing team capability in SAFe 6.0?
AShorten the team's Iteration length so estimation mistakes stay smaller and surface sooner in the PI
BRun a root-cause session led by the RTE, who then sets corrected estimates for the team's backlog items for the next PI
CFacilitate a problem-solving workshop where the team identifies root causes and commits to improvement actions
DPair each developer with a senior estimator for the next PI, so individual estimates match the senior estimator's own figures
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