Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) — Question 18

Three Development Teams are currently building a single product and pulling work from the same Product Backlog. All three teams have identified that they will need Dan, a database specialist, to work full time in their team for the next several Sprints.
What should Steven, the Scrum Master, do to solve this potential problem?

Answer options

• A. Manage the items in the Sprint Backlogs so that Dan can be utilized evenly for each team.
• B. Assign Dan to the team with the most urgent tasks first and then move him to the next team and so on until the required support is completed.
• C. Facilitate a discussion with all Development Teams on how they want to deal with this issue, and help them implement their preferred solution.
• D. Ask Dan to work with the HR department to recruit and hire additional database specialists. In the meantime, have the Product Owner move items that do not depend on Dan to the top of the Product Backlog.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because it promotes collaboration among the Development Teams, allowing them to collectively decide how to handle the resource constraint. Options A and B impose solutions without team input, which could lead to dissatisfaction or inefficiencies. Option D, while proactive in staffing, does not address the immediate concern of Dan's availability for the current Sprints.