Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) — Question 183

You are the Scrum Master for a Scrum Team whose Daily Scrum is scheduled to start at 10:00 each day. Developers routinely turn up late, and once everyone has assembled, the Daily Scrum starts. By then it is typically 4 to 5 minutes later than scheduled. Other meetings in the organization typically allow 4 to 5 minutes for people to transport within the building.

Some Developers complain that it is now hard to achieve the purpose of the Daily Scrum within the timebox, since there is only 10 or 11 minutes left after waiting for people to show up. The Developers ask for your advice.

Answer options

• A. To incentivize showing up on time, you tell the Developers that when people come late to the Daily Scrum, they will pay a small fee.
• B. You turn the question back to the Developers and ask what they think should be done to ensure their Daily Scrum is effective and meets its purpose.
• C. You suggest that when someone shows up late they cannot join that day's Daily Scrum.
• D. You suggest an experiment: moving the event to a time that better suits the team.
• E. You escalate this issue to management since you are responsible for ensuring Scrum is understood and enacted.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because it encourages the Developers to take ownership of their process and collaboratively find a solution to their issue. Options A and C impose penalties that could create a negative atmosphere, while D may not address the root problem of punctuality. Option E avoids empowering the team and unnecessarily elevates the issue to management instead of fostering self-organization within the team.