You must choose the servant-leadership action that grows the team's own capability: coach, facilitate, teach, and remove impediments. The single most important thing is to never take over the team's decisions, because self-management is the outcome every scenario is testing.
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Domain overview
This domain covers how a Scrum Master serves the Scrum Team itself: coaching self-management, removing impediments, protecting Sprint focus, and helping the team build shared agreements like a Definition of Done. Questions are scenario-based, asking you to choose the response that best empowers the team rather than directing, deciding for, or shielding it from accountability.
Exam objectives
Coaching the team toward self-management instead of assigning tasks or making decisions for them
Facilitating Scrum events so Retrospectives produce actionable improvements, not recurring unresolved debate
Helping the team create and evolve its own Definition of Done to ensure consistent, usable Increments
Teaching the team to protect Sprint focus by managing stakeholder interruptions through the Product Owner
Acting as the team's manager or decision-maker, which undermines self-management and contradicts the Scrum Master's servant-leadership stance
Solving Retrospective dysfunction by imposing solutions instead of teaching the team to facilitate its own improvement actions
Letting stakeholders bypass the Product Owner and interrupt Developers directly, rather than reinforcing the single Product Backlog ordering authority
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A Scrum Team is struggling to maintain focus during the Sprint because external stakeholders frequently interrupt Developers with requests for minor feature tweaks. How should the Scrum Master address this?
2During a Sprint Retrospective, the Scrum Team identifies that their technical debt is preventing them from meeting the Definition of Done. What is the most effective way for the Scrum Master to serve the team?
3A Scrum Master observes that the Developers are taking too long to reach a consensus during their Daily Scrum. What should the Scrum Master do to support the team?
4Which action best demonstrates the Scrum Master's commitment to serving the Scrum Team as a coach?
5The Scrum Master is serving the team during the Sprint Retrospective. Which TWO of the following actions are appropriate for the Scrum Master to take? (Choose two)
6Refer to the exhibit. A Scrum Master notices this status report for a blocker affecting the team. What should be the Scrum Master's immediate response to serving the team?
7A new team member is struggling to understand their role within the Scrum Team. As a Scrum Master, what is the best way to help?
8How does the Scrum Master best serve the Product Owner in their work with the Scrum Team?
9A team is transitioning to Scrum and is facing friction regarding self-management. Which THREE of the following actions should the Scrum Master take to serve the team?
10A team member is consistently arriving late to the Daily Scrum, which interrupts the meeting. How should the Scrum Master address this while serving the team?
11A Scrum Team is having difficulty finishing their Sprint Backlog items. As a Scrum Master, what is the best way to help them improve?
12Refer to the exhibit. The Product Owner was absent from the Daily Scrum. How should the Scrum Master evaluate this?
13During Sprint Planning, the team cannot reach a consensus on the Sprint Goal. What is the most effective service the Scrum Master can provide?
14A team asks the Scrum Master to start prioritizing their backlog because they feel the Product Owner is 'too busy.' How should the Scrum Master respond?
15A Scrum Team is struggling to finish their work during every Sprint because they frequently accept new requests from stakeholders mid-Sprint. How should the Scrum Master best support the team in this situation?
16A Scrum Team has reported that their Daily Scrum meetings are consistently exceeding 20 minutes because members spend too much time solving technical problems. What is the Scrum Master's best course of action?
17During a Sprint, a key developer is assigned to work on a separate project by their department manager, leaving the Scrum Team short-handed. How should the Scrum Master address this?
18A Scrum Master observes that the Scrum Team lacks trust and avoids conflict during Retrospectives. Which TWO actions should the Scrum Master take to improve the situation?
19The Scrum Team is finding it difficult to self-organize because they feel the need to ask their manager for permission before changing their development process. What should the Scrum Master do?
20A new Scrum Team is frustrated because their Sprint Burndown chart shows a flat line for the first few days of the Sprint. What is the most effective way for the Scrum Master to help?
21A Scrum Master observes that the Product Owner is consistently unavailable to clarify requirements, leading to team idleness. Which THREE actions should the Scrum Master take?
22The team is having recurring arguments during Sprint Retrospectives that never result in actionable improvements. What should the Scrum Master do?
23A team member is frequently late to the Daily Scrum, disrupting the flow of the meeting. How should the Scrum Master address this?
24During Sprint Planning, the team realizes they have committed to more work than they can handle. What is the Scrum Master's role?
25How can a Scrum Master best serve the Scrum Team in improving their definition of 'Done'?
26A team is transitioning to Scrum and struggling with self-management. Which THREE strategies should the Scrum Master employ to support them?
27A Scrum Master notices that the team is not using the Daily Scrum to plan the next 24 hours of work, but instead using it for reporting progress to the Scrum Master. How should the Scrum Master intervene?
28Which of the following describes the most effective way for a Scrum Master to help a new Scrum Team build trust?
29During a Sprint, a developer approaches the Scrum Master complaining that a senior engineer constantly overrides technical decisions during daily synchronization. How should the Scrum Master address this conflict?
30A Scrum Team is struggling to meet its Sprint Goal because external dependencies from a shared QA team continually block their progress mid-sprint. What is the most effective action for the Scrum Master?
31During a Sprint, a Scrum Team member is consistently interrupted by stakeholders requesting urgent, non-Sprint related features. What is the most effective way for the Scrum Master to serve the team in this situation?
32Refer to the exhibit. The Scrum Team experienced a significant drop in velocity during Sprint 3. As a Scrum Master, what is your primary step to serve the team?
33During a Sprint, a developer approaches the Scrum Master complaining that another team member's coding style violates internal standards, creating friction during code reviews. How should the Scrum Master address this service to the Scrum Team?
34A newly formed Scrum Team is struggling to establish a shared understanding of their Definition of Done, leading to inconsistent increments at the end of sprints. How should the Scrum Master best serve the team in this situation?
35During a Sprint Retrospective, the Scrum Team identifies that external dependencies from other departments are frequently blocking their progress. Which TWO actions should the Scrum Master take to serve the team in removing these organizational impediments? (Choose the best TWO answers)
36A Scrum Team is experiencing low morale and declining velocity because they feel micromanaged by senior leadership during Sprint Reviews. Which TWO actions should the Scrum Master take to serve the team in this situation? (Choose the best TWO answers)
37A Scrum Team's Product Owner has been unable to attend the last three Sprint Reviews because of conflicting commitments. The Developers have been demoing completed Increments directly to key stakeholders during those sessions, and the stakeholders have begun sending change requests straight to individual Developers. What is the most appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take?
38A Scrum Master joins a newly formed Scrum Team whose Developers come from three different departments. The Developers keep waiting for the Scrum Master to assign tasks, and two of them have begun reporting progress to their functional managers instead of the team. Which two actions best fulfil the Scrum Master's service to the Scrum Team? (Choose two.)
39During a Sprint Retrospective, a Developer says the team's Daily Scrum has become a 30-minute round-robin status update for the Scrum Master. Several teammates nod in agreement. What should the Scrum Master do?
40A Scrum Master joins a team that has been working together for several months. The Developers are technically capable and deliver each Sprint, but they rely on the Scrum Master to decide who works on which Product Backlog item and to chase down every impediment personally. Which action best reflects the Scrum Master's accountability for serving the Scrum Team?
41A Scrum Team has just started using Scrum. During the first few Daily Scrums, the Scrum Master notices that the Developers are reporting status to the Scrum Master rather than coordinating with each other. The Scrum Master wants to help the team self-manage. What is the most appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take?
42A Scrum Master joins a Scrum Team that has been working together for several Sprints. During a Daily Scrum, the Scrum Master notices that two Developers are describing their progress to the Scrum Master rather than to each other. The Scrum Master says nothing and the pattern continues. What is the most appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take?
43Midway through a Sprint, the Developers tell the Scrum Master they have discovered that one Product Backlog item is far more complex than estimated and that finishing it as originally scoped would jeopardize the Sprint Goal. They want to renegotiate with the Product Owner. What is the most appropriate way for the Scrum Master to serve the Scrum Team here?
44A Scrum Master is working with a Scrum Team that has a very quiet, introverted member who rarely speaks during Sprint Retrospectives. The other team members dominate the discussion. The Scrum Master wants to ensure that the Retrospective is a safe and productive event for everyone. What should the Scrum Master do?
45A Scrum Master notices that one Developer rarely speaks during the Daily Scrum while two others dominate the discussion. The quiet Developer later tells the Scrum Master privately that they feel their updates are not valued. Which action best serves the Scrum Team?
46A Scrum Team's Developers have asked the Scrum Master to help them improve how they create and refine Product Backlog items. The Product Owner is supportive but busy. Which action best serves the Scrum Team in this situation?
47A Scrum Team is distributed across multiple time zones. The Developers complain that the Daily Scrum is inefficient because they spend too much time waiting for each other to join and the discussion often drifts. The Scrum Master wants to help the team improve this event. What is the most appropriate action?
48A Scrum Master is serving a Scrum Team whose Developers frequently pull work that is not aligned with the Sprint Goal. The Scrum Master wants to help the team strengthen its self-management. Which two actions best serve the Scrum Team? (Choose two.)
49A newly formed Scrum Team has just completed its first Sprint. The Scrum Master wants to serve the team by helping it establish habits that support self-management and empiricism from the start. Which two actions are appropriate for the Scrum Master to take? (Choose two.)
50A Scrum Master notices that during Sprint Planning, the Product Owner presents a detailed list of tasks for the Developers to implement, and the Developers simply accept them without discussion. The Scrum Master wants to foster a more collaborative planning session. What should the Scrum Master do?
51A new Scrum Master is working with a Scrum Team that has never used a Definition of Done. The Developers argue that they should define it later because they are under pressure to deliver. What is the most appropriate action for the Scrum Master?
52During a Sprint Review, a stakeholder criticizes the Increment sharply and questions whether the team should exist. The Product Owner becomes defensive and the Developers go silent. What is the most appropriate way for the Scrum Master to serve the Scrum Team in this moment?
53A Scrum Master is serving a Scrum Team that is struggling with internal conflicts. Two Developers frequently argue over technical approaches, and the arguments are escalating and affecting team morale. The Scrum Master wants to help the team navigate this conflict constructively. Which two actions are most appropriate for the Scrum Master to take? (Choose two.)
54A Scrum Master notices that the Developers rarely talk to each other during the Sprint and often discover integration problems only at the Sprint Review. The team is co-located but works in silos. Which action best serves the Scrum Team?
55A Scrum Master joins a team that has been using Scrum for a few months. The Scrum Master observes that during Sprint Retrospectives, the Developers list many improvement actions, but none are ever implemented. The Scrum Master wants to serve the team by helping it actually improve. What should the Scrum Master do first?
56A Scrum Master observes that a Scrum Team's Daily Scrum regularly runs 30 minutes because two Developers debate technical design details while others disengage. The team has asked the Scrum Master to help make the event more effective. What is the most appropriate action for the Scrum Master to take?
You must choose the servant-leadership action that grows the team's own capability: coach, facilitate, teach, and remove impediments. The single most important thing is to never take over the team's decisions, because self-management is the outcome every scenario is testing.
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