CAPM Agile Frameworks and Methodologies Practice Question
A distributed agile team has members in three different time zones. They use Scrum with two-week sprints. The daily Scrum is held at 9:00 AM Eastern Time, which is inconvenient for the team members in India (7:30 PM) and Australia (11:00 PM). The team is struggling with communication and frequently misses the daily Scrum. The product owner is not attending anyway, but the development team members from remote locations feel left out. The Scrum Master wants to improve the situation. The team has decided to try alternating the time of the daily Scrum. However, the product owner insists that the team should all be available at a fixed time. The remote developers are becoming disengaged. What should the Scrum Master do?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Rotate the daily Scrum time each sprint to share the inconvenience fairly
The core of the problem is the meeting time. The Scrum Master should advocate for the team and suggest rotating the time to accommodate everyone, ensuring that the whole team can attend. Having two separate daily Scrums would break the team cohesion. Recording the meeting doesn't allow for live interaction. Moving to email updates eliminates the event's purpose.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Replace the daily Scrum with a daily email status update
Why it's wrong here
The daily Scrum is a synchronization event; emails lack the interactive inspection and adaptation.
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Hold two separate daily Scrums: one for each time zone region
Why it's wrong here
This would create information silos and harm team cohesion.
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Enforce the fixed time rigidly and ask remote members to adjust their schedules
Why it's wrong here
This would alienate remote team members and reduce engagement.
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Rotate the daily Scrum time each sprint to share the inconvenience fairly
Why this is correct
Rotating times ensures that all team members can occasionally attend during their normal working hours, fostering inclusion.
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