CAPM Agile Frameworks and Methodologies Practice Question
A distributed Scrum team is having difficulty with communication across time zones. The Daily Scrum is scheduled at 9 AM in the US, which is midnight in India. What is the best approach to resolve this?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often choose Option B (asynchronous updates) because it seems efficient, but the CAPM exam tests that the Daily Scrum must remain a synchronous, collaborative event for the Development Team, not a reporting mechanism.
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 time of the Daily Scrum so that no one is always inconvenienced.
Rotating the Daily Scrum time shares the inconvenience of time zone differences equitably across the distributed team, preserving the event's purpose of daily synchronization and inspection. The Scrum Guide requires the Daily Scrum to be held at the same time and place each day, but for distributed teams, rotating the time is an acceptable adaptation that maintains the event's time-boxed, collaborative nature without breaking the inspect-and-adapt cycle.
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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Record the Daily Scrum for the India team to watch later.
Why it's wrong here
Recording is not interactive and loses the purpose.
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Replace the Daily Scrum with asynchronous updates.
Why it's wrong here
This removes the inspect-and-adapt opportunity.
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Rotate the time of the Daily Scrum so that no one is always inconvenienced.
Why this is correct
Fair rotation supports team collaboration.
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Hold two separate Daily Scrums for each location.
Why it's wrong here
This fragments the team and reduces transparency.
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