Stepping Back Quiz

Your entire team is excited about a new member coming on board next week. They’ve decided they want to have a meeting to discuss how to onboard the new person. They have requested you to facilitate the meeting. Is this a meeting you should facilitate for them?

The team is at the end of a really bad sprint. They had zero sprint backlog items completed. The entire team is frustrated and annoyed with each other. It is time for the Sprint Retrospective. Should you be the facilitator for the retrospective?

The team has found themselves questioning your abilities as ScrumMaster. You’ve heard the rumblings and want to have a session to clear the air. Should you facilitate the meeting?

Your team and another team often are working closely together. Over the past few sprints things have been getting tense. Each team feels the other is to blame for the issues and things are at a boiling point. Your team suggests you should facilitate a conflict resolution session between two teams since you’ve been so helpful at giving them ideas about dealing with the other team. Should you accept their request and facilitate a conflict resolution meeting?

Your team is nearing a deadline for their current project. They feel they are in danger of not completing everything necessary for the release. They want you to facilitate a meeting with the Product Owner so everyone can get on the same page. Should you facilitate such a meeting?

You work in a company of 500 people. The CEO has heard great things about the work you’ve done with your team and in particular how effective you are at facilitating all sorts of interactions for them. The executive team has an offsite retreat scheduled in 30 days and the CEO has requested you facilitate the meeting for them. What is your best course of immediate action?