Agile Question 539

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During the third sprint of a product development project, a developer raises a concern that a critical third-party integration might not be delivered on time. Although the risk was informally discussed earlier, it wasn’t tracked formally. The Product Owner now appears surprised, and some stakeholders are blaming the team for not surfacing this risk earlier. The Scrum Master notices increasing anxiety within the team, especially since sprint commitments could be affected.

As the Scrum Master, what should you do first to address this situation?

A. Facilitate a risk identification workshop with the team
B. Create a formal risk register to document all risks
C. Ask the Product Owner to reprioritize the backlog
D. Escalate the issue to the program manager immediately

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✅ Correct Answer: A. Facilitate a risk identification workshop with the team

🔍 Explanation:

A. Facilitate a risk identification workshop with the team
✅ Best first step. This promotes transparency, team ownership, and proactive risk awareness. It empowers the team to surface, analyze, and plan risk responses collaboratively using tools like risk boards, risk burndown charts, or ROAM techniques.

B. Create a formal risk register to document all risks
❌ Helpful later, but not first. While documentation is important, Agile favors lightweight and visual tools over formal registers. First, you need team alignment and visibility of potential risks.

C. Ask the Product Owner to reprioritize the backlog
❌ Premature. You can’t reprioritize until you understand the risk impact, likelihood, and possible responses. That analysis happens first.

D. Escalate the issue to the program manager immediately
❌ Not first. Escalation may be needed later, but risks should be owned and managed by the team first, especially in Agile where self-management is emphasized.

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