PMP Question 641

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Your Agile team uses story points for relative estimation. During a backlog refinement session, a senior developer consistently dominates the conversation, pushing the team to assign lower point values to stories, claiming “it’s easy” based on their personal experience. Junior members seem hesitant to speak up and some have stopped contributing. As a result, recent sprints have suffered from overcommitment and missed goals.

As the Scrum Master, you’re concerned that the team is no longer estimating collaboratively.

What should you do first?

A. Speak privately with the senior developer about their influence
B. Start assigning story points yourself to balance the team
C. Remove the senior developer from estimation sessions
D. Ask the Product Owner to finalize estimates independently

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✅ Correct Answer: A. Speak privately with the senior developer about their influence

🔍 Explanation:
A. Speak privately with the senior developer about their influence
✅ Best first step. This addresses the issue at its source while maintaining team harmony. The Scrum Master’s role is to coach individuals and foster collaboration. The senior developer may not realize the negative impact of their dominance.

B. Start assigning story points yourself to balance the team
❌ Incorrect. The Scrum Master should not estimate work. Story points must come from the development team, through consensus.

C. Remove the senior developer from estimation sessions
❌ Too extreme as a first step. While limiting influence might help, exclusion can damage trust and morale. Start with coaching instead.

D. Ask the Product Owner to finalize estimates independently
❌ Wrong role. The Product Owner sets priorities, not estimates. Estimation is a development team responsibility.

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