Servant leadership
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What this topic is really about
The Scrum Master’s duty is to facilitate the removal of impediments by helping the team find solutions and shielding them from disruptions, ensuring continuous focus on the Sprint Goal. Option A suggests the Scrum Master should edit code themselves, which is a misuse of the servant‑leadership role; the Master does not do the work but enables the team.
A Scrum Master who educates the broader organization about Scrum is acting as a Coach, facilitating learning and helping others adopt Agile values. Option A (Manager) is incorrect because the Scrum Master does not direct work or make decisions for others; coaching is about serving, not managing.
See the mechanism
The Scrum Master acts as a servant leader to foster self-management and empirical process control within the team and the broader organization. A diagram for this topic isn't available yet — the worked example below walks the same reasoning step by step.
An exam-style question, fully explained
The Scrum Master is a:
- Identify what the question tests: The Scrum Master is a:.
- The Scrum Master acts as a servant leader to foster self-management and empirical process control within the team and the broader organization.
- They are not a project tracker or traditional manager, as these roles impose top-down command and control rather than enabling team autonomy.
Traps the examiner sets
- Option A (Manager) is incorrect because the Scrum Master does not direct work or make decisions for others; coaching is about serving, not managing.
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