What are two valuable actions for a Scrum Master to take?

The Product Owner is not collaborating with the Development Team during the Sprint.

What are two valuable actions for a Scrum Master to take? (Choose two.)
A . Inform the Product Owner’s functional manager.
B . Stop the Sprint, send the Product Owner to a course and restart.
C . Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective.
D . Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum and incremental delivery.
E . Nominate a proxy Product Owner.

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Answer: C,D

Explanation:

According to the Scrum Guide1, collaboration between the Product Owner and Developers is essential for creating valuable products. The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing value resulting from work by Developers. Developers are accountable for creating a plan for the Sprint, which includes selecting items from Product Backlog that they can complete within a Sprint. The Scrum Master is accountable for establishing Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide. They do this by helping everyone understand Scrum theory and practice, both within the Scrum Team and the organization.

Therefore, two valuable actions for a Scrum Master to take if the Product Owner is not collaborating with the Development Team during the Sprint are:

Bring up the problem in the Sprint Retrospective, where the Scrum Team can inspect how they worked together and create a plan for improvements.

Coach the Product Owner in the values of Scrum and incremental delivery, and help them understand their role and responsibilities in collaborating with Developers.

The other options are not valuable actions, as they may undermine trust, respect, and self-organization within the Scrum Team.

Reference: Scrum Guide