1.

     How Do You Handle a Project?

By asking this question, an interviewer wants to know whether you are a good fit for the company and what
your project management was like in the previous organization. Here, you also have to reveal your project
management approach using Agile and leadership styles.

Why Should We Hire You? 5 Best Answers

First of all, you should discuss the project you worked on last time, how it worked, what system you used, and
your team members.

Next, you should present yourself as a team player as most companies are looking for a motivating,
interactive project manager rather than a one-man army.

Last but not least, tell that no two projects can be the same. So, you apply different approaches as per the project
demand.

2.     How a Project Manager Can Be Proactive According To You?

Proactive members are more likely to anticipate the risks and implement solutions to reduce the risks. Proactive
members can have more control over the project resources and tasks. They can better keep track of all issues and
tasks related to small improvements and changes for higher efficiency and productivity. They also organize
meetings for developers constantly to discuss their problems, share best practices, and brainstorm solutions.
They also compare the time and cost spent on tasks every week with the given numbers.

3.     What Are The Best Agile Metrics?

If you are attending an interview for an Agile Project Manager, the interviewer may ask about agile metrics.
They may ask about the specific agile metrics, or you need to explain all the metrics. So here are some of the
common Agile metrics they may ask –

 Velocity – It refers to the average points one can achieve from the last 3 to 4 sprints. It can be measured by
summarizing all the estimates approved for the stories. It explains the progress, capacity, etc.
 Work Category Allocation – It is a vital factor that gives quick details about investing time. It explains
which task should be prioritized and where time is invested as a time factor.
 Cumulative Flow Graph – This way, an inspection is performed on the specific workflow. The x-axis
describes time, and the y-axis shows the number of attempts.
 Delivering Business Value – It explains the efficiency of a team. The numerical values are assigned with
business objectives according to complexity, priority, and ROI.
 Defect Removal Awareness – This factor has come in handy for the team to deliver the best product. It is
very important to identify active defects, be aware and remove them. It is very vital to delivering a top-
quality product. 
 Time Coverage – During the testing process, time is given to the code. It is calculated in the form of
percentage as a factor of several codes called by the total relative codes and the test suite.
 Defect Resolution Time – In this process, team members detect the bugs or defects and set a time to resolve
defects. The process of bug fixes or defect resolution consists of several processes like scheduling to fix
defects, clearing the defect, generation, finalizing to fix defects, and handling reports of resolution.
 Sprint Burn Down – It is a graph that represents several implemented or non-implemented sprints on the
Scrum cycle. You can keep an eye on the work finished using Sprint.

4.     How Would You Rate Your Last Project?

Discussing your previous work history in an interview is common and allows the employer to assess a few
things from your response. Most employers are using this question as a way to see if you can collaborate with
and lead a team, so it’s important that you include a couple of things in your response. 
Firstly, you should choose the right example. Make sure that you select a recent project that you are confident in
going into detail with also remember that they aren’t just interested in you running the project but how you ran
it. Explain your processes, meeting schedules, and any tools that you used to stay organized. The interviewer is
more interested in your approach than if the project was a success so make sure to be completely honest with
them. 

Honesty is key; while the last project ending successfully is a bonus, it is also ok to share that your project was
unsuccessful; instead of just telling them that it didn’t go to plan, also share that you have learned from the
experience and what you have changed in your approach to ensure that the problems you had don’t come up
again. 

It is also important to learn to say the right things, employers are a fan of people presenting themselves with
confidence, so if talking about a project that went wrong, it would be better to focus on the positives and say
something along the lines of “Two colleagues missed their deadlines, but we all pulled together to help them,
and after the conference, our client feedback was 100% positive. I even received an email from one client who
said this year was the best yet.”

5.     Have You Had Any Challenging Projects and How Did You Manage Them?
Having evidence of a successful project does make you look more favorable to an employer it is, however, not
essential to have a successful interview. Being honest and confident in your response is essential as they assess
your approach and character more than your track record. 

It is best to take a positive attitude towards the situation and tell the employer what you did once challenges
appeared in the project, how you have learned from the mistakes that were made in the project, and what you’re
going to do in your future approach to make sure that the same issues are avoided.

The conversation doesn’t have to stay strictly to work if you have had any challenging personal projects that
show that you are quick thinking, calm, and a problem solver, then they are worth mentioning. 

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6.     Do You Know Anything About Kanban?

This is one of the interview questions the Agile project manager might be asked. Kanban is a tool to keep track
of the progress and work of the team. Along with the status of the existing development strategy, progress is
well defined with Kanban, and it is done accurately by using the Kanban board. With the help of the Kanban
board, you can write the whole scenario at once to get the bigger picture, workflow progress, the task is done, or
the overall status of a project.

7.     What Is The Duration of a Scrum Cycle?

The Scrum cycle depends on the size of the team and the overall project. A team may have 3 to 9 members. It
usually takes 3 to 4 weeks to finish the sprint of the scrum cycle. It takes around four weeks on average.

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8.     How Do You Provide Status Updates?

By asking this question, the interviewer determines whether you will be accountable or not. If you
provide status updates regularly, it means you will be held fully responsible for the timeline which has been set
before starting the project. If you don’t provide a convincing response, you may not be able to impress your
employer.

First of all, explain how frequently you provide updates. Also, explain whether you provide updates when asked
or on your own.

Sample Answer – Submitting status reports regularly can be very challenging for many project managers. I
know a few project managers personally who consider sending reports an unnecessary distraction. In my case, I
don’t have any problem with sending status updates to my clients.

In this process, I have a unique approach. I added all the information related to the project on an online
dashboard. It consists of various stages that are broken down in a project. Another method I like to use when
providing a status update is a daily stand-up meeting, also known as a ‘daily scrum’ which I typically hold in the
morning with all of the team to set the context for the day’s work and let people know of any changes. Kanban
board is another useful tool that I use to keep track of things, as it can visually show the work completed at
various stages of the project and helps to easily assign different members to smaller projects. Burndown charts
are also an effective tool that I have used at the end of each sprint, as the Scrum Master, I have experience
updating and releasing a burndown chart for the rest of the team.

9.     What Are The Risks You Might Face When Managing a Project?
Sample Answer – In a project, here are some of the common risks –

 Cost
 Schedule
 Resource
 Performance
 Market Risk
 Strategic Risk
 Legal Risk
 Operational Risk
 Governance
 External Risk

10.    What Are The Mediums Of Communication You Use in A Project?

Sample answer – I use the communication medium according to the team we are working with and the type of
project we will work on. As a project manager, I prefer personal interaction, responsive, electronic, and written
mediums.

11.    How Can You Handle a Team Member Who Is Not Working Well On a Project?
Sample Answer – I do the following things to get the best of my team members –

 Motivate them to act and think in their ways

 Try and avoid any emotional outbursts with the stakeholders and team
 Helping team members develop their abilities in decision making
 Develop their threshold in performance tolerance
 Surrounding the weak employees with stronger ones to improve their potential
 Arrange proper follow-up
 Showing where they fit in the vision and mission of the company
 Encouraging them by rewarding and appreciating for improvement
 Allowing them to leave if there is no room for improvement


12.    When a Project Goes Off-track According To You? How Will You Manage That?
Sample Answer – I consider the following pointers to find out whether the project is going well or running out
of timeline –

 The budget is not under the control

 The project is taking too much time
 There are no original goals defined
 The project scope is changing constantly
If we relate to one of these scenarios, the project is surely going off track. In this way, I take quick action to
bounce back. Here are a few of the steps I take –

 Figure out the root cause

 Take more effort and time to cover up the timeline
 Follow the original vision or goal
 Adjust the management of finance, resources, and manpower
 Having face-to-face discussions with stakeholders and clients

13.    How Would You Deal With a Stakeholder Who Is Not Easy To Handle?
Sample Answer – Stakeholders are important for the project as they have great authority, and their consent
plays a vital role. Sometimes, they are not easy to handle. In those cases, here’s what I do –

 Know their issue

 Accept authority without arguing
 Avoid all negative emotions
 Be honest and tactful in the decisions
 Ask for suggestions and attend to them
 Improve communication
 Praise them and build the connection

14.    When Do You Know That The Project is Off-track?

As a project manager, you must be an organized individual with multiple methods in place throughout the
project so that you can check if the project is off-track. Many project managers constantly check the project
through project schedules and keep track of objectives and milestones set to specific dates. Using tracking apps
such as Kaban Board can be useful to check if the project is running smoothly as its live update system and
color code for individual team members allows you to see how each person is progressing with their work and if
there are any risks that it could go off track. By having multiple ways to track the project and the individual
components, you are likely to know about the project being off-track straight away. This gives you an advantage
as you can start to put things into place as soon as possible to get the project back on track. You can mention
any projects that went off track to the employer alongside what you did to solve the issue and what you would
do differently.

15.    How Can You Prioritize Tasks?

In a project, it is very vital to prioritize tasks, and it is very extensive. It helps ensure the timely and successful
completion of the project. Follow these pointers to set priorities for the tasks –

 List down the roles and tasks

 Be clear on what’s important and what’s urgent
 Determine the value in each task
 Be ready to adapt and stay flexible
 Estimate efforts and order the tasks
 Be clear on when you should decline requests

16.    How Would You Describe Your Communication Style With Your Team?
This is the interviewer’s way of assessing your personality as a team leader and whether you would be able to
build the kind of team they want. Ensure that you let the interviewer know that you understand how important
communication is as a project manager. 

Most employers are looking for someone open in their communication, making them more approachable to team
members. So instead of just shouting orders at your team, discuss things with your team and allow them to make
suggestions so that they feel a part of the process, plus they might have a good idea. 

Show that you can communicate changes quickly so that problems don’t arise further in the project by team
members being unaware of something. You can also mention communication concerning technology. Many
successful project managers are now also choosing to just apps that allow for a live chat feed to make
communication easier. Mentioning past examples of your communication idea to the employer is always a good
idea.

17.    What Do You Do To Ensure You And Your Team Deliver or Exceed Customer
Expectations?
As the project manager, you are responsible for ensuring that your team, at the very least, delivers the project to
the customer’s expectations, if not exceeding them. You should consider successful past projects and write
down the process you followed before the interview. If this question comes up, you can tell the interviewer
about a set project style that you follow to ensure success. There are key steps in project management that need
to be followed for success, such as knowing the project inside out and identifying the requirements that you
need to meet at the end for it to be considered a success. You can also mention any practical things you follow
in projects, such as creating milestones and filing in an organized way, alongside more team leader-based steps
such as keeping the team motivated and ensuring that all the members are performing their jobs to the set time
frames.

18.    How Do You Develop A Good Working Relationship With Your Team Member?
You and your team must be performing to the best ability, so the interviewer may want to know how you focus
on improving. Whether the project was successful or not, as a project manager, you should always look to learn
and develop your skills after a project and take each one as a lesson. Successful project managers always report
a project once completed, outlining the process, anything that went wrong, and what you could do to improve if
a similar project comes up. 

As the project manager, you also have the responsibility to improve the individuals within your team to improve
as a whole. In your process of making this, mention how you established bonds with each individual so that you
could understand them and their needs better. It may also be worth mentioning methods such as having one-to-
one meetings with each team member where you review goals and objectives and give regular feedback. You
can also set both project and personal objectives so that they have something to work towards and make sure
that each individual’s progress is placed on an overall team tracker. Hence, it is easy to identify which team
members need improvement and which ones need improvement. 

You can mention any tools and resources that you are currently using alongside any that you wish to implement
in the future.

19.    What Do You Do To Monitor and Review The Delegated Responsibilities?

One of your main responsibilities is to split the project into smaller jobs which are then assigned to team
members. Without this, the project wouldn’t run smoothly, so a key part of the interview is establishing your
delegating process. 

A key part of delegation should be to have a clear understanding of the team so that you can accurately assign
jobs to individuals based on their strengths. Once jobs are given, it is recommended to start a spreadsheet with
milestones for each team member so that their progress on the project can be monitored, this is alongside regular
one-to-one meetings so that you can give feedback or answer any possible questions they may have. 

As the leader, you have to act by example, so if someone isn’t performing their work properly, make sure they
know about it and correct the issue so that the rest of the project isn’t put behind, this will then let other team
members know that there will be consequences for not completing work. But also make sure to emphasize
rewarding team members for small victories throughout so that morale is boosted.

20.    What Are Your Career and Project Goals For The Next 6 Months?
As both an individual and a project manager, it is important to have goals. The interviewer may ask you what
you’re aiming to expand into in the future, this could be in varying time frames, so make sure to consider a long
time and Short term goals or just simply reference both in your answer. Career and project goals can vary from
person to person, so no set answer can be given but avoid going too personal as they are interested in any goals
that will help to benefit them as an employer. It’s also best to avoid any generic answers that they’ve likely
heard from several other candidates; make your response special so that they’ll remember you in the crowd of
people. Some career goals that would link to the job could be expanding your skill set or developing stronger
relationships with your team. Alongside just telling them what you aim to do, you can also tell them how you’re
going to do this and how the goal, once achieved, will improve your performance. 

21.    What Are The Cons of An Agile Model?

You will not always be asked questions related to the pros and features of agile in the interview. So, be prepared
for the loopholes related to the agile project management process.

Here are some of the major problems related to the Agile approach –

 You never know what you need to do to accomplish the task. In the case of handling large projects, it is not
easy to know the total effort needed.
 Sometimes it is not easy to focus on the paperwork and design regarding the project.
 If you don’t understand the client’s requirements well, you cannot meet the customer’s needs on the final
project. Hence, it causes conflict.
 Only a leader with vast experience in this approach can make major decisions. The members who have no or
small experience cannot make decisions. So, there is no scope to improve knowledge.

22.    What Do You Mean By ‘Scrum of Scrums’?

It is one of the most commonly asked Agile project manager interview questions. You can explain this term with
the help of an example.

Sample Answer – Suppose there is a project and seven teams are working on it, and there are seven members in
each team. Each team organizes its scrum meeting. A separate meeting should be organized well to coordinate
with the team. This type of meeting is known as the “Scrum of Scrums.” For every team, there is a team
leader known as an ambassador who has to represent the team in this meeting.

23.    Can You Apply Agile Methodology Along With Software Development and Testing?
You can apply the agile methodology in different places, such as the field of biophysics, biochemistry, and bio-
medical, or any place where there is a lack of proper data. You need to know where you have to complete the
project with a limited number of team members and where to work in various areas. 

24.    What Are Impediments In Scrum? Explain With Examples

Impediments are the issues or hurdles that the scrum team has to deal which. In addition, they also slow down
the pace of work. If something is coming on your way to keep you from doing the work, it is known as an
impediment. And you may face impediments in any form. Here are some of the common impediments –

 Missing resources or unavailable team member

 Operational, organizational, and technical issues
 Business conflicts
 Lack of knowledge or skills
 External factors like weather
 Lack of a support system
When answering the agile scrum questions related to impediments, be sure to answer how you will deal with
these issues.

25.    Explain Agile vs. Scrum

This is one of the agile project management interview questions preferred by interviewers. Agile is an umbrella
term, i.e., an approach that is used in project management, while Scrum is simply the form of Agile which
concisely clarifies its steps and processes. Scrum is a procedure, and Agile is a process to go with this practice.

Agile consists of finishing projects incrementally or in steps. The Agile approach is known to be iterative by
nature. Scrum is like Agile as one of the forms of Agile. It is both iterative and incremental by nature.

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26.    What Is Increment According To You?

It is one of the widely asked scrum agile interview questions, and you can give a quick answer.

Answer – Increment is simply a total of all the backlog items of the product, which is finished in a sprint. In
each increment, all the previous values are included as it is known to be cumulative. It should be available in a
constant release as it is a way to reach your end goal.

27.    What Is the Agile Manifesto? What Are Its Principles?

This is one of the interview questions on agile mostly asked during interviews. Most of the aspirants following
agile roles should follow this theory. Explain the 12 principles and four manifesto values as clearly as possible.
Even though you cannot be 100% accurate, explain the principles and intentions of values –

 Showcase the working software regularly

 Customer collaboration
 Welcoming change at any time
 Self-motivating and self-organizing interactions should be made

28.    Describe Your Daily Routine As An Agile Project Manager?

As an Agile Project Manager, your key daily routine can be the following;

 Planning activities of the day. Depending on each day, the manager will need to plan what to be done for the
day.
 The manager is supposed to be attending a daily stand-up meeting with his project team. In this meeting, the
members of the team are supposed to give a report of what was done the previous day, and any issues which
were encountered and the solutions to those can be discussed.
 The manager is supposed to plan or set up a technical discussion to address any technical issue that arises
during the daily stand-up meeting.
 The manager will update the project status for the current sprint using project tools such as Kanban board or
any other Agile project management tools.
 The manager is supposed to review the issue and risks register and ensure that all actions are taken. The
manager should also follow up on all outstanding issues in place.
 The manager is supposed to be attending a meeting with the client on per need basis. This will ensure the
client is updated daily on the project’s progress.
 Finally, after winding all the daily activities, the manager must plan for the next day’s activity. This may
include planning next-day meetings, among others.

29.  Can You Describe The Key Roles Within An Agile Project Team?
The agile Project Management team consists of 3 major roles, which include Team Lead (Scrum Master),
Project Owner, and Team Members. The work of the Scrum Master, also known as the Team Lead or project
manager, is to coordinate all the operations of the team, taking into account what needs to be done. He will
require the support of the team member and the project owner to do all the coordination tasks. Team Member(s)
are part of the entire project team, including the manager and the project owner. Their job is to take instructions
from the scrum master and apply the instructions and work within given instructions and timelines.

The Project Owner, in this case, is the client whose project is being done by the project team. His roles are to
ring the project’s vision and present his ideas to the project manager and his team so that they can put the vision
into action. He will present a draft of what he needs to be done, and the team will use that as a basis to start
working on a project.  There should be a deeper understanding and constant communication between the project
manager, team member(s), and the project owner so that the project can be done effectively. 

Product Owner is another key role in the agile team. This refers to the person responsible for managing the
product backlog items. As discussed earlier, a product backlog is a list of items that need to be worked on by the
project team. So, the work is the product owner is to manage the project items that the team is supposed to work
on.

30.    What Are Some Of The Latest Trends In Agile Project Management Tool?
As an Agile Manager, you need to keep updated on the latest trends in the market regarding agile project
management tools. These trends come about by the fact that there is a needs to embrace the everchanging
technology hence the need to stay updated. Some of these trends are;
 Most projects are being impacted by Artificial and Data Intelligence Technology.
 Project Managers are expanding their skills with the need to learn more about how Extended Intelligence
and Artificial Intelligence affect projects.
 Different methodologies and Approaches are being used, like Hybrid Project Management Techniques.
 The diversity of the project management team is increasingly being seen.
Because of these latest trends being witnessed in project management, there is a growing need to managers to
expand their focus and see what is happening in the market so that they can be updated with these trends and can
also take appropriate measures to update their approach to the manner they run the project and also manage their
teams.

31.    How Diverse Can You Make Your Project Management Team As An Agile Project
Manager?
It is not in denial that with rapid technology growth, increased diversification is among the latest trends in the
project market today.  As an agile project manager, you also need to be diverse with your project team.
Changing policies and an aging workforce are some of the reasons why you need to be diverse with your project
team. So how do you become diverse with your project team?

Here are some of the ways to become diverse with your project team;

 Include every team member in your business strategy and make them feel valued and respected.
 Understand each of your team members and know them at a personal level.
 Make constructive and positive feedback about the performance of your team member regularly.
 Embrace fairness and equality for all your team members. 
 Have a zero-tolerance policy for bias.
 Build and create a team spirit for your project team.

32.    As An Agile Project Manager, How Will You Weed Out Bad Project Ideas?
Let’s face it, it is not possible to have a unanimous decision when you have a team of people working together
on a project. In most cases, you will get the majority decision, but not all of them will support your ideas. You
will find among your team member those that have weird and bad ideas which do not support the goal of the
project. It’s important that you carefully handle all these to accommodate everyone in your team. Some of the
ways you can weed these bad ideas include;

 Gather all ideas but individually review each one and eliminate the ones not needed for the project. Let
everyone give their opinion but iron out the ones you can use as a team.
 Review your goals and see if all the ideas are in line with your goal and if not, just ignore and forget about
them.
 Collect and combine all the ideas in the list and choose the ones that are related and have them as one idea.
This will help you eliminate bad ideas from the list.

33.    How Will You Conduct Risk Analyst In A Project As An Agile Project Manager?
As with any form of management, there will always be risks involved when going into a project. As the agile
project manager, it is your responsibility to make sure that all risks are taken into account, and that any
precautions are put into place to limit the risk. In an agile project, it is a good idea to create a risk burndown
chart that identifies the risk alongside the percentage of it happening and the size of the loss that would occur
from it. Make sure to talk to all team members when doing the risk assessment, as they may have a better
understanding of the risks within their subject area. Remember to take into account risks in the areas of budget,
personnel, knowledge, and productivity, along with safety risks.

34.     How Do You Conduct Debriefing As An Agile Project Manager?

Debriefing is one of the most important after-project processes as it gives everyone time to reflect on the work
and suggest ways for the team to improve as a whole this is important in agile management as it is important
that you understand how to adapt.

A key starting point with the agile project debrief is to set the tone by opening a welcome for all team members
to partake. Once this is established, you can address how the sprint was overall from start to finish. In this case,
the most effective way is to get the scrum leader to ask each member of the team to summarize the objectives of
the project. The manager will then analyze if they felt those were achieved and what could be done in the future
by them as an individual and the team as a whole.

 The team should work through the positives and negatives of the project before the scrum leader continues to
type up the project report.

35.      How Do You Minimize Team Anxiety As An Agile Manager?

It’s your job to ensure that team morale is kept high and that your team remains comfortable throughout the
project. One way to minimize anxiety within your team is to hold daily team scrum meetings in the morning
where the team’s morale is boosted through a speech outlining the work plan for the day, this also allows the
team members to raise any concerns that they might have with the scrum leader.

Making sure that you’re viewed as approachable by your team members is also another way to minimize
anxiety, as the team will feel like a welcoming and comfortable workplace to be a part of. So it will, therefore,
be easier for any problems to be brought it. It’s also a good idea to have regular 1:1 meetings with team
members or just regular chats

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36.      How Do You Ensure You Remain In Control And Professional While Dealing With
Unforeseen Situation In Your Project Team?
While projects must undergo a sufficient risk assessment, it is impossible to recognize all potential risks. This
means that sometimes unforeseen situations can occur, whether through the project itself or the team. It is a key
part of agile project management to have the ability to adapt to the unforeseen in a quick manner that gets the
issue resolved. 

It’s a good idea to have an online management tool that allows for live updates so that you can monitor the
projects on the go and address any individuals that could help resolve them. But overall, it is important to keep a
manner that is adaptable and understanding.

37.      Explain How You Manage A Project Using Agile From Start To Project Completion
At the start, agile projects can seem overwhelming however some easy steps can be taken to ensure that the
project progress smoothly and easily.

To start with, it is a good idea to break the project up into smaller tasks that need to be completed before
assigning those tasks to individual members of the sprint. This is what we call product backlog. It is all about
listing all the things that are supposed to be done with the project before assigning them to members.

Then there is sprint planning which involves determining the list of items in the product backlog and choosing
which one to work on at every project stage. The team will then start planning how to work on those items.
Once the project is underway a good way to keep on top of management is to hold daily scrum meetings where
it’s possible to update the team with any changes or concerns, these meetings also help keep up morale. It is also
important to hold regular 1:1 meetings with each team member to discuss progress and issues

Another good way of managing an agile project is to use management tools such as Asana, which acts as a live
timesheet that updates once a member has completed a job; this makes it easier to identify any problems and
monitor team members’ progress.

There is also a key part of agile project management called sprint review. Sprint review involves a meeting of
all the parties involved in the project to make a project assessment against the sprint goal, which was discussed
during sprint planning. This creates room for any adjustment to be made if things are not going according to
plan.

After all sprint milestones have been reached, and it has come to a successful close, it is the job of the sprint
leader to write up a report of the success and errors to improve their management skills for the next project.

38.     How Do You Plan Out Each Sprint?

Planning out your sprint with your team is an essential part of agile management. The planning process of the
sprint should be a collaborative effort involving the scrum master, a product owner, and the entire Agile Team.
Before going into the planning stages of the sprint, it is important to make sure that all the sprint members are in
the team’s definition of ready.

Once all team members are ready, some set stages are essential in planning a sprint. Firstly, it is important that
the scrum leader reminds all the team of the big picture that his sprint is leading to, before breaking down the
project into smaller daily tasks that can be completed by individuals. It is important to confirm the work with the
team members before dealing with any concerns and issues.

It is then important to undertake the risk assessment of each task with the help of each team member so that it is
clear they understand what to do if a situation were to arise. Once a plan is agreed upon, and all concerns are
dealt with it is important that the scrum leader puts this in the form of an online database so that the project can
be updated live and monitored until completion.

39.    What Activities Do You Do In Daily Standup Meetings?

The daily stand-up meeting should become an automatic part of the project routine and generally occur in the
morning. All the team should be present as it is an effective way of informing the entire team about changes.

In the stand-up meeting, each team member is provided with an opportunity to provide the status of the task
assigned to them and how they plan to proceed going forward in accomplishing the task. This will provide an
avenue where a team members can ask for clarification regarding the task assigned to them.

It is also essential that the meeting is kept brief and just addresses the important points. Within the meeting,
make sure to establish a goal and tell all team members about any changes to the project and how that will affect
their work, addressing each individual with what they need to complete in the day before taking any concerns or
questions.

40.     How Do You Conduct Sprint Retrospective?

A sprint retrospective is a meeting that the scrum master holds to discuss the just-concluded sprint collectively
as a team. This determines any changes that could be made in the next sprint while helping the management get
feedback from the team. In the retrospective, you must celebrate successes and congratulate the team for all the
hard work in the sprint. In the retrospective meeting, the team members might talk about the internal processes
and the overall sprint, discussing issues such as if daily scrum meetings can be improved or if any rules need to
change.

While there should be one person leading the retrospective meeting, making sure that certain topics are
discussed, it is important that, much like the sprint process, the sprint retrospective is collaborative so that each
team member has the opportunity to discuss their ideas. Instead of trying to find answers for things that didn’t
go well, the focus of the retrospective must be on developing ways for the sprint process to work better for them
in upcoming projects.