If the Product Owner is not collaborating with the Developers during the Sprint, what should the Scrum Master do? (Choose the best answer)

The Scrum Master serves the Product Owner by fostering Scrum adoption: "The Scrum Master serves

the Product Owner in several ways, including... Helping find techniques for effective Product Goal

definition and Product Backlog management." If collaboration is lacking, coaching (C) aligns with this

role, emphasizing Scrum’s collaborative nature and incremental value delivery.

A: Escalation bypasses the Scrum Master’s responsibility to resolve issues.

B: Canceling Scrum is extreme and abandons the framework.

Exact Extract from Scrum Guide: "The Scrum Master serves the Product Owner in several ways,

including: Helping find techniques for effective Product Goal definition and Product Backlog

management; Facilitating stakeholder collaboration as requested or needed." (Section: "The Scrum

Master")

Thus, C is correct.

Reference: Scrum Guide (2020), Section: "The Scrum Master."