George is a Scrum Master on a project to develop a Course Management System and Leave Management System for Greyward University. He is maintaining an…

The Impediment Log is a tool primarily for the Scrum Master and the Scrum Team to track and manage the resolution of impediments. While the Scrum Master is responsible for ensuring transparency and may need to communicate with stakeholders to resolve certain issues, there is no formal Scrum rule stating that the Impediment Log must be shared with all stakeholders. This log can contain sensitive information regarding team dynamics or organizational issues, and its distribution is at the discretion of the Scrum Master, who must balance transparency with the team's psychological safety and effectiveness.

A. An impediment is any hindrance or hurdle that reduces the productivity of the Scrum Team.

This is the correct definition of an impediment as per the Scrum framework.

B. Impediments can be internal or external to the team.

This is true. Impediments can arise from within the team (e.g., conflict) or from external sources (e.g., organizational policies, technical dependencies).

D. Impediments should be formally recorded by the Scrum Master in an Impediment Log.

This is a primary responsibility of the Scrum Master, who maintains the Impediment Log to ensure issues are tracked, prioritized, and resolved.

1. SCRUMstudy

A Guide to the Scrum Body of Knowledge (SBOK® Guide)

3rd Edition.

Section 7.4

Page 151: Defines an impediment as "any hindrance or roadblock that can reduce the productivity of the Scrum Team." This supports the correctness of option A.

Section 3.4.1.3

Page 51: States that the Scrum Master "maintains the Impediment Log and works to remove any impediments or roadblocks to the team’s progress." This confirms that the Scrum Master formally records impediments

supporting option D.

Section 7.4

Page 151: The guide discusses various types of impediments

including "lack of knowledge

" "unstable environments

" and "interpersonal conflicts

" which illustrates that impediments can be both internal and external

supporting option B.

The SBOK® Guide does not contain any prescription that the Impediment Log must be shared with stakeholders. It is presented as a tool for the Scrum Master and the team. The absence of this mandate makes statement C not true.