A GIS license stall is blocking the building-permits Scrum Team. The Product Owner can unblock the vendor; the Scrum Master is facilitating impediment removal. How should they collaborate?
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Short Explanation
The Product Owner can call the GIS vendor; that does not mean stealing the whistle. Help clear the license stall, and let the Scrum Master keep facilitating how impediments get worked. Two accountabilities, one blockage, no role mash-up.
Full Explanation
Product-related impediments often need the Product Owner’s stakeholder and vendor access, as with a GIS license blocking permits work. Collaboration is appropriate; absorbing the Scrum Master’s facilitation accountability is not. The Scrum Master should not take Product Backlog order or commercial authority as a substitute. The Product Owner unblocks the vendor path while the Scrum Master continues to facilitate impediment visibility and follow-through.