Events on the library-consortium team run because the calendar says so, even though no one can name the purpose. How should the Scrum Master / Team Coach respond?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
A library meeting that exists because Outlook said so is a book club with no books. Each team event has a job: plan, inspect the increment, or improve. If nobody can name that job, redesign the session or stop holding an empty ceremony.
Full Explanation
Team events exist for named outcomes—plan work, inspect the increment, or improve the system. Library-consortium ceremonies that run only because the calendar says so waste scarce civic capacity. The Scrum Master / Team Coach ties each event to purpose and redesigns or drops empty ceremony so consortium delivery stays intentional. Calendar obedience is not Lean.
Keeping every slot because “SAFe requires every ceremony” regardless of outcome is cargo cult. Replacing all team events with a director status briefing collapses inspect-and-adapt into hierarchy. Moving events to the RTE so the team needs no purpose removes team ownership.
Exam caveat: events are means; outcomes justify them. Operational check: before each library event, state the intended outcome in one sentence; if none exists, redesign or cancel.
In municipal ARTs, residents experience conflict outcomes as delayed permits, missed benefits, unsafe shelter conditions, or opaque public data—so the Scrum Master / Team Coach keeps facilitation tied to service flow, safety, and transparent inspection rather than positional wins. Document the chosen frame or strategy, the evidence used, and the next check date so the team can see whether the intervention improved civic delivery.