Typical Impediments

The following are typical impediments to the Scrum Process.  It is the role of the Scrum Master to remove impediments such as these.
  • The meeting rules are not followed
  • Product Vision and Sprint Goal are unclear
  • The Product Owner is not available for questions
  • The Product Backlog is not prioritized by business value
  • Not everyone who contributes to the delivery is in the team
  • The Scrum Master has to perform other tasks and is not able to focus on the team progress
  • The team is too big (>10 members)
  • The team has no room where they can work together
  • The team has no dashboard to access the Sprint Backlog