How do you help pick good user stories for the scrum team to include in sprint planning?

Part 11 in our #scrummaster #interviewquestions series where John McFadyen answers common questions posed of #scrummasters and #agilecoaches in interviews and client engagements. This is either a trick question or the person interviewing you has very little knowledge of #scrum and the #agilemanifesto. It could be both. This question drew a bit of scorn from John and irritated him a bit but like a trojan, he had a laugh and got on with answering the question as he would if he were in an interview or client engagement. As we work through this series, we are discovering that some questions posed in interview questions are tough to answer if you have deep experience within the industry. They are tough because the answer is obvious to experienced individuals but require patient and respectful explanation to people who don't understand #scrum or #agile environments in the least bit. It is easy to assume that the people interviewing you have a great knowledge and understanding of #scrum environments, but you are well served by preparing for the unexpected and downright silly questions that will come your way. This is one of them, but we think John did a great job in answering it. If you are interested in becoming an agile coach and value mentored, coach-driven skills development in your journey to mastery, visit our Growing Agile Coaches page on https://www.johnmcfadyen.com/growing-agile-coaches/. If you like the idea of becoming a scrum master and want to achieve internationally recognised and certified accreditation as a scrum master, visit our Certified Scrum Master (CSM) course page on https://www.johnmcfadyen.com/training/certified-scrummaster/. If you are already a scrum master and want to upskill to a more advanced level of knowledge and agile coaching capability, visit our Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM) course page on https://www.johnmcfadyen.com/training/advanced-certified-scrummaster/. If you have several years’ experience as a scrum master and want to validate and certify your professional skills, visit our Certified Scrum Professional Scrum Master (CSP-SM) course page on https://www.agilecentre.com/courses/scrum-master/certified-scrum-professional-scrum-master/. For more information on John McFadyen, visit https://www.johnmcfadyen.com or connect with John on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmcfadyen/. #agile #agilecoach #agilecoaching #agileprojectmanagement #agileproductdevelopment #agility #businessagility #scrum #scrummaster #scrumtraining #scrumcertification #scrumalliance #agilecentre #johnmcfadyen #coach #coaching #certifiedscrummaster