What outcomes would you expect from this approach?

You are joining a Scrum Team as a Developer. The Scrum Master tells you that the company has a policy of switching Developers from one team to another every 2 Sprint to improve knowledge share.

What outcomes would you expect from this approach? Select two answers.
A . The velocity of the Scrum Teams will decrease.
B. Communication and knowledge sharing challenges that will require help to resolve.
C. The cost of delivering the product will be significantly high.
D. Increased productivity and enthusiasm to work.
E. Having the right collaboration tools can make a distributed team productive.

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Answer: A,B

Explanation:

Changes in membership within a Scrum Team will reduce productivity and velocity in the short term. The Developers will suffer context switching, needing time to get updated on what the team is doing reducing their ability and opportunities to focus. Developers may leave work unfinished to change to a new team and someone else might pick that work in progress causing more context switching. Communication with new or rotating team members will be a challenge.