Your agile team has completed three sprints of a mobile application development project. During the sprint retrospective, several team members express frustration that they are frequently interrupted by stakeholders asking for status updates and clarifications on features. The product owner mentions that stakeholders feel disconnected from the project progress. The team's velocity has dropped by 15% over the last two sprints. What should the Scrum Master do to address this situation?

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The correct answer is B. Increasing the frequency of sprint reviews and establishing regular stakeholder engagement touchpoints directly addresses both issues: it reduces ad-hoc interruptions by providing structured communication channels while improving stakeholder connection to the project. This aligns with agile principles of customer collaboration and transparency through information radiators. Option C is a common distractor but is incorrect because while the product owner manages the product backlog and prioritization, isolating stakeholders from the team contradicts agile values of collaboration and transparency. The Scrum Master should facilitate better communication structures, not create barriers. Option A introduces a waterfall approach that conflicts with agile adaptability, and Option D would create excessive overhead without addressing the root cause.

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