A day in Scrum Master Life
Scrum Master is one of the accountabilities of Scrum Team. Scrum Master’s primary focus areas include: facilitation, coaching, mentoring, help in impediments removal, helps team to be self-managing and cross-functional, enables transparency and collaboration, teaching Scrum and so on. Primarily Scrum Master “improves the ability to improve” for the Developers, Product Owner and the Organization. […]
Are dual roles in Scrum recommended?
Dual roles in Scrum are generally not recommended because Scrum emphasizes clear role definitions and accountabilities to ensure transparency, accountability, and effective collaboration. The primary roles in Scrum are the Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Developers (a group of cross functional people), each with distinct responsibilities that contribute to the success of the Scrum team. […]
Coaching, Mentoring, Facilitation, and Training – Differences
Coaching, mentoring, facilitation, and training are distinct approaches of guiding and developing individuals or teams, each with its specific focus and approach. Scrum Masters and Agile coaches should be familiar with these approaches and also should have clear understanding of the differences so that they can use the right approach that is suitable for the […]
How performance appraisals will be done in Scrum?
In Scrum, performance appraisal is generally handled differently than in traditional environments. Since Scrum is team-oriented and emphasizes collaboration, individual performance appraisals are often aligned with team objectives and contributions rather than individual metrics alone. Here’s how performance appraisal can be approached in Scrum: 1. Focus on Team Performance Collective Goals: Scrum emphasizes the success […]
How to handle people with “Will” issues in a Scrum Team?
Handling people with issues related to “will” can be challenging, as it often involves navigating complex emotional and psychological landscapes. Especially being a Scrum Master, without authority you have to motivate people and help them to change their behaviors. Here are some general steps and tips to address this effectively: 1. Understand the Underlying Causes […]
What defines a self-organizing and Cross-functional team in Agile and Scrum?
In Agile and Scrum, self-organizing and cross-functional teams are fundamental concepts that significantly contribute to the effectiveness and success of projects and products. Here’s a detailed breakdown of each: Self-Organizing Teams Definition: Self-organizing teams are empowered to make their own decisions about how to accomplish their work, without needing direct oversight from management. They take […]
How to influence without command and control?
Influencing people using power and authority is common and easy. It may work well in a hierarchy based team structure, but the results will be short term and temporary. However, in a team based work culture such as Scrum, there is no hierarchy within the team. So everyone is equal in a team and no […]
How to apply iterative and incremental approach for each PBI in a Sprint?
In the Traditional way of Software development, the work gets executed in sequential manner such that the programmer does the programming and hands it over to the tester for testing and so on. In Agile and Scrum, it is a different approach that introduces concurrent engineering. Teams work in overlapping mode to get the work […]
How to handle politics at workplace?
Whatever industry you are working in, politics are a common challenge nowadays. Especially in a team based environment such as Scrum, politics influence team’s relationship, trust, transparency and productivity negatively. As a Scrum Master, handling politics at the workplace can be challenging, but there are several strategies you can employ to navigate these situations effectively: […]
Essential Metrics to Measure Scrum Team Performance
Measuring Scrum team performance involves assessing various aspects to ensure the team is delivering value effectively, and consistently. Here are some key metrics commonly used to measure Scrum team performance. For each metric a brief explanation and a “Trend” that helps you understand how this metric will look like over a period of time. Velocity: […]
