Scrum Project Roles – Part 7
Scrum Team Size
The basics of Scrum can be easy but implementing them and succeeding with Scrum can be infinitely harder. Scrum Teams need to be big enough to get things done, but small enough to allow for communication and move quickly.
The Scrum Team has three roles that make up the structure of the team, the Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Development Team. When deciding how large a team should be, the development team is where the numbers will increase or decrease. There will always be one Scrum Master and one Product Owner – teams shouldn’t have more than one Product Owner.
Choosing how many people are needed for a scrum team can seem like a daunting task for Scrum Masters. Scrum Masters guide the team in using Scrum and ensure that the team is working in its best way by serving the team. There isn’t any rigid template that you have to follow when creating a Scrum Team, however, there is some general advice to help out.
A common recommendation is that Scrum Teams should be seven people, plus or minus two. While recommendations allow for flexibility in building your team, they can be hard to implement when deciding how many people to include. As a Scrum Master, you will be tasked with ensuring the team performs at its peak. If a team is too big or too small it can affect the way you do your job. So what size should a Scrum Team be?
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What is this course?
This ‘Master of Agile – Agile Scrum Master With 59 Seconds Agile (Video Training Course)’ provides an in-depth understanding of the Agile Scrum Master roles and responsibilities
You will explore the Agile Scrum project life-cycle, including how an Agile User Story is created, to how we know when it is ‘done’
This course is aimed at those with or without prior knowledge and experience of the Agile values and principles
During this course you will learn the tools needed to succeed as an Agile Scrum Master
What will you learn?
You will gain an in-depth understanding of the Agile Scrum Master roles and responsibilities, and you will be able to
- Fully understand the role of the Agile Scrum Master
- Understand the roles involved in an Agile project
- Create an effective Product Backlog
- Effectively participate in Scrum Meetings such as the Daily Stand-up, Sprint Review and Retrospective
- Identify the roles involves in the Scrum Team
What topics are covered within this course?
You will cover the following topics during this course:
- An Introduction to Agile Project Management (Scrum Master)
- Using the Agile Manifesto to Deliver Change (Scrum Master)
- The 12 Agile Principles (Scrum Master)
- The Agile Fundamentals (Scrum Master)
- Introduction to Scrum (Scrum Master)
- Scrum Projects (Scrum Master)
- Scrum Project Roles (Scrum Master)
- Scrum in Projects, Programs & Portfolios (Scrum Master)
- How to Manage an Agile Project (Scrum Master)
- Leadership Styles (Scrum Master)
- The Agile Project Life-cycle (Scrum Master)
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