Why use Agile as a Developer? – Agile Project Management – Part 2

The Role of the Scrum Master

The Scrum Master role has much in common with the coach in a Centre of Excellence. Their role is to look after the interests of the team and remove any obstacles to their ability to deliver, as well as being the steward of the Scrum and Agile processes and principles. This is a facilitator’s role, not a director’s role, and has little in common with a Project Manager in a traditional project. The Scrum Master facilitates the required Scrum meetings (or “ceremonies”) and ensures that everyone adheres to the time limit for the meeting, as the meetings are also time-boxed. They also educates the team (and stakeholders) in the ways of Scrum. The Scrum Master plays a vital role throughout the Scrum Processes, starting with the “Initiate” Process.

How the Scrum Master adds Value to the Initiate process

One of the first activities in the Initiate process, after the Project Vision has been established, is the appointment of the Scrum Master. The Scrum Master has a major part to play in the Initiate process:-

Form Scrum Team

When Forming the Scrum Team, while the Product Owner has the chief responsibility for choosing the members of the Scrum Team, this is done in consultation with the Scrum master and HR. During this process, the Scrum Master needs to assess how familiar the selected team members are with Scrum and what the training needs are.

Depending on the complexity of the project, the team members’ skills and the number of teams, there may be a requirement for the Scrum Master to draw up a team building plan and a collaboration plan for inter-team co-ordination and communications. This could be done with the help of the Chief Scrum Master, Program Scrum Master and/or Portfolio Scrum Master, based on the project size and scope and the organizational setup.

During the project, the Scrum Master will need to select one or more approaches to build a cohesive and productive team, such as using the Tuckman 4-stage model of teams. It is recommended that he learns other philosophies, like Belbin’s model, so that he can apply what works best for the team he is currently managing.

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