Craig Smith. Scrum Masters: The Full-Time Role Conundrum

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1 Craig Smith Scrum Masters: The Full-Time Role Conundrum

2 Welcome Image: Charles M. Schulz / Universal UClick

3 Show of Hands Image:

4 Scrum is an agile framework for completing complex projects. Scrum originally was formalized for software development projects, but works well for any complex, innovative scope of work. The possibilities are endless. The Scrum framework is deceptively simple. Scrum Defined No matter which impetus stops work, Scrum ensures that the most valuable work has been completed when the project ends. What Is Scrum (Scrum Alliance)

5 Deliver Stuff Right Deliver the Right Stuff at the Right Time Image:

6 Define a Scrum Master? Image: Universal Pictures

7 Scrum Master Defined The Scrum Master is responsible for ensuring Scrum is understood and enacted. Scrum Masters do this by ensuring that the Scrum Team adheres to Scrum theory, practices, and rules. The Scrum Master is a servant-leader for the Scrum Team. The Scrum Master helps those outside the Scrum Team understand which of their interactions with the Scrum Team are helpful and which aren t. The Scrum Master helps everyone change these interactions to maximize the value created by the Scrum Team. The Scrum Guide, 2011

8 What Scrum Masters do Image: Agile Learning Labs

9 Pushing Tin Image: Regency Enterprises / 20 th Century Fox

10 Manifesto for a Scrum Master agilify.co.uk/agile-blog/scrummaster-manifesto

11 A Scrum Master Manifesto scrummastermanifesto.org

12 Dealing with the Misconceptions Image: Hanna-Barbera

13 Full Time Role

14 Employment Trends

15 Traditional Scrum Teams Scrum Master Development Team Product Owner

16 Team Size? Image:

17 Traditional Enterprise Teams Development Team Management Chicken

18 Scaling Scrum Teams

19 Reality of Enterprise Teams Customer Outsourced Teams Offshore Teams Product Owner/s Part Time / Working From Home Scrum Master/s Or Agile coaches Other Internal Teams Management Development Teams

20 How do we deal with the Enterprise? Image: Scott Adams / Universal UClick

21 Water Scrum Fall Upfront project planning process that typically happens between IT and the business. Iterative and adaptive approach to achieving the overall plan that was first laid out in the 'Water' stage. Water-Scrum-Fall Controlled, infrequent production release cycle that is governed by organizational policy and infrastructure limitations

22 Scaled Agile Framework

23 One or Many Teams? Image:

24 Survey Results The 7 th Annual State of Agile Development Survey, 2012 (VersionOne)

25 So What Do We Do All Day? Image:

26 Scrum Master Duties Time % Daily Scrum Backlog Planning Retrospective Monitor Storywall Showcase Reporting Monitor Impediments Calculate Velocity

27 About 20%... Scrum Master Duties??? Time % in a two week sprint

28 42 Tasks for a Scrum Master agiletrail.com/2011/11/14/42-tasks-for-a-scrum-masters-job/

29 A Scrum Master Manifesto scrummastermanifesto.org

30 So How Do I Help The Team? Image: Matt Gorening / Gracie Films / 20 th Century Fox Television

31 Product Owner Elaboration / Specification Analyst / Customer High Performing AGILE Acceptance Criteria Scrum Master Project Manager Developer Automation Tester Good Agile Team

32 Image: Hat Head

33 The Full Time Role Balance Scrum Master Skillset Core Skillset Forming Storming Norming Performing

34 Things Don t (Shouldn t) Stay the Same Image: Universal Pictures

35 Kanban? Image:

36 Who keeps pushing a performing team? Image:

37 Conflict Cloud lassekoskela.com/thoughts/10/is-scrum-master-a-full-time-job/

38 Image: C Level Leader Career Yellow Brick Road Executive Leader Scrum Master Agile Coach Team Leader Product Owner Project Manager Architect Other Roles Developer Tester Business Analyst

39 Shu Ha Ri Images: Dreamworks Animation / Paramount Pictires

40 Scrum Master Scrum Master Competencies? Image:

41 Training Skillset Agile Knowledge Coaching Skillset Scrum Master Skillset Mastery Facilitation Skillset Admin. Skill Scrum Master Competencies Image:

42 Image: Team Practices Co-location Daily standup Iteration Planning Customer Showcase Retrospective Adaptive release plan Cross functional team Requirements as stories Planning / story wall Informative workspace Burn up/down charts Parking lot diagrams Success sliders Relatively sized work One piece flow Kanban Definition of done Agile Knowledge Practices Principles Values Working solutions Human interactions Customer collaboration Responding to change Team Practices Refactoring Continuous integration (Acceptance) test driven development Automated deployment Incremental design & architecture Domain driven design Technical spikes Exploratory testing Collective code ownership Ubiquitous language Crafstmanship Simplicity Transparency Frequent delivery Customer involvement Technical excellence Teamwork Self organisation Emergent design Continuous improvement Sustainable pace Servant leadership

43 Administrative Administrative Skills Mastery Storywall Organisation Work Area Booking Workshops / Meetings Collecting metrics Tool organisation Wiki gardening Skilful use of pens, paper, scissors, sticky tape, blu-tac Image: reich/270586d allo-allo-c telephone_switchboard_operator-_1914-spl.jpg

44 Skillset Mastery Mastery of core domain: software development / testing / business analysis / project management Knowledge of other domains in team Knowledge of business domain to facilitate communication with Product Owner Image:

45 Facilitation Skills Techniques: Brainstorming, Affinity Mapping, Wisdom of the Crowd, Icebreakers, Futurespectives Achieving session goals and objectives Being neutral / impartial Keeping focus Achieving concensus with conflicting priorities and opinions Keeping decisions and actions visible Image: Flipchart1-Asio.JPG

46 Training Skills Learning Models: Shu Ha Ri, Graphic, Audible Matching learning to content and audience Teaching through demonstration: Training from the Back of the Room Games: Innovation Games, Gamestorming, Tasty Cupcakes Mentoring post-training Alternative delivery methods Image:

47 Coaching Skills Coaching Models: GROW Coaching Model PrOpER Coaching Model Results Coaching Model 3 days, 3 things, 3 weeks Integral (AQAL) Model CLEAR Model Image:

48 Scrum Master Improvement Plan Ri (Expert / Coach) Ha (Scrum Master) Shu (Prac.)

49 So What Can WE Do? Image: Chuck Lorre Productions / Warner Bros. Television

50 Avoid Scrum-But Avoid Scrum Master- But tephen Hillenburg / United Plankton Pictures

51 Scrum Master Wall Image: Agile 2012 Agile Coaching Wall Workshop

52 Measure Your Practices Image:

53 Educate & Improve Image: Warner Bros. Television Distribution

54 Deliver Value Land Those Planes! Image:

55 Full Time Role? Image: Fuzzy Door Productions / 20 th Century Fox Television

56 Craig Smith Questions?