Scrum Master Role Flashcards
Qualities of a scrum master: knowledgeable
Be an expert in scrum and understand the technical environment
Qualities of a scrum master: influential
Be able to influence without formal authority
Qualities of a scrum master: patient
Will not impose opinions and will wait for the team to decide
Qualities of a scrum master: commited
Will do whatever it takes to remove impediments
Qualities of a scrum master: humble
Let the team get the glory
Qualities of a scrum master: collaborative
Create culture of collaboration within the team
Issues woth tech lead as scrum master
Could easily become a decision maker
Can a scrum master be part time?
Only at the end, should be full time to start
Can the scrum master role be rotated?
No, scrum master requires specific skills
What to do for failure mode: wrong person for the scrum master job
Coach it or find a better one
What to do about a scrum master that tends to be a decision maker?
Coach him to be patient and avoid making decisions for the team
Scrum master provides
Roadblock removal and process guidance
Product owner provides
Product vision and boundaries
He creates and maintains the backlog
Product owner
Product owner’s tasks as a boundary provider
Create release plan
Sets expectations with stakeholders
Establishes acceptance criteria
Result of a pushy product owner
Team burnout
Result of PO compromising quality
Product failures and slower team velocity
Timebox, synonymous with iteration
Sprint
Goal of a sprint
Working product
What if you want to add requirements to a sprint?
Cant do it, must add them to a later sprint
Can sprints be extended
No
Agenda items of a scrum meeting
Task done yesterday
Tasks to do today
Blocking issues
Scrum attendees
Developers and scrum master
2 meetings at the end of a sprint
Demo
Sprint retrospective
3 types of backlogs
Product, release and sprint
