Scrum Master Anti-Patterns

ScrumMaster Anti-Patterns Roman Makushnyak February 5, 2011

Goal What should you not do as a ScrumMaster Common mistakes and pitfalls of ScrumMasters which may break your efforts getting Agile on your project or in organization

Agenda  ScrumMaster  ScrumMaster Role  ScrumMaster Anti-Patterns – <Not Trained ScrumMaster> – <Double Role> – <Commander> – <Questionnaire> – <Busy ScrumMaster> – <ScrumMaster as a Title> – <Detached ScrumMaster> – <SuperMaster>  Are you doing it right?  Abiliton Agile

ScrumMaster  ScrumMaster is a role with set of responsibilities

ScrumMaster Role  Leader  Facilitator  Coacher  Protector

ScrumMaster Anti-Patterns < Not Trained ScrumMaster > < Double Role > < Commander > < Questionnaire > < Busy ScrumMaster > < ScrumMaster as a Title > < Detached ScrumMaster > < SuperMaster >

< Not Trained ScrumMaster > ScrumMaster doesn’t know or doesn’t follow Scrum rules, principles and values

< Double Role > Scrum Master is also a Product Owner

< Commander > ScrumMaster assigning tasks to team members

< Questionnaire > ScrumMaster asking questions on Daily Scrum

< Busy ScrumMaster > ScrumMaster is a full time team member

< ScrumMaster as a Title > ScrumMaster assigned by Management but not accepted by the Team

< Detached ScrumMaster > ScrumMaster doesn’t know what is happening

< SuperMaster > Nothing can happen without ScrumMaster. SM knows everything.

Are you doing it right? Am I following Scrum rules, principles andvalues? Everything I am doing does NOT contradict toScrum rules, principles and values, does it? Am I doing everything I must do?

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