This is the presentation which we used for our webinar on scrum roles

1. Webinar : The Scrum Roles
Saket Bansal
PMP , PMI-ACP, CSM
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2. Scrum Roles
Product
Owner
Scrum Development
Master Team
Core Roles- The Pig
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3. Scrum Master
Scrum Master
I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the
conditions in which they can learn. —Albert Einstein
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4. Scrum Master Style
Ri / Advising
Ha / Coaching
Shu /
Teaching

5. Scrum Master
 Observes the team and
ensures adherence to
scrum rules
 Responsible for enacting
Scrum values and practices
 Introduces Scrum Roles to
the team
 Coach & Manage Team
Members
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6. Scrum Master
 Create productivity team
 Acts as a team moderator.
 The Facilitation of daily
Scrum
 Remove hurdles or any
other external interference
 Improve the engineering
practices and tools.
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7. Scrum Master
 Remove the barriers between
development and the Product
Owner.
 Teach the Product Owner how to
maximize ROI.
 Improve the lives of the
development team by facilitating
creativity and empowerment.
 Shield the team from external
interferences
 Keep information about the
team’s progress up-to-date and
visible to all parties.
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8. Scrum Master is
 Bulldozer: Helps the team bulldoze impediments to get them
out of the way (Cohn 2005)
 Shepherd: Guides the team back to agile practices and
principles when they stray (adapted from Schwaber 2004)
 Servant leader: Serves the team rather than the team
serving you(Cohn and Schwaber 2003)
 Guardian of quality and performance: Examines both what
the team produces and how they produce it to offer
observations that help them tune the human system they are
(Douglas 2007)
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9. Scrum Master Behavior
Dos Don’ts
Guides and facilitates Direct or drive
Keeps everyone focused on Stick to deadlines and
delivering business value approaches that no longer work
Has a keen interest in the Become attached to specific
team’s overall Performance outcomes from the team
Coaches the team for high Get involved in task-level
performance direction
Promotes the skills and growth Become the only voice of the
of every team member team
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10. Scrum Master
Hence, Scrum Master protects and shields the team
from any negative influence and keep it focused to
attain sprint objective
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11. Product Owner
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12. Product Owner
 Mouthpiece of stakeholders
and customers. Facilitate the
scrum financing.
 Ensures profit returns from
the product development and
its launch in the market (ROI).
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13. Product Owner
 Visualizes the conception,
management, outcome, and
launch of the product.
 Decide on release date and
content
 Prioritize features according to
market value
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14. Product Owner
 Controls the right use of
backlog.
 Has right to accept or reject
the outcome of the project.
 Adjust features and priority
every iteration, as needed
 Accept or reject work
results
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15. Product Owner is CRACK:
 Committed to the work and
engaged in it fully
 Responsible for the outcome
 Authorized by the person paying
the bills to make decisions about
the product under development and
to know which decisions can be
made solo and which require
consultation with others
 Collaborative as a normal mode of
interacting with people
 Knowledgeable about the business
purposes of the endeavor and the
business domain itself
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16. Product Owner Behaviors
Dos Don’ts
Say “what” needs to get done. Say “how” the work will get done
or “how much” effort the work
will take.
Challenge the team Bully the team.
Demonstrate a commitment to Focus on short-term deliveries
building a high-performance only.
team.
Practice business-value-driven Stick to the original scope and
thinking approach “no matter what.”
Protect the team from outside Worry the team about changes
noise until they become real.
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17. Product Owner Behaviors
Hence, the product owner is the real motive
behind the project development.
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18. Development Team
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19. Development Team
 Responsible for product
quality, estimation, and
delivery.
 Responsible for converting
product backlog into
shippable product
 Responsible for managing
their day to day tasks
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20. Development Team
 Makes Rules for living
together
 Identifies missing items in
Product Backlog
 Prepares Sprint Backlog
 Prepares definition of Done
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21. Development Team
 It is right sized i.e. 7 +/-2
 It is self dependent which
means it is self managed
and self organized.
 It is also multifunctional.
 Interlaces with
customers, end
users, PO, and even PMOs
(project management
organizations)
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22. Development Team
Team is set at the onset of project planning and
is committed towards quality deliverance of
the end product.
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23. Scrum Roles
Product
Owner
Scrum Development
Master Team
Core Roles- The Pig
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25. Reach Us
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Saket.Bansal@iZenBridge.com
M: 9910802561
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