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1. Objectives and Agenda
▪ Agenda
▪ Agile overview
▪ Agile roles
▪ Questions and discussion

2. Agile and Waterfall
▪ Waterfall
▪ Linear
▪ Contractual
relationships
▪ Status updates
▪ Work weighted
equally
▪ Gating
▪ Change is costly
▪ Agile / Scrum
▪ Asynchronous
▪ Iterative
▪ Trust-based
▪ Dedicated, collocated
teams
▪ Continuous collaboration
▪ Conversations
▪ “Scope creep” welcomed

3. Typical Agile Team Structure

4. Key Agile Roles: Scrum Master
▪ Resident Agile / Scrum expert
▪ Facilitate most Scrum ceremonies
▪ Clear obstacles
▪ Exemplify the values and practices of
Scrum
▪ Help the team do the best work
possible day-to-day
▪ “Servant Leader” to the team

5. Key Agile Roles: Product Owner
▪ Primary conduit between business
and the team
▪ Manage and maintain the product
backlog.
▪ Embrace and communicatebusiness
value and product vision
▪ Establish and maintain network of
stakeholders, users, subject matter
experts
▪ Facilitate Sprint Reviews

6. Agile Career Paths
▪ Project Manager to Scrum Master
▪ Mindset shift
▪ Shift from directive to facilitative stance
▪ Support self-directed teams
▪ Business Analyst to Product Owner
▪ Proxy role
▪ Acknowledge challenges in organizations
▪ Emphasis on people skills
▪ Management in a flat organization
▪ Provide coaching and guidance
▪ Support cross-functional teams
▪ Communities of practice

7. Questions?
▪ Thank you!