SE 3800 Note 14 Ch. 2: attitudes & Abilities Dr. Rob Hasker Dr. Brad Dennis SE 3800 Note 14 Ch. 2: attitudes & Abilities
Shortcut 4: ScrumMaster What does a ScrumMaster do? Does it just mean they know the rules? Goal: servent-leader Leading without authority drop the ego genuinely care about team, product exude confidence & humbleness at same time approachable at all times Change without fear Diplomat w/o being political/manipulative Behave selflessly, but confident in role
Shortcut 4: ScrumMaster Protect w/o being overprotective Maintain technical knowledge without being an expert Be comfortable never finishing Teams are never perfect, especially when change from time to time Next generation leadership
# 5: who do you want on your team? Prince: everything in dressing room covered in plastic until he unwrapped it The Funk Brothers MoTown, ~100 #1 songs
#5: Rock Stars or Studio Musicians Suggested addition to Agile Manifesto: We prefer attitude over aptitude Great value in aptitude, but prefer attitude more Be willing to learn, open to suggestions What you know will become obvious No need to tear down others
#5: Rock Stars or Studio Musicians Scrum values Energy Not soul-sucking Dementors Empathy Patience, understanding Things go wrong, show support Curiosity Learn new skills, help others learn Friendliness Respect Hardly specific to Scrum! And yes, a challenge.
#6: Team Line-up Principles Everyone is a developer Size: not more than 9, probably 5-7 Ratio: 3 programmers : 1 tester : 0.5 specialists But all contribute everywhere! Deep specialists might be on multiple teams Eg: UX expert Everyone else: 100% on one team
#6: Team Lineup Can ScrumMaster be on multiple teams? Some: 1 ScrumMaster = 1 Team Many organizations: 1 ScrumMaster leads two experienced teams
Review #4: Masterful ScrumMaster #5: Rock Stars or Studio Musicians Servant-leader #5: Rock Stars or Studio Musicians Attitude over aptitude #6: Picking team line-up 5-9/team, 7 probably the max Fractional assignments Sharing ScrumMasters