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Good scrum masters help the team protect themselves and help the team (safely) push themselves. Where they work well is when there is some disconnect between t
by ljf 4y ago
Good scrum masters help the team protect themselves and help the team (safely) push themselves.
Where they work well is when there is some disconnect between the product (and the product owner) and the team. If that isn't a problem you have (which is brilliant if not) then this should mean one SM can support multiple teams, as there isn't a lot them to do.
They should also be there to take some management effort from the team, and ensure that high quality stories are coming in, that the team are effectively communicating, and that changes to process are made (where they can add value for the team). The ultimate goal for a good SM, is that the team does not need them, and that they can step away.
I believe Scrum can be useful for teams - but scrum/agile is not a hammer to hit all teams with. You need to know/communicate how you think it will improve the team, how you will measure it and most importantly you need to bring the team along with you on the journey. It sounds like that might be an issue here?
- muffa 4y agoWhat kind of protection does a team need?
- ljf 4y agoBeing bullied into taking too much work, in a short time period, being forced to build things they don't understand, being asked to build things with only a short term view and never building with a plan. As I say - if a team needs protecting then that is another issue - but where they do need protecting, a great scrum master can really help. In an ideal team, with great collaboration, you don't need an sm.