A Scrum Master should offer services to
the Development Team,
Product Owner and
the Organization.
coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality,
helping the Product Owner finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management
and supporting the organization in its Scrum adoption
coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality,
helping the Product Owner finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management
and supporting the organization in its Scrum adoption
part-time Scrum Masters = spend time on development and offering services to the Development Team (very useful)
listen and watch to …
your Product Owner
your development team
the development practices of your DEV team
the communication with the other teams
the integration of the other teams
the organization with the other teams
the organization on management level
Daily Tasks for the role of a Team SM
organize/moderate team events/meetings
initiate/check if time boxes are followed
smooth team impediments out – or help members to solve them by their own
push on improvements together with team
rise up together with your team
Team members/leads who are asked to serve as Scrum Master must find a balance between letting the team be self-organizing and actively taking part in producing quality code.
Coaching / Leadership role
moderate Daily Standup
prepare Retrospektives, Sprint Reviews & Sprint Plannings
protect team from interrupts
remove impediments
help team with burn down chart
support communication and cooperation between team and PO
transfer the right attitude
be sure that your team “works” (as team)
adapt & communicate working agreements
improve topics from Retrospective
technical coaching for (new) developers
collect impediments, support solving them or communicate them to organization
listen to teams challenges and communicate to organization (eg 1-on-1 interview)
help organizing team task board
detect conflicts and moderate them
participate on discussions
enable individual responsibility in team