In Lesson 9, the matter of leading agile teams is discussed generically in terms of the concept of servant-leadership. It\u2019s also covered specifically with regard to how the concept is exemplified in the Scrum Master role. Any organization which fully implements agile and creates self-managed teams has to deal with the matter of finding people to properly lead them. If Scrum is to be used, someone must successfully fulfill the role of Scrum Master. Remember, the role includes serving the product owner, the development team and the sponsoring organization. It requires mastery of Scrum, a great deal of soft skills and most of all, servant-leadership.<\/p>\n
The module content describes the Scrum Master role in detail and notes its key aspects. It raises the question of what kind of resources in an organization should be appointed as Scrum Masters. It highlights multiple options, including that of the traditional project manager. This two-part exercise is intended to help students understand the issues which must be considered when selecting a Scrum Master and focuses on whether traditional project managers can be expected to fill that role capably.<\/p>\n
In this team-based in-class discussion, each team will discuss the suitability of assigning the Scrum Master role to project managers who have exclusively used traditional management approaches and predictive life cycles to complete their projects. Your discussion should address these question:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 What are the advantages or opportunities for the project?<\/p>\n
\u00b7 What are the disadvantages or threats to the project?<\/p>\n
\u00b7 What adjustments might a project manager need to make in order to succeed in a Scrum Master role?<\/p>\n
Each student will prepare and submit a two pages paper using the assignment template which will provide the student\u2019s own answer to the question of whether project managers would make good Scrum Masters. Students may rely on the answers compiled during the team discussion but are also free to offer additional points based on their own investigation or experience. <\/p>\n
You may relate any similar situations which you may have encountered in your own career, any previous course you\u2019ve taken, or even integrate sources selected from a trade journal, newspaper or magazine article, book or web-based source. As always, you should describe assumptions and any background information about such situations in your paper. If you do reference a third-party source, please be sure to list its name and provide a link to it if it is available on the Internet or in the Bobst Library\u2019s digital archives.<\/p>\n
The Project Manager as Scrum Master \u2013 Discussion Worksheet<\/p>\n
What might be the advantages or opportunities for the project?<\/p>\n
Leading the team without imposed restrictions.<\/p>\n
Every members\u2019 potential skills could be easily explored.<\/p>\n
Members are more willing to have self-thinking and problem-solving abilities.<\/p>\n
Problems are split and solved by different parts instead of one manager facing multiple questions at the same time.<\/p>\n
Professionally trained members<\/p>\n
Influence and inspire team members<\/p>\n
What might be the disadvantages or threats to the project?<\/p>\n
One can not be fully devoted to both roles, he need to focus his own job and team members as well. <\/p>\n
no soft skills experience<\/p>\n
Scrum framework is a challenge for a large team.<\/p>\n
If there is any individual who is not committing, it may cause the project failure.<\/p>\n
Orders might lose their authority in the team since everyone is facing specific areas of problems.<\/p>\n
Excessive control given to members might lead to chaos in project decision-making.<\/p>\n
May lead to difficulties in sudden scop change during the project process.<\/p>\n
What adjustments might a project manager need to make in order to succeed in a Scrum Master role?<\/p>\n
Give control to all team members.<\/p>\n
Having a habit of discussing the problem with teammates instead of thinking all by himself.<\/p>\n
Enabling the team by helping them unlock value from executing the Scrum framework well.<\/p>\n
Give intent to people as well as give them chances to think about problems.<\/p>\n
Scrum masters have to place themselves as a steer of the whole team instead of a commander of the team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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