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How to navigate accountability without control as a Scrum Master

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In the Scrum framework, the Scrum Master is accountable for establishing Scrum as it’s set out in the Scrum Guide and for the team’s effectiveness. As Scrum Masters, we know everyone will look to us if the team isn’t performing well. Very little of the outcome is within our control in a complex work environment. .

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How Do I Measure Success as a Scrum Master?

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In my experience, understanding how we measure success as a Scrum Master can be challenging. And of course, it’s something Scrum Masters have a strong desire to understand. This is also what the trends show us from the thousands of people in over 100 countries who are using the free Scrum Master Improvement Self-Assessment.

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How To Spot Successful Scrum Masters

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TL; DR: How To Spot Successful Scrum Masters In this article, I unravel the secrets of what makes a Scrum Master not just good but amazingly outstanding. From regularly achieving Sprint Goals, delivering value to customers, and building stakeholder rapport easily, discover the traits that set apart successful Scrum Masters.

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Should I Become a Scrum Master? 10 Questions to Guide Your Decision

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A common question we are often asked is, "Should I become a Scrum Master?", But building on our previous blogs, What is a Scrum Master and Giving Back: considerations for a new Scrum Master , let's delve into some questions that may aid your decision-making process. Of course, this question hinges on multiple factors.

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10 Signs You Might be Micromanaging your Scrum team

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Traditional “command and control’ techniques are less impactful in this environment and can even harm the team’s ability to deliver value. Scrum empowers teams to deliver value for complex products. In complex environments, we need to empower those closest to the work – the Scrum team – to decide how best to accomplish it.

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The Power of Adaptability: Why Defining Requirements Up Front Doesn't Align with Scrum

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In the realm of agile methodologies, Scrum stands as a guiding beacon, promoting flexibility, collaboration, and incremental progress. Central to Scrum is the delivery of value in small, usable increments. Scrum teams deliver value incrementally. Scrum thrives on the concept of inspect and adapt.

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Exploring Estimation Approaches: What is the Right Fit for Scrum Teams!

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Estimation is a complementary practice Scrum Teams use in Product D evelopment. Different Scrum T eams may use different estimation approaches, depending on their context, preferences, and goals. Let’s explore some of the complementary estimation approaches used by Scrum T eams, and discuss their pros and cons. ?

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