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What if the Scrum Master wasn't the event facilitator?

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Context You only have to read Scrum Master job descriptions to observe the importance given to facilitation in organizations' applications. Employers expect the Scrum Master to facilitate Scrum events. The Scrum Master must naturally act as a guide in this difficult, even painful exploration. So what is the issue

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5 Grundsätze für die effektive Moderation von Scrum Events

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5 Grundsätze für die effektive Moderation von Scrum Events Unerfahrene Scrum Master glauben, sie müssten möglichst viele Facilitation-Techniken kennen. Zweckmäßigkeit: Scrum Master helfen dem Team, das Ziel nicht aus den Augen zu verlieren. Scrum Master helfen dem Team, ein gemeinsames Verständnis zu schaffen.

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The remnants of 2017: A Journey to Empirical Scrum

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This post was inspired by a recent conversation with a colleague about the evolving role of the Scrum Master and the words found in the 2017 Scrum Guide that led my colleague to vanish from the Scrum world, thinking it was a scam.

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A Facilitator as an (Event) Value Maximiser 

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Throughout this blog, I use a variety of terms such as meeting, event, and workshop ostensibly as synonyms. Whilst this is a Professional Scrum leaning piece, facilitation is not an art solely associated with Scrum, and therefore the language I use isn’t either. Does this gardener sound like a Scrum Master to you?

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Project Management Conferences and Events 2022

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With the global pandemic, all of these live events have looked very different over the past couple years. Do you know of an upcoming event to add to the list? It is the largest project management event in the region and will be entering its seventh year. Many have been delayed or postponed, though most are back for 2022.

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What Is My Scrum Master Doing All Day?

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The presence of a Scrum Master goes beyond facilitating Scrum Events and meetings and resolving impediments. The Scrum Master encourages the team to embrace change, not as a challenge but as an opportunity for growth and innovation. Transparency and Trust: The Scrum Master helps the team focus on their work.

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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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