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Good Scrum Master; Bad Scrum Master

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As many scrum masters set out on their journey, they are often as new to their role as their manager. This post (inspired by Ben Horowitz author of “The hard things about hard things”) is for scrum masters, and people who work with scrum masters, and explores what good and bad looks like.

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Could a Scrum GPT Challenge Scrum Masters?

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TL; DR: The Rise of the Scrum GPT Fewer Jobs for Scrum Masters, and now we see the universal Scrum GPT entering the competition: Will Scrum Masters change from essential practitioners to a niche role? The job market is currently challenging for many agile practitioners, particularly Scrum Masters. But don’t worry!

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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.

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Current State and Future Prospects of Scrum and Agile Development in Japan

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Since I became a Professional Scrum Trainer in November, I have been asked a lot about the current state, and the future perspectives, for Scrum and agile development in Japan, where I’ve worked for the last six years. So much so that many consider the paper to be part of the roots of Scrum. Why is that?

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How to Fail as an Agile Coach in Scrum

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Scrum defines three specific accountabilities within the Scrum Team: the Developers, the Product Owner, and the Scrum Master. Scrum Guide 2020. When it comes to the Scrum framework, these three roles with their accountabilities are the minimum required to deliver a potentially “done” Increment.

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Five reasons why Scrum is not helping in getting twice the work done in half the time

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It is not only because the book is good, but I felt connected with one of the case studies. I have listed the top 5 reasons that don’t allow the team to gain such productivity but feel free to suggest more. Scrum doesn’t help complete the product faster rather than how quickly a team can release a product.

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Checklist for better goals in Scrum (Sprint and Product)

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Overview I’ve studied the goals for some time now and have come up with a checklist that can help you make better Sprint and Product Goals. A Sprint Goal to update documentation is usually not related to the product itself and, therefore, a poor Sprint Goal. My list is more refined than the SMART goals you may know about.

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