In a recent Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) course, a student new to Scrum was a bit confused by the repeated reference to the ScrumMaster as a “coach”. “What do you mean coaching or when does this coaching happen?” was the question raised.
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Scrum focuses on doing work differently. When we are doing the work differently we need to think in terms of job security not role security. We need to let go of old roles and old ways of doing work to make room for the new roles and the new way of doing work. This can be difficult. However, if we look to the Scrum Framework we can identify the roles in Scrum and where individuals may fit.
Agile and Scrum are management frameworks that many of the most successful companies on the planet use. By incorporating the values and principles of Agile into business decisions it will allow organizations to quickly learn and adapt to capture business opportunities. The Collaborative Leadership Team (CoLeadTeam) is the first organization certified to provide the next level of training in Minnesota.
We are seeing a trend in our classes and coaching engagements. We walk in “off the street” and immediately pinpoint the people problems. Clients repeatedly ask “How do you know that?” “Who is giving you this information?” They are dumbfounded when we say “Nobody did. We picked up on it right away.” “What is the secret to being a great scrummaster?”
