For those new to Agile there is often an assumption made that the Scrum Master and the Project Manager are the same role.This is absolutely not the case. The two roles are very different and they each fit into approaches to projects that are wildly different as Agile is a Value and Culture driven Project Management Methodology. I try to address some of the misunderstandings of the Scrum Master Role You can see some of Scrum Master internal training videos that I did in past. https://www.youtube.com/my_videos?o=U How to Become an Indispensable Scrum Master

1. How to Become an
Indispensable Scrum Master

2. This is NOT an Introduction to
Agile, Scrum or Scrum
Master

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4. First Step to Learn
If You Want to become an
Indispensable Scrum Master

5. Trying to Answer Doubts in
The Scrum Master Role

6. Agile is a Value and Culture driven
Project Management
Methodology

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8. 8th Annual State of Agile Survey 2014 [Published by VersionOne]

9. Power, Authority, Bureaucracy, Central
Controlling, Typical Management are NOT
part of the Game. It is the Game of a Team.

11. Agile is a Team Sport NOT
One Man Game.

12. Therefore Being very Successful as Scrum
Master is the Hardest Goal to Achieve. It is a
road to “Lead without Authority & Power”

13. Scrum Master role is NOT properly
Defined but Most professionals say, Scrum
Master is a Servant Leader

14. “A servant leader looks to the needs of the
people and asks himself how he can help them
to solve problems and promote personal
development.” - Wikipedia

15. Lets See DO’s & DON’TS of a
Scrum Master to Understand this
Role

16. “Most of the time, The Scrum Master only
works as a Facilitator and He/She is at the
same Hierarchical level as anyone else in
the Scrum Team”

17. The Scrum Master Is NOT a
Manager, Owner or Director

18. Scrum Master is NOT a Position or
Designation but It is Role Played
on Specific Project(s)

19. Scrum Master is responsible of
the Integrity of Scrum Process &
its all the Rituals & Ceremonies

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21. Scrum Team is a Self Managed
Team. Therefore, Scrum Master
Does NOT Assign tasks to the

22. Scrum Master is NOT responsible for Task
Completion therefore He does NOT pull &
push the Team for completion of tasks.

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24. He does NOT own Requirements but He
facilitates the Effective Communication
between Product Owner and the Team to get
the Requirements clearly.

25. Scrum Master does NOT get Involved with
the Technical Decisions but He facilitates
those discussions to solve technical issues

26. Scrum Master does NOT get involved with
the Business Decision or be a part of the
Decisions but he facilitates the co-ordination

27. Scrum Master does not a have Authority to Tell
“You are Fired” but He can tell the team that
“Lets do a two weeks release instead of one
month release cycle.” as He is act as a Coach

28. As a Scrum Process Coach he can
challenge the team skills and help the
team aware of his skills.Inspire The Team

29. As a Real Coach always try to
enhance the skills and ability of a
team

30. He Takes the Ownership of
Removing Blocks & Impediments

31. Scrum Master has to foster Optimal Working
Conditions for the Scrum Team.This is NOT an
easy task.Some times ,Scrum Master has to work with
the Entire Organisation full fill these tasks

32. A good Scrum Master is not in it for Ego. A good
ScrumMaster will take pride in achievements but the
feeling will be “Look what I helped accomplish”
rather than the more self centered “Look what I
accomplished.”

33. There are many task that can be added to Scrum
Role based on the Nature of the Project,Culture of
the Company & Team Values

34. In My opinion, It is Spiritual/Charismatic
Leadership Model.You have to Earn the
Leadership from the Team and Lead them

35. A Scrum Master may be a Brilliant
Person but Still the Project can Fail.
WHY?

36. The Perfect Recipe for a Greater Disaster “Expecting
that Scrum Master also perform as a Project Manager”.I
have seen and experienced, the mind-sets of these two
roles are totally different and so will result in Project Failure.

37. Agile is NOT a Silver Bullet. First You must
evaluate what you want and Why do You need
Agile as a Project Management Methodology

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39. 8th Annual State of Agile Survey 2014 [Published by VersionOne]