For Scrum Master, you have power that can lead a team to be successful or fail. This slide is about some ideas and practice from Star Wars the movie that mapped with Scrum Master activities to remind that what you there and do not lead them into the dark side.

1. Don’t lead
Your Team
to the Dark side
for Padawan Scrum Master
v1.1

2. About Myself
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Odd-e (Thailand)
Agile Coach
Scrum Master (Padawan)
Swift, Objective C
C#, Delphi

3. Odd-e
Thailand

6. Scrum Master
Not a Technical Lead
Not a Team Lead
Not a Manager
Not a Project Manager
Master of Scrum
Agile Mindset
Servant Leadership
Techno-Functional

7. Certified
Scrum Master
Training

8. Young
Passed Agile Training
Certified Scrum Master
Remember all Principles
Self-confident
Let’s do Agile in our Organization
Scrum Master

9. ๏ Command and Control
๏ Do everything Yourself
๏ Shouts
๏ Never Trust your Team
๏ Point finger
๏ Political

10. The Dark Side
• anger
• hatred
• greed
• jealousy
• fear
• aggression
• megalomania
• unrestrained passion

11. I will become a great
Scrum Master. It’s very easy.
Just 4 Manifesto, 12 principles,
and Scrum process.

12. Scrum Master Skills
✓ Technical
✓ Coaching
✓ Organizing

13. ๏ Code Smell
๏ TDD, BDD
๏ Design Principles,
Design Patterns
๏ Version Control
๏ CI/CD
๏ UI/UX
๏ ATDD
๏ etc.
Technical Skills
This bug is
very serious and
dangerous. Pair with me,
Obi One!!!
Yes, my master!

14. Coaching Team Skills
๏ Agile Principles
๏ Scrum Process
๏ Mind sets & Attitudes
๏ Tools, Tips, Technique
๏ Communication
๏ Observation
๏ Teaching
๏ Mentality
๏ Coaching
๏ Facilitator
๏ Psychologist
๏ etc.
Our PO change the
requirements again!!!
What should we do sir?
That’s OK.
Remember, welcome
changing requirements, even
in late development.

15. ๏ CIO, CTO, CXO
Negotiation
๏ Compliance
๏ Business Process
๏ Business Value
๏ Sale
๏ Marketing
๏ etc.
Organization / Enterprise
Our organization
complied ISO9001. Are you
sure Agile will fit with it?
That’s would be fine
‘cause Agile is about
continuous improvement. It
would be OK.

16. Master / Padawan

17. They didn’t Standup
Meeting again!!!
Calm down
Anakin. We are here to
make them self-organize.
Coach them, don’t force
them.

18. Consult with your Grand Master
They want to scale 5 to 6
Scrum team to deliver more features
simultaneously with just one PO.
What should we do?
Introduce LeSS or
SAFe to them, I may.

19. • Back to the basic Principles
and Core Values
• Mindset, Attitudes
• Scrum Master vs. Coach / Teacher / Mentor
• Observation
• Inspect & Adapt
• Actively do Nothing
• Remember, It’s not for you, it’s for your team
• Scrum Master with Technical Team, also your Master
Turn Back to the Light
Side, you should.

20. Q&A

21. Thank You