Scrum Overview
Scrum is one of the agile frameworks, which is widely used for software development. Unlike the waterfall model, Scrum focuses on iterative, incremental, time-boxed product delivery having thoroughly tested, independent, and valuable features for the product.
Scrum works on Transparency, Inspect, and Adapts agile philosophy. It consists of three roles, five ceremonies, and three artifacts which are shown below.
Roles
Scrum Master
Product Owner
Development Team
Ceremonies
Sprint Planning
Daily Stand-Up
Sprint Review
Sprint Retrospective
Backlog Refinement ( Though not considered as an event but should be done continuously)
Artifacts
Definition of Ready
Definition of Done
Product Increment
Role of the Scrum Master
The Scrum Master differs from the traditional project manager in the waterfall model. He/She is often considered an agile coach, getting the best from Scrum Teams. The Scrum Master role involves removing any team or individual impediments, facilitating Scrum ceremonies, enabling a healthy working environment, coordinating working with the Product Owner, and making sure the team commits to whatever they can deliver.
The Scrum Master helps those outside the Scrum Team, understand which of their interactions with the Scrum Team are helpful and which are not helpful. Scrum Master is commonly considered a salve leader. This is because he does not have the authority to take decisions, but leads the team, enabling them to make effective decisions.
Uplifting Scrum Master Services Traditional “waterfall” projects, that venture into the transformation to agile development, usually do not move away from command-and-control style leadership.
This whitepaper will help a Scrum Master identify his/her current level of Services in various Scrum Ceremonies during the Sprint and also provide guidance for uplifting Service Levels.
This will help Scrum Master to evolve from a traditional management and leadership approach to an agile leadership model.
The definition of the Level of Service used in this white paper is below:
Criminal - This Service level is "below the bare minimum"
Basic - This Service level is the "bare minimum"
Desired - This Service level is what "Customers & Team prefer"
Download the full white paper here.
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