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The Professional ScrumMaster's Handbook

By : Stacia Viscardi
Book Image

The Professional ScrumMaster's Handbook

By: Stacia Viscardi

Overview of this book

A natural and difficult tension exists between a project team (supply) and its customer (demand); a professional ScrumMaster relaxes this tension using the Scrum framework so that the team arrives at the best possible outcome."The Professional ScrumMaster's Handbook" is a practical, no-nonsense guide to helping you become an inspiring and effective ScrumMaster known for getting results.This book goes into great detail about why it seems like you're fighting traditional management culture every step of the way. You will explore the three roles of Scrum and how, working in harmony, they can deliver a product in the leanest way possible. You'll understand that even though there is no room for a project manager in Scrum, there are certain “management” aspects you should be familiar with to help you along the way. Getting a team to manage itself and take responsibility is no easy feat; this book will show you how to earn trust by displaying it and inspiring courage in a team every day."The Professional ScrumMaster's Handbook" will challenge you to dig deep within yourself to improve your mindset, practices, and values in order to build and support the very best agile teams.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
The Professional ScrumMaster's Handbook
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
Acknowledgment
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 11. Scrum and the Future

Imagine showing up to work whenever you felt like it. You know what to work on because you signed up for the project. Your day-to-day work results from brainstorming sessions with your team, and you work hard to accomplish great things together. You feel proud of your work; you understand how that work contributes to the company's mission. You work your hardest but you have a life outside of work. You understand the market and how it moves. And yet you are free—if you hear of another cool initiative from your friends at lunch, you are free to join it. Anytime! Your colleagues work with you in the same building. Everyone on a team sits next to each other. When you move to a different team, someone moves all your stuff overnight and rebuilds your workstation in that new team's area. You don't have to think about it. In some cases, you have no CEO. In these cases, everyone works together and shares the wealth. A back-office staff pays the bills, keeps the books...