In addition to broadcasts and reports to the right audience at the right time, obstacles need visibility so that they may be resolved as soon as possible. If a team cannot resolve its own issue or obstacle, then the team escalates it to the ScrumMaster. The ScrumMaster in turn attempts to remove the obstacle; when he/she cannot, the issue is escalated to the "Waste and Obstacle Removal" Scrum team. What is a Waste and Obstacle Removal Scrum team? Well, you know all the managers (like me in the beginning!) running around asking, "Now what do I do since my teams manage themselves?" Well, this is where they go to work. And I'm sorry that the acronym is WORST—that was not intentional , but I bet you'll remember it!.
The Waste and Obstacle Removal team is responsible for improving the effectiveness of the software development process by removing impediments from Scrum teams. This is a group of volunteers and they don't manage a Scrum transition (worst mix of words ever...