Shift from project manager to scrum master

Sometimes, changes are culturally unacceptable... the scrum master, even armed with a good case for change, cannot push the necessary changes... in this case, the scrum master must acquiesce. Being right is not everything; live to fight another day... for those changes... it takes time to turn around a Titanic... and unlucky for the Titanic, it was too late... but for the scrum master, to acquiesce and to be still the action is better than being let go. The scrum master walks a fine line between the need of an organization to make changes as quickly as possible and its…

"Come yourself or send no one" -- W. Edwards Deming Don't delegate! If you are expected to attend, then don't send someone else in your stead! The scrum master is a leader, not a manager. Leaders, read this article. The shift from delegating to being personally responsible is difficult for some people to accept. The 'Hands-on' aspect of scrum scares some people.

Shift from controlling to facilitating... From bossing to coaching... On forgetting the importance of self-organizing team...and the importance of a team that is truly committed to its scrum goals... Forgetting that productivity emerges when a team figures out the best way to accomplish its goals; fact is the team's ability to tackle its problem and solve them is the heart of Scrum... and the basis of Scrum team's extraordinary productivity.