What are the roles and responsibilities of a Scrum Master?
Becoming Agile with the workflow process is giving significant development and growth in the Software and IT industry. The methods of Agile enable better flexibility, process management, and satisfaction to the end-user with consistent and efficient flow. Frameworks like Scrum have proved to be blissful in the implementation of the Agile Methodology in the organisation, to have a structured and strategic approach for the Workflow process. The roles and responsibilities of a Scrum Master is the key force, behind the implementation of Scrum Framework, governs all the process effectively for the better and productive outreach within the organisation.
Roles and Responsibilities of a Scrum Master: Service to the Organisation To the Product Owner: Forging Techniques for Enhanced Product Backlog Management: Product Owner’s foremost responsibility is to manage the Product Backlog effectively. Being the mentor and leader of the Scrum Team, Scrum Master along with the Product Owner formulates techniques for refinement and management of the Product Development Process. Creation of the Product Feature:
Scrum Master makes sure that the goal, scope, & Product domain are well understood by everyone on the Scrum Team. Scrum Master facilitates Scrum events to ensure every member of the Scrum Team is well aware of Product features. Planning of Product in an empirical environment: The Scrum Master assists the Product Owner to have planning and development of the product with the work experience of an empirical environment. As sometimes the environment and work culture changes in the organisation, the Scrum Master helps the Product Owner to adapt and react to changes positively. Adapting Agile Techniques to yield maximised value: Implementation of Agile Methodology and its techniques decided most of the success rate of the organisation, though it depends most on how the development team, Scrum Master, Product Owner and stakeholders implement it in the workflow process.
With the Scrum Team: Mentor to the Scrum Team The Servant leader in any organisation has the main goal to serve, which means they share their knowledge, Power, Experience as a leader to help the team member with growth. A good Servant leader puts the needs of the team first so that they can flourish and develop themselves. Scrum Master is a leader as well as a mentor of the Scrum Team. Being the leader, the Scrum Master plays the crucial role as Servant Leader, which helps the Scrum Team to develop and be on an Agile Path that yields maximum values and meets the end-user requirement effectively and consistently. Facilitation of Scrum Events: Scrum Master facilitates the Scrum Events to the Scrum Team, at regular intervals or whenever it is needed or requested by the Team Members. At the same time, the Scrum Master also facilitates the Scrum events for the Product Owner to ensure the product is being well developed to meet end-user requirements. Formulate approach for adaptation to change: Scrum Master has the role of a change agent in the organisation. With change continuously taking place, Scrum Master mentors the Scrum Team as well to adapt to the change and have consistent effort in the product development process. Scrum Master also removes project impediments that enhance the productivity and performance of the Scrum Team.
Roles of the Scrum Master: As a Facilitator: The role of a Scrum Master is very diversified within an organisation as they not only mentor their respective Scrum team but also they facilitate other members of the Organisation. Scrum Master facilitates the Scrum Team, Scrum Meetings, Product Owners, etc. while continuously responding to the changes. As a Coach: Scrum Master is the coach of the Development team and guides the product owner with the product backlogs. The Scrum Master nurtures the Scrum Team to forge a path that helps the team to become productive and continue reading‌