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Scrum Master Job Analysis and Interview Guide

Scrum Master Job Analysis and Interview Guide
Demonstrate Qualities of
Initiative - Required
Flexibility - Required
Optimism- Required
Resilience- Required
Determination- Required
Detachment- Required
Supportive- Required
Preference
Working in a team environment- Required
Finds satisfaction in helping others succeed- Required
Skill
Team coaching- Required
Facilitation- Required
Agile practices- Required
Ability to explain the "why" behind agile practices- Required
Interpersonal skills- Required
Influence - Desirable
Team dynamics - Desirable
System thinking - Desirable
Demonstrated understanding
Agile values, principles, methods, practices- Required
Team and group dynamics- Required
Working through influence - Desirable
Elimination factors
Directive
Defensive
Judgmental
Low threshold for frustration
Interactions
Team members
Product owner
Managers associated with team members
Other coaches
Roles
Coach - Primary
Facilitator - Secondary
Integration with other teams - Secondary
Organizational change agent - Secondary
Activities
Coach one or more teams.
Ensure team enabling conditions are in place.
Create or advocate for those conditions if they are not in place.
Facilitate team meetings (e.g., sprint planning, sprint demo, retrospectives, decision making meetings, etc.)
Ensure that information radiators are up to date.
Develop additional team radiators to address issues unique to the team.
Advocate for the team (e.g., block unnecessary meddling)
Help the team see their own process and improve their processes.
Coach on agile practices
Guide the team in adapting process to fit the local reality w/o losing the intent.
Coach on interpersonal and collaboration skills.
Coach on technical practices
Identify impediments
Use influence skills to remove impediments
Transfer knowledge and skills to team members so the team becomes more self-sufficient.
Deliverables
Intangible
Up-to-date team radars
Impediment backlog
Knowledge transfer
Essential Qualities and Preferences
Initiative
Flexibility
Optimism
Determination
Resilience
Working in a team environment
Not cowed by authority