{"id":1457,"date":"2023-08-24T10:27:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T10:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xebia.com\/academy\/nl\/?p=1457"},"modified":"2024-03-11T07:56:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T05:56:23","slug":"what-does-a-scrum-master-do-all-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xebia.com\/academy\/nl\/what-does-a-scrum-master-do-all-day\/","title":{"rendered":"What does a Scrum Master do all day!?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\t\n\tWhat does a
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\n\tMaybe you just started as a Scrum Master; maybe you\u2019re interested in becoming one.\u00a0But what the heck does a Scrum Master do all day?!<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tIn the life of a Scrum Master, every day is different. And that\u2019s reassuring, right? No day is the same, and that\u2019s one of the many perks of being a Scrum Master. To me, at least.

In this blog series, I will dive into the world of a Scrum Master. What are your daily tasks? Find out below!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t7 October 2023<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n

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\n\tEven though a Scrum Master\u2019s life is quite varied, you still don\u2019t know what kinds of activities form the lion\u2019s share of your work. More often than not, Scrum Master responsibilities are limited to being the secretary of the team, the JIRA admin, the scribe who registers what\u2019s being said during Sprint Retrospectives, Product Backlog refinement, or just the impediment remover.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tHowever, Scrum Master<\/a> accountability is so much more than that. You\u2019re not only serving the Scrum Team but also aiding management and organization around the team. Think of adjacent business units like HR and finance.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\n\tA Scrum Master\u2019s Scrum Team focus
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\n\tIn this first article, I\u2019ll explore what the various activities of a Scrum Master can be when working with your Scrum Team. A Scrum Master without a team is like Santa Claus without a beard. Many of your Scrum Master activities focus on the team, like safeguarding the agreed Scrum values, streamlining the team\u2019s processes, observing, facilitating Sprint Retrospectives, etc.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tTake this list as an inspiration for your daily activities. See whether this (in)complete list makes sense to you.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\n\tA Scrum Master\u2019s Product Owner focus
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\n\tAlthough a Scrum Master has a large team focus, as you can read above, you also have an important role in supporting the Product Owner. You can help with the Product Vision, the Product Backlog, stakeholder management, budget and transparency, and many more tasks.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tLet\u2019s see what that means for a Scrum Master\u2019s activities.\u00a0Read how you can complement the Product Owner.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\n\tA Scrum Master\u2019s organizational focus
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\n\tThe final element of a Scrum Master\u2019s responsibilities lies within the entire organization you\u2019re working at. As a Scrum expert, you\u2019ll have the knowledge \u2013 and responsibility \u2013 to make other teams and departments in the organization understand the basics of Scrum. That’s how you can make collaboration more efficient and more effective between teams, departments, and roles.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tHow does that look? You can take a proactive role in sharing Scrum knowledge, teaching and supporting other teams, helping fellow Scrum Masters, and explaining the basics of Scrum to leadership teams. Get ready to dive deeper into what I mean by that. Learn how you can impact your organization.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\n\tAre you ready to become a Scrum Master?
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\n\tAs you can see, a Scrum Master\u2019s activities are highly diverse. Sometimes, you\u2019re working with people; the other time, you’ll wotk with processes. And your focus is always on finding improvements and maximizing results.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tWhether you\u2019re facilitating the team to prosper, supporting the Product Owner in his tasks, instructing other teams or leadership on Scrum, or bringing more fun to your Scrum Team\u2019s daily work \u2013 to name but a few examples \u2013 you\u2019re always working with different colleagues with different skills and different levels within your organization.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tOne thing is for sure: the Scrum Master role does not get boring easily!<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tDo you have a question about the Scrum Master role that\u2019s not been answered yet?\u00a0Let me know<\/a>\u00a0and I\u2019ll help you find the right answer. Or do you want to become a Scrum Master? Check out our\u00a0Professional Scrum Master training course<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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