Agile Network India | How I became a scrum master by Dhaval Patel

1. HOW I BECAME A SCRUM MASTER
Dhaval Patel 19-Sep-2021

2. AGENDA
•My IT journey so far
•My evolution as a Scrum Master
•Enablers of my Scrum Master journey
•A day in my life as a Scrum Master
•Attributes of a great Scrum Master
•Are you a good fit for Scrum Master role?

3. Developer Technology Analyst
Onsite Offshore Coordinator
Technology Lead
Project Manager Scrum Master
MY IT JOURNEY SO FAR
Engineering

4. WHAT I THOUGHT A
“SCRUM MASTER” IS
Image Credits: @Barryovereem

5. MY EVOLUTION AS A SCRUM MASTER
Online research,
talking to SMEs
Training &
Certifications
Making up mind &
Looking for
opportunities
Preparation
00
01
02
03
04
Doing mainly the
operational tasks in
the scrum team,
organizing meetings,
taking notes, etc.
Scrum Buddy
Taking status from
team and reporting to
sr. management.
Not letting my team
become a self-
organizing team.
Scrum Supervisor
Maturing in the role,
implementing scrum
practices in the team.
Building a healthy
team.
Scrum Master
Coaching and
consulting.
Moving beyond
helping the team to
helping the
organization.
Agile Coach

6. ENABLERS OF MY SCRUM MASTER JOURNEY
Changing the
thought
process
Training and
certification
Learning
and sharing
Using value
focused
metrics
Being brave &
introducing
gradual
improvements
Continuously
Inspect &
Adapt

7. DIFFERENT
PERCEPTIONS

8. A DAY IN SCRUM MASTER’S LIFE
https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/what-does-scrum-master-do-all-day

9. ATTRIBUTES OF A
GREAT SCRUM MASTER
Agile
Methodology
Knowledge
Facilitation
skills
Negotiation
skills
Influencing
skills
Coaching
skills
Conflict
Navigator
Multitasker

10. WHAT A “SCRUM
MASTER” IS ACTUALLY
Image Credits: @Barryovereem

11. Customer centricity
Self-organizing teams
Working solutions & Rapid iterations
Projects, squads, teams based
Coach of the team
Contact negotiation
Rigid planning
Comprehensive documentation
Hierarchical business functions
Managers “own” teams
Traditional
Project
Management
Agile
Project
Management
VS
ARE YOU A GOOD FIT FOR SCRUM MASTER ROLE?
•What is your natural style?
•Don’t just follow the market demand

12. THANK YOU!
•Would you now be a able to explain the Scrum
Master role to a novice?