More Certified Scrum training in Bristol!!

Due to the success of my last public course in Bristol, I have set up two more dates in August. Feel free to get in touch if you are interested.

http://www.scrumalliance.org/courses/20094979-certified-scrummaster

http://www.scrumalliance.org/courses/20095243-certified-scrum-product-owner

Certified ScrumMaster Training in Bristol!

I'm running a public Certified ScrumMaster training class in Bristol on 14th & 15th June 2010. Early bird discounts are available until 14th May 2010. More details can be found on the Scrum Alliance website:

http://www.scrumalliance.org/courses/20094666-certified-scrummaster

Please contact me directly if you are interested in attending.

My Top 5 ScrumMaster Bloopers

I've observed a number of different ScrumMasters facilitating a number of scrum teams and I thought I would summarise the most common pitfalls/bad habits I see most ScrumMasters fall into. By no means am I perfect either, as some of these I even notice myself doing!!!

1. The "Top and Tail" ScrumMaster. Someone who always speaks first or last (or both) at the daily scrum meetings.

2. The "Alarm Clock" ScrumMaster. Someone who calls the start of the daily scrum meetings every day without fail.

3. The "Secretary" ScrumMaster. Someone who always updates the scrum artifacts themself.

4. The "Iconic" ScrumMaster. Someone who calls the team to worship (around their desk) for a daily scrum.

5. The Step-ScrumMaster. Someone who is ScrumMaster-ing another team and likes to think they spend enough time with both, but really they don't.

A New Daily Scrum Smell

Smell: The ScrumMaster who always speaks first or last during the Daily Scrum.

Problem: Scrum Development Team need to be reminded about what their focus is or ScrumMaster feels the need to reinforce it. Lack of accountability and ownership from the team.