{"id":1405,"date":"2012-10-26T07:27:59","date_gmt":"2012-10-26T15:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lookforwardconsulting.com\/?p=1405"},"modified":"2025-02-24T07:38:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T07:38:26","slug":"my-response-to-delete-scrummaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thescrumacademy.com\/es\/2012\/10\/26\/my-response-to-delete-scrummaster\/","title":{"rendered":"My Response to Delete [ScrumMaster]"},"content":{"rendered":"

My friend and colleague, Tobias Mayer<\/a> wrote a really interesting piece about eliminating the role of ScrumMaster in September. \u00a0I \u00a0finally had a moment to craft a response.<\/p>\n

While I can agree with many of the points in the article, there are some areas of disagreement. \u00a0It is an unfortunate truth that a mostly meaningless term, ScrumMaster, has become even more meaningless by the bad application of Scrum. \u00a0In many cases, the role of the ScrumMaster has become a stalking horse for the status quo which is odd since Ken Schwaber defines the ScrumMaster as a change agent. \u00a0That is a sad reality.<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0I disagree that we should just delete the role of ScrumMaster. \u00a0Oddly enough, it seems that large organizations do not feel threatened by this role and, in some cases, have gone about institutionalizing the role as a career track with an official title. \u00a0I suppose that is because as the role of ScrumMaster exists, and is commonly explained right now, the role is so devoid of content, it is not threatening to the status quo. \u00a0What is so fascinating to me is that we now finally have a crack in the organization that is mostly overlooked by the organizational antibodies. \u00a0A crack that can actually transform the world of work if we can change a\u00a0role so devoid of content AND put goodness into it.<\/p>\n

There are two main challenges surrounding this role:<\/p>\n

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  1. It is correct that only rare individuals have all the skills necessary to perform this role. \u00a0In my experience, the role of ScrumMaster\u00a0is really eight roles wrapped in one – see my post<\/a>. \u00a0It is very hard to find people who want to do all the roles, have the aptitude and the maturity to execute them well. \u00a0Also, here is the sad part – it takes at least 4 to 5 years of self-study, practice and reflection to be good at this role.<\/li>\n
  2. There is absolutely no role like this in corporate environment today. \u00a0For people who are interested in doing this role well, there is no way for them to look at a peer, colleague or boss and say “OK – that is what an ScrumMaster\u00a0does” or “If I do what he\\she does, then I can do this role.” \u00a0The main problem is while someone might see one or two of the ScrumMaster\u00a0roles in one person (mentor and teacher or visionary and leader or expert communicator and facilitator or whatever combination), but no one has ever seen the TOTAL PACKAGE<\/strong> in one person. \u00a0So to me, it is no surprise that many people who do the role just try their best based on pre-existing examples in the workplace.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    However, is that the fault of the people trying to do the role the best they can? \u00a0Or is that the fault of the people educating people on Scrum? \u00a0Since I cannot speak for the multitudes who have tried to be the best ScrumMaster\u00a0they can, I will save my comments for myself.<\/p>\n

    I feel part of the issue of this empty role resides with the educators of Scrum. \u00a0Many in the Scrum education community don’t recognize that the ScrumMaster\u00a0is eight roles in wrapped in one and\\or fail to communicate this to the learners. \u00a0Also, apart from the initial CSM class, the main Scrum education community (of which I am a part of) does not offer anything more in the way of continuing education. \u00a0If we want to continue with the role of a\u00a0ScrumMaster being a change agent, then we need to do better explaining what this person does and offer more to them.<\/p>\n

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