Hello and Welcome to our SPOC or Scrum Product Owner Certified course.
In this video we will discuss the Scrum Master.
The Scrum Master is 'supporting-leader' of the Scrum Team,
who moderates and facilitates team interactions as team coach and motivator.
The Scrum Master is responsible for ensuring
that the team has a productive work environment,
by guarding the team from external influences,
removing any obstacles, and enforcing Scrum principles, aspects, and processes.
The Scrum Master's responsibilities are many, and they change,
depending on which process is being conducted at the time.
For example, during the Develop Epics process,
the Scrum Master facilitates creation of the Epics and Personas.
Likewise, during the Create User Stories process,
the Scrum Master assists the Product owner in creating User Stories and their Acceptance Criteria
And during the Create Deliverables process,
the Scrum Master supports the Scrum Team in creating the deliverables agreed to for the Sprint
and helps update the Scrumboard and Impediment Log.
From these examples we should be able to see
why we refer to the Scrum Master as a supporting-leader.
That role is really there to lead by supporting the Scrum Team.
Now, when there are larger projects to be executed,
it’s necessary to have multiple Scrum Teams working in parallel.
And, of course, it’s crucial that information gathered from one team
be appropriately communicated to other teams.
The Chief Scrum Master is responsible for this activity.
Coordination across various Scrum Teams working on a project
is typically done through the Scrum of Scrums Meeting.
This is analogous to the Daily Standup Meeting
and is facilitated by the Chief Scrum Master.
The Chief Scrum Master is typically the individual
responsible for addressing impediments that impact more than one Scrum Team.
Here, we can see what questions are addressed in the Scrum of Scrums:
Typically, any inter-team issues are addressed by the interested parties
in a session meeting following the Scrum of Scrums Meeting.
The Chief Scrum Master facilitates this session.
That brings us to the end of this module.
Thank you for learning with us.