Growing Scrum Masters

Curious about whether you will be able to coach new scrum masters after doing the ACSM course? John McFadyen explains.  

Yes, you can.  

In fact, I am hoping that you would already be mentoring and coaching new scrum masters before attending the Advanced Certified Scrum Master course.  

A scrum master is a natural coach and will be coaching the scrum team through scrum and each iteration...

Often, when we enter a new field or explore career opportunities in a specific industry, we look to certification paths to help guide us in the choices we make the training we invest in. Both the Scrum Alliance and Scrum.Org have great certification paths, from practitioner level (scrum master or product owner) through to more advanced professional practitioner levels to coaching certification paths...

There have been whispers from naysayers that #agile is dead. that #scrum doesn't work. That the fad is over. On the other side of the spectrum, people point out that it took us 25 years before we knew how to leverage electricity effectively. Same for the internet. Same for digitization. So, is #agile dead or is it only beginning to come into it's own? We got a tongue lashing from John on this one, so we hope you enjoy the answer...

If you've climbed the corporate ladder as a traditional manager, and then as a more senior leader in the organization, it can be hard to grasp #agile or #scrum because you have no frame of reference for those kinds of values, principles, and a lightweight #productdevelopment framework. You know tight management. You know steering the ship. You know #projects. And you know #projectmanagement...

It takes years, sometimes a lifetime, to build trust yet you could lose it in a moment of foolishness. All your hard work can come tumbling down with a single or series of mistakes, and it's incredibly hard to regain trust once that has been lost...

#scrum is built on #empiricism, also known as empirical process control. The concept of transparency, inspection, and adaptation based on what data and evidence has been gathered throughout the sprint. In other words, we learn through doing and inform what we attempt next using the data and evidence gathered in the experiment. It is widely accepted as the preferred way for dealing with complexity and navigating uncertainty...

In 2001, a group of brilliant and experienced software engineers came together to create and articulate what is now known as the #agilemanifesto. 4 #agile values and 12 #agile principles that empowered #productdevelopment teams to create products, features and services that truly delight customers whilst departing from the rigid, waterfall-style of #projectmanagement that preceded their work...

You will often hear experienced #scrummasters and #agilecoaches talk about the need for #agile leaders to champion #agility rather than just 'buy-into' the concept of #agile. Why is it so important? What kind of impact can a great #agileleadership team have on the successful adoption and implementation of #agile? In this short video, John McFadyen walks us through the kind of impact a great #agile leader can have, and why their contribution matters so much...

What is #scrum? Scrum is a lightweight #agileframework that helps #productdevelopment teams solve complex problems and build complex solutions. It helps them navigate complexity and build solutions despite uncertainty. John McFadyen explains.

A #scrummaster is a critical accountability in #scrum, and someone who trains, coaches, and consults / mentors to help the #scrumteam thrive. John McFadyen explains.