Transitioning from Project Manager to ScrumMaster
Transitioning from Project Manager to ScrumMaster
The transition from Project Manager to ScrumMaster is one of the hardest transitions to make when a team adopts an Agile/Scrum approach to development. Project Managers feel their skills are no longer needed or are being overlooked. During an Agile/Scrum transition many Project Managers even question whether they will continue to be employed! This course is designed to give Project Managers the background and skills they need to be successful as ScrumMasters. Old skills are not abandoned, but enhanced. New skills need to be embraced. All of this helps Project Managers become more well-rounded and essential to project success regardless of the development methodology being used.
Level:
Basic to intermediate
Length:
1 day
Intended Audience:
Project Managers who are, or may be, transitioning to the ScrumMaster role.
Pre-requisites:
None, but general reading about agile processes will be helpful
Learning objectives:
- Understand the theory behind the role of ScrumMaster
- Know the difference between ScrumMaster and other Agile/Scrum roles
- Understand the difference between Project Manager and ScrumMaster
- Develop ScrumMaster skills
- Enhance Project Manager skills for use in an Agile/Scrum environment
- Know when to be a Project Manager and when to be a ScrumMaster
Description:
Project Managers don’t make good ScrumMasters. This is a statement made every day. Yet it is absolutely incorrect! Project Managers make GREAT ScrumMasters when they can take what they know from the PMBOK and apply it while wearing their “agile sunglasses.” This is not easy, but it is possible.
This course will show attendees the differences between traditional project management and Agile/Scrum ScrumMastership. The differences are pronounced in many ways, but very subtle in other ways. For a Project Manager to be successful as a ScrumMaster this knowledge is vital.
The course encourages attendees to raise real and potential issues around assuming the role of ScrumMaster. Exercises, demonstrations, role-playing, collaborative games and coaching are all used to help each attendee leave with a clear understanding of each issue and potential resolutions. The course challenges attendees to use their project management expertise in an agile way to help each person recognize the potential advantages their past experiences can give to agile teams.