Guide, coach and motivate the team with the goal of increasing productivity
Organize and lead Scrum ceremonies
Oversee and manage scope, timeline, quality, goals and deliverables that support business goals
Remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments
Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of productive conflict resolution and problem solving
Facilitate discussions, decision making, and conflict resolution
Prepare and present reports on the progress and success
Coordinate activities with other teams across the program
Partner with and support the Product Owner
Participate in the Scrum of Scrums and partner with other Scrum Masters
Coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
Organize and facilitate planning and coordination including release / Potentially Shippable Increments planning, iteration planning, daily stand-ups, iteration review/demos, and retrospectives
Ensure teams are held accountable to agile SDLC (Software Delivery Life Cycle) tenants and their internal working agreements including use of appropriate tools, standards and best practices
Promote and demonstrate core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility
Ensure the team is tracking and communicating team progress and metrics to the appropriate resources.
Facilitate and enable an environment of collaboration and creativity
Support and empower the team to make appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition.
Empower the team to self-organize around achieving their commitments
Identify and remove any impediments/distractions that interfere with the team’s ability to deliver against their commitments
Challenge and enable the team to continuously improve through intentional and data driven inspect and adapt cycles (retrospectives)