7 SCRUMMASTER ANTIPATTERNS THAT EVERY SCRUMMASTER MUST UNDERSTAND

Luis Gonçalves
Jul 10, 2017 · 2 min read

Scrum Master instead of project manager

This problem is quite common with persons that are old Project Managers. Being a Scrum Master is a completely different role than Project Manager, therefore the way the individual acts must be completely different.

Typical Project Managers tend to organise the work of people instead of allowing them self-organisation. They tend to say how, by whom, and by when the work must be done, not giving much space for people to think on their own. The result of this usually teams full of robots instead of people thinking on their own.

Solution
First of all, the Scrum Master must be aware of his behaviour to be able to correct it. It is not easy; usually these persons worked for several years in typical Project Manager positions and simply deleting this behaviour will take some time, but being aware of it is the first step.

A great Scrum Master is one who allows the team to create the “How” part. I usually say that the Product Owner mentions “What” should be done, and the Scrum Master helps the team to create the “How” part.

If you want to continue you can see the rest of the article on my blog: https://luis-goncalves.com/scrummaster-antipatterns/

My name is Luis Gonçalves and I am an Organisational Transformation Coachand I love to write about Agile Retrospectives, Agile Retrospectives Ideas, Scrum, the role Scrum Master, and Agile in general.

I have been creating Scrum Master Training for the agile community. If you are interested in knowing more or even working with me you can find me here: Agile Coach München.

Luis Gonçalves

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Luis Gonçalves is an Entrepreneur, Author & International Keynote Speaker. As a Management Consultant, he works with Senior Executives to improve Organisations

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