Re: ScrumMaster Job Description

Thanks George and Jesse,

I appreciate the cover. Your framing of my situation and intention is correct. 

Yours in agile!

Michael

> On Jan 13, 2016, at 10:48 AM, Jesse Houwing <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Glad I could be of service. My apologies for the other folks, somehow people can get a little worked up when job descriptions, bonuses, the difference between project managers and scrum masters and scrum in not so agile organisations may be showing from an email.
> 
> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 4:24 PM, George Dinwiddie [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [SCRUMDEVELOPMENT] <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> Hey, everyone,
> 
> I think the hard time you're giving Michael is unwarranted. He's not
> some newby trying to follow a formula. It's quite clear to me that he's
> looking to colleagues for inspiration on a rather mundane task that's
> not central to his coaching, but necessary to help in the context in
> which he currently finds himself.
> 
> If a group within an org wants to hire a Scrummaster, they probably have
> to deal with the HR department. That HR department wants a Job
> Description for their processes and advertisements. The work of a
> Scrummaster varies a lot, so it's hard to write a succinct job
> description that covers the bases, doesn't limit the role, and might
> attract people with the right skills and attitudes, all while not
> triggering corporate antibodies.
> 
> I would find it time-consuming to write this from scratch, and would
> feel that I had bigger fish to fry than this one document. I, also,
> would ask friends for advice and examples that would help me develop my
> thoughts. There are plenty of obviously terrible examples on the job
> boards, but I've never searched them for good examples.
> 
> Michael, I suggest trying at the Google Group "Lonely Coaches Sodality."
> It's specifically designed for coaches who sometimes need fellow coaches
> for feedback and ideas.
> 
>   - George
> 
> On 1/13/16 9:33 AM, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [SCRUMDEVELOPMENT] wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hm, I don't know many people who seek advice from a juggler. Unless they
> > also want to juggle. Are you teaching juggling?
> >
> > The plate-spinning metaphor is a very dangerous one—a very old-think,
> > project-management metaphor in fact. A good manager, or coach has
> > massive amounts of slack. Busy-ness and multitasking are the enemies of
> > Agility. We work in the knowledge industry. What we need then is time to
> > think, to be still, to ponder. We need to create space, not action. If
> > you really want to hire someone good, then give yourself time to do
> > this, and do it well. There are no templates for this.
> >
> > Sorry to be preachy, but I feel very strongly that when we start looking
> > for formulas, or even to take someone else's work and try to apply it
> > wholesale to our own work we completely miss the point of what we are
> > trying to do... In the words of the Scrum Alliance, to "transform the
> > world of work".
> >
> > Tobias
> >
> >
> >
> 
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