Re: Scrum Master Job Description
"Dennis Mansell [email protected] [SCRUMDEVELOPMENT]" <[email protected]> Tue, 19 Dec 2017 13:00:35 +0100
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Although I agree with Steve's sentiment, we should remember that HR are
people too and we'll catch more flies with sugar than with vinegar (literal
translation from Dutch :-)). I have a standard email response for this
situation:
Dear [HR person],
Thanks so much for sending me that profile, I would like to know more about
the context of the work as this was not clear from your text.
If you are truly looking for someone to maintain the illusion of control by
taking personal responsibility for what sounds like a very complex and
unpredictable situation, those people are known as 'Project Managers' or
'Program Managers'. You will have better results if you look for those
profiles.
But: perhaps your employees are de-motivated, you have high absenteeism or
trouble with people jumping ship. Sometimes I see companies where the
internal bureaucracy has become so intense that you have trouble getting
product out to customers. Maybe your customers feel unheard, annoyed or
under-valued. The market may be changing too fast for your business to
handle. If you think some or all of this applies to [company name] then a
Scrum Master may be able to contribute and I would love to help!
kind regards,
Dennis Mansell
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div><div>Although I agree with Steve's sent=
iment, we should remember that HR are people too and we'll catch more f=
lies with sugar than with vinegar (literal translation from Dutch :-)).=C2=
=A0 I have a standard email response for this situation:<br><br></div>Dear =
[HR person],<br><br></div>Thanks so much for sending me that profile, I wou=
ld like to know more about the context of the work as this was not clear fr=
om your text.<br><br></div>If you are truly looking for someone to maintain=
the illusion of control by taking personal responsibility for what sounds =
like a very complex and unpredictable situation, those people are known as =
'Project Managers' or 'Program Managers'.=C2=A0 You will ha=
ve better results if you look for those profiles.<br><br><span class=3D"gma=
il-fontstyle0">But: perhaps your employees are de-motivated, you have high =
absenteeism or trouble with people jumping ship. Sometimes I see companies =
where the internal bureaucracy has become so intense that you have trouble =
getting product out to customers. Maybe your customers feel unheard, annoye=
d or under-valued. The market may be changing too fast for your business to=
handle.</span><span class=3D"gmail-fontstyle0"> If you think some or all o=
f this applies to [company name] then a Scrum Master may be able to contrib=
ute and I would love to help!</span></div><div><br><span class=3D"gmail-fon=
tstyle0"></span></div><div>kind regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Dennis Ma=
nsell<br></div><div><span class=3D"gmail-fontstyle0"></span><span class=3D"=
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