Hello All,
The article I wrote on The Personality of a Great Scrum Master has received a fair amount of attention. In fact between the discussion threads I started in my LinkedIn groups and on my blog there were over 20 comments on the article. Some of them in agreement; many of them taking issue with the idea that a traditional Project Manager may have a difficult time making it as a Scrum Master. My intent today is not to really go into that. I will actually be pulling the comments together and summarizing them in an article this weekend. Stay tuned!
In the meantime, I just had to share with you a little Agile Humor. A reader posted a comment on one of the LinkedIn groups and I found it to be pretty funny, yet poignant. I thought I would share it with you. It helped me realize that I cannot always take the topic too seriously. Hopefully you will find it amusing. If not I am sure you will post your comments and let me know.
From our mate down under, here is the post from Charlie Rex of Melbourne Australia (you can visit his site at www.ThomsettInternational.com).
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WANTED – SCRUM MASTER
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Stand in front of a group of (sometimes) rowdy, opinionated techos and business people who have important overt agendas and ‘real’ covert agendas; and keep the peace while facilitating an amicable arrival at a consensus regarding the project being considered. All the while ensuring that any ‘Big Cheeses’ present do not get bored and leave; or worse yet, dominate the discussion if they stay.
SKILL SET:
- Eyes in back of head.
- Able to walk, talk, listen, write, smile, nod and think all at the same time.
- Can recognise a big ego from 20 paces and not stomp on it (too hard).
- Can smell a covert agenda from two rooms away.
- Knowledge of the Scrum process essential.
THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT:
- Must not appear to be more opinionated than techos and business people. Indeed, must be able to demonstrate complete impartiality regarding the project at hand.
- Will have well honed people skills and will continue to develop those skills.
- Will wish to contribute hugely to the success of the project and the business.
- Will wish to have fun.
Enjoy,
Pete
And Maybe…To Leap Tall Buildings in a Single Bound!
How can I apply, I may have some problems with the leaping of tall buildings part, but think I am qualified for the rest
[...] First, a little fun. I found this survey asking just that question, but in a humorous way. Here are the results, which were presented at the Agile 2008 conference in Toronto. I also found (through LinkedIn) a post on Peter DeYoe’s blog with a humorous job posting for a Scrum Master. [...]
[...] There were also some humorous comments (although I am not sure they were necessarily intended to be). One reader suggested that a Scrum Master is “one that doesn’t have a PMP.” Ouch! And of course there was the job description posted by Charlie Rex from Australia that I blogged about yesterday entitled Friday Agile Humor. [...]
OK Pete, now i am worried about your sense of “humor”
Not to worry Scott!