{"id":279,"date":"2014-09-24T13:50:08","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T13:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/confessions.html"},"modified":"2019-09-02T22:17:20","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T22:17:20","slug":"confessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/confessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Confessions Of a Scrum Master"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ADbhXoJeoa4?controls=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/ADbhXoJeoa4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Confessions of a Scrum Master &#8211; Book Launch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please spread the word and forward this email. This book consists of 7 short stories. Each chapter is followed by my confessions, detailing what I could have done to improve my challenging situation. It serves as an overview of real world scenarios. The book contains all the chapters below:<\/p>\n<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<h2>Scrum Recap<\/h2>\n<p>I set the foundation for the stories that will follow with a brief recap of Scrum.<\/p>\n<h2>The Characters<\/h2>\n<p>An introduction to the development team and product owners I worked with in one of my most challenging times.<\/p>\n<h2>1st Confession. Tools vs People<\/h2>\n<p>I confess how I dealt with balancing the views of the team with the benefit of the tools.<\/p>\n<p>(<strong>NOTE<\/strong>: Want to learn how to become a scrum master to facilitate teams and deliver projects on time? <a href=\"https:\/\/go.pashunconsulting.co.uk\/lm-become-a-scrum-master?source=website&#038;medium=blogbanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out the Become A Scrum Master In 7 Simple Steps Guide<\/a> so you can learn the steps you REALLY need to make your team more productive! Get your Become a Scrum Master In 7 Simple Steps Guide <a href=\"https:\/\/go.pashunconsulting.co.uk\/lm-become-a-scrum-master?source=website&#038;medium=blogbanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">now<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go.pashunconsulting.co.uk\/lm-become-a-scrum-master?source=website&#038;medium=blogbanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-951\" src=\"http:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/become-scrum-master-guide-banner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/become-scrum-master-guide-banner.png 600w, https:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/become-scrum-master-guide-banner-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/become-scrum-master-guide-banner-440x238.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2nd Confession. Release Planning Peril<\/h2>\n<p>Learn how a new team reacts to release planning meetings when they do not see the value of scrum, and how I dealt with the situation.<\/p>\n<h2>3rd Confession. Intro to Scrum Gone Bad<\/h2>\n<p>Read the story of how an apprehensive team reacts to their first introduction to scrum.<\/p>\n<h2>4th Confession. Stand-up vs Sprint Review<\/h2>\n<p>The story of a team who had a conflict of interests between the two meetings and how I dealt with this conflict.<\/p>\n<h2>5th Confession. Taking the Team to Task<\/h2>\n<p>What happens when the team think planning their tasks is a waste of time.<\/p>\n<h2>6th Confession. Retrospective Regret<\/h2>\n<p>Learn about what went wrong in one of my least productive retrospectives and what I learned that I could improve<\/p>\n<h2>7th Confession. The Bloated Bug Backlog<\/h2>\n<p>Read about what happens when the team have more bugs than they could handle.<\/p>\n<p>Please let anyone who is interested in Improving their scrum practices know.<\/p>\n<p>==<\/p>\n<p>Regards,<br \/>\nPaul VII<br \/>\nPashun Consulting Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>(<strong>NOTE<\/strong>: Want to learn how to become a scrum master to facilitate teams and deliver projects on time? <a href=\"https:\/\/go.pashunconsulting.co.uk\/lm-become-a-scrum-master?source=website&#038;medium=blogbanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out the Become A Scrum Master In 7 Simple Steps Guide<\/a> so you can learn the steps you REALLY need to make your team more productive! Get your Become a Scrum Master In 7 Simple Steps Guide <a href=\"https:\/\/go.pashunconsulting.co.uk\/lm-become-a-scrum-master?source=website&#038;medium=blogbanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">now<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go.pashunconsulting.co.uk\/lm-become-a-scrum-master?source=website&#038;medium=blogbanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-951\" src=\"http:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/become-scrum-master-guide-banner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/become-scrum-master-guide-banner.png 600w, https:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/become-scrum-master-guide-banner-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/pashunconsulting.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/become-scrum-master-guide-banner-440x238.png 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Confessions of a Scrum Master &#8211; Book Launch Please spread the word and forward this email. 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