ScrumMaster Articles

The Need for Agile Project Management

by Mike Cohn and Ken Schwaber | January 2003 | Agile Times Newsletter
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Ken Schwaber and I co-wrote this article to help counter the misperception that agile projects do not need project management. The article outlines some of the responsibilities of the agile project manager.

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ScrumMaster: Appointed or Team-Selected?

by Mike Cohn | October 2006 | Scrum Alliance Website
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The selection of a new Scrum team’s ScrumMaster can impact the success or failure of the team's Scrum adoption. Choose the wrong person and the team could face the uphill struggle of trying to become self-organizing while under the thumb of a command-and-control style manager. Choose the right person—matching the skills of the new ScrumMaster with the initial needs of the team—and the team will have an incredible headstart in adopting Scrum.

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Leader of the Band: Six Attributes of the Good ScrumMaster

by Mike Cohn | February 2007 | Scrum Alliance Website
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A discussion of six attributes that the ideal ScrumMaster should possess.

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