TL; DR: Scrum Master Tasks: Let’s Bust Some Myths!
Rumor says that a great Scrum Master supports one team at a time. If that is true, how do you spend your time with the team members, helping them become self-managing? Moreover, what about stakeholders and the organization? Let’s gather some data on Scrum Master tasks anonymously and answer the question!
📈 Please join the 2024 survey on Scrum Master tasks here.
Scrum Master Tasks: The Questionnaire
I kept the anonymous survey as simple as possible; it comprises the following questions on Scrum Master Tasks:
- What Is the Size of the Organization You Are Working for?
- What Is Your Organization’s Industry Sector?
- How Many People Are on Your Scrum Team?
- For How Long Has the Team Been Together?
- What Is Your Sprint Length?
- How Much Time Do You Spend Per Sprint on Sprint Planning?
- How Much Time Do You Spend on Daily Scrums per Sprint? (Please sum up all your participation.)
- How Much Time Do You Spend on the Sprint Review Per Sprint?
- How Much Time Do You Spend on Product Backlog Refinement Sessions Per Sprint? (Please sum up all your participation.)
- How Much Time Do You Spend Weekly Educating or Supporting Individual Team Members?
- How Much Time Do You Spend Weekly Educating or Supporting Stakeholders from Your Organization?
- How Much Time Do You Spend Weekly Addressing Impediments?
- How Much Time Do You Spend Weekly Learning from Books, Blogs, Newsletters, Podcasts, etc., or Other Scrum Masters, for example, in Communities?
- Do You Have Any Comments?
If you can spare three minutes, the community will be grateful for your contribution. Please take the 2024 survey on Scrum Master tasks now.
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