The Scrum way of working is being elevated with the advent of AI. So, we will be seeing a new generation of AI-powered Scrum Masters.
To prevent being left behind, the only way is to improve yourself through learning and leveraging AI capabilities. To do so, I have created a list of useful AI tools to help Scrum Masters better adapt to this newcomer technology.
- Stepsize AI
Sprint Report Creation & Technical Debt Management
Providing concise and readable Sprint reports based on data from issue trackers like Jira and Linear. In addition, it helps the Scrum Team track, manage, and pay back technical debt.
- Plandek
Performance Metrics Management
It helps Scrum Masters optimize value delivery by analyzing team performance metrics like DORA.
- Otter AI
Meeting Facilitation
This tool simplifies meeting documentation by transcribing and summarizing meetings, saving time and ensuring accurate records of discussions and action items.
- Retrium
Retrospective Facilitation
Helps Scrum Masters run structured and engaging retrospectives while ensuring continuous improvement.
- Miro AI
Brainstorming, Refinement, Retrospective
It helps the Scrum Team to brainstorm ideas, outline strategy, facilitate collaboration, create prototypes based on ideas, and create retrospective event summaries.
- Jira Align (with AI-powered insights)
Planning, Workflow Optimization
It brings AI-driven analytics that provides insights into team performance, predicts bottlenecks, and improves Sprint Planning.
https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/align
- TeamMood
Team Sentiment & Wellness Management
This tool analyzes team communication and provides real-time feedback on sentiment, engagement, and overall collaboration dynamics. It helps identify potential issues like burnout or frustration early on.
- Taskade
Estimation
It helps Scrum Teams generate reliable task estimates quickly, enhancing accuracy and saving time.
https://www.taskade.com/generate/ai-scrum-project-management/scrum-task-estimation
- Easy-Peasy.AI
Writing Acceptance Criteria
This tool uses advanced AI models to quickly generate high-quality acceptance criteria based on user inputs.
https://easy-peasy.ai/templates/acceptance-criteria
- Notion AI
Definition of Done Management
It helps Scrum Teams structure and refine DoD collaboratively. It can suggest key DoD elements, highlight inconsistencies, and provide templates for improving clarity.
https://www.notion.com/product/ai
- ChatGPT
General Assistant
Acts as a virtual Scrum Master assistant, offering real-time suggestions and insights.
- QuillBot
Writing Assistant
QuillBot can work alongside Scrum Masters to help them craft clear, polished, and professional writing— in a fraction of the time it usually takes. It is an AI tool that writes with you, not for you.
Download the poster file of the full list of the above tools here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12lRnCcUfa1cGKoOVrNPnDivJKA4LJOev/view