Jun 3, 2024
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Professional Scrum Master Journey
A study companion for Scrum practitioners on a development journey toward the Scrum Alliance® Certified Scrum Professional® Scrum Master (CSP®-SM) certificate. The list is in line with the relevant SA learning objectives and has additional perspectives and personal reflections.
The first piece is a table of contents. Use this piece to get an overview of the CSP-SM learning objectives, and keep track of where new installments get inserted. Keep in mind that this is a work in progress.
Scrum according to The Scrum Guide. The chapter on why there is a Scrum Guide in the first place.
Scrum according to The Scrum Guide. The Definition of Scrum.
Scrum according to The Scrum Guide. The chapter on Scrum Theory, where it combines its foundation in an empiricist tradition with three Pillars borrowed from lean thinking, viz., transparency, inspection, and adaptation.
A brief, down-to-earth analysis of Scrum, with reference to its sources.
A short note on empiricism as the very foundation stone of Scrum - with reference to various system theories, and An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by the Scottish philosopher David Hume.
Reflections on the origins of Scrum, before Takeuchi and Nonaka's seminal paper: Deming's System of Profound Knowledge, Toyota Production System, Lean Manufacturing, and the concepts of just-in-timeliness and jidoka.
About the relevance of waste reduction theories and practices (such as the TPS theory of Muda, Mura, Muri, and the 7 wastes in Lean Manufacturing) to Agile methodologies for product development - and Scrum in particular.
A non-conventional analysis of the Agile Manifesto, with perspectives from systems and design thinking, a few notes on Japanese philosophy, and personal reflections.
Tessellations as a format uniquely suited to teach The Agile Manifesto in an interactive, non-formal way.
The basics of facilitation - as learned from Yoshi Oida.
Facilitation as one of the core Scrum Master competencies: introducing natural patterns for workshop design and facilitation - Johakyu.
Facilitation as one of the core Scrum Master competencies: introducing natural patterns for workshop design and facilitation - Kishotenketsu.
Workshop notes to facilitate diversity in collaborative teams - with diversity seens as an attribute of cross-functionality. In line with the facilitation learning objectives as defined in the CSP-SM skill development journey.
Extract from a paper presented at the 11th conference of the Systemic Design Association - in support of the professional Scrum Master as a learner experience designer and facilitator, both for the Scrum Team and the organization.
The Scrum Master's accountabilities and the question about leadership - with reference to The Scrum Guide (2020) and a list on good governance and true leadership taken from Majjhima Nikaya.
