This article is republished from Rowan's original Scrum Masters are struggling with remote working post on the Scrum WithStyle website.

Adapting to change has become personal

The Scrum Master role was already hard enough. Then the COVID-19 pandemic sent us home from the office and suddenly Scrum Masters are trying to lead team development between people scattered around homes and office locations who interact mainly via text in instant messaging. This sudden change from face-to-face to hybrid or all remote challenges Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches and other Agile leaders to adapt to the change. Data that we collected last week revealed that many of us are still struggling with such adaptions.

This article is republished from my original How strong team foundations are helping to provide business continuity​ post in LinkedIn.

Since December 2018 I’ve worked with an organisation that’s had its share of struggles. Their domain is complex and at the outset of my engagement, delivery and leadership was somewhat traditional, but open to change.

Last week Equinox IT hosted another Certified Scrum Meetup event in our Wellington offices. The event was facilitated by Principal Consultant Kirstin Donaldson and was run using a Lean Coffee format.

Yesterday, Equinox IT hosted a Certified Scrum Meetup event in our Wellington offices, focusing on the topic of 'overcoming the challenges of the ScrumMaster role'. The session was facilitated by Certified Scrum Trainer Rowan Bunning and Principal Consultant Kirstin Donaldson, and was run using a Lean Coffee format.

Is the Scrum Master role misunderstood in your organisation as a team facilitator or coordinator?

In this short two and a half minute video Certified Scrum Trainer Rowan Bunning explains that the Scrum Master role is often undervalued and he covers the skills Scrum Masters should develop to help organisations realise the promise of Agile.