I put together the following ScrumMaster personas as a way for you to think about the strengths and weaknesses of each. Maybe you can identify with one of them. Think about the advantages and disadvantages of each style; perhaps by doing so you'll find some items to add to your personal improvement backlog.
Techie Taj has dual responsibilities: he is the lead Java engineer and has also been asked to play the role of the ScrumMaster. He is very smart and loves to speak his mind and give his opinion. As he is busy with technical tasks, Taj rarely gets to work on the impediment backlog for the team, which is full of organizational issues because the company is new at doing Scrum. Other managers often interrupt the team and they aren't doing too well at meeting their sprint commitments as a result. Taj tries to correct this by telling them how to implement the features and to work later hours. His aggressive, schedule-crashing ways are causing the...
