A week in a life of a Scrum Master (ALL secrets unveiled)

Can you describe your work day? What do you do from 9 am to 5pm?
Everybody wants to know!
Watch the video to find out what a Scrum Master does during the whole Sprint!
In this video I talked about:
✅ The biggest corporate myth (ever)
✅ What the Scrum Master does during Sprint Events (ceremonies)
✅ What challenges a Scrum Master needs to solve day-to-day
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📌 Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:48 The biggest corporate myth
03:48 Starting a regular week
07:26 Helping the team at the end of the Sprint
11:45 Meetings and coaching opportunities
14:47 Thursday
17:41 Friday
19:09 End of the week

[@TheNaiveOne]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🕰️ Scrum Masters are often asked what they do all day, and this video provides a glimpse into their daily activities. 02:21 🤝 The role of a Scrum Master is about people and continuous improvement, not just being busy in meetings and emails. 03:18 🗓️ The video follows a Scrum Master's week, focusing on a team that's been working together for seven Sprints. 07:24 🗣️ Scrum Masters facilitate daily Scrum meetings, help prepare for Sprint reviews, and ensure the team is ready for these events. 11:41 📅 Sprint planning is a critical Scrum Master activity, involving discussions about Sprint goals, work commitments, and task breakdown. 14:43 🤝 Scrum Masters often participate in community of practice meetings with other Scrum Masters to share insights and challenges. 16:33 📧 Handling new requests is a part of the Scrum Master's role, ensuring they align with team priorities and processes. 17:37 💼 Scrum Masters facilitate backlog refinement meetings and engage in discussions with product owners to align team expectations. 19:02 📚 Scrum Masters balance their days between immediate needs, like coaching opportunities and handling urgent issues, and dedicating time to research, reflection, and planning improvements. Made with HARPA AI

[@vedvratmishra3176]

I’ve gone through couple of videos of yours only so far, they all good - great work indeed. Appreciate the initiatives to help. 👍🎉

[@ScrumMastered]

Thank you for watching

[@hollyrankin2248]

Loved this!

[@kaelconsorte]

Thank you for the vid!! I'm just starting my SM career, your videos have been helping a LOT

[@ScrumMastered]

Thank you for watching!

[@nedum_uzoh]

Good job, Daria

[@guzzirider_la5377]

appreciate the full walk through of your week. I got many good tips! Thank you

[@ScrumMastered]

Thank you for watching. It was kind of cathartic putting it together :) also made me realize how much stuff was going on!

[@alebigna]

Hello Daria, I loved this video: very insightful and useful! I understand from watching it that what I do for my team is, at least, on the right track. I really would love to work side by side with an experienced SM like you to acquire tons and tons of experience! I take the chance to wish you Happy Holidays and a great 2023! Ale

[@ScrumMastered]

Happy Holidays! Thank you for your feedback

[@osnyzinho]

awesome! thanks for sharing!

[@mpink8907]

Great video! Thanks a lot 😊

[@jean-francoisbec8358]

Wow! It helps me so much to understand the competences needed to do the Scrum Master's job! Thank you !

[@ScrumMastered]

So glad!

[@sunitapisal4504]

very well explained real situation of scrum master

[@anastasia_leks]

Hi Daria! It's inspiring to see a Russian woman who achieved a lot in others countries and flawlessly speak English! You're my Role Model ☺ I started my career as a Project Manager in an outsourcing marketing company and am currently moving to a software product company as a Scrum Master or Project Manager! Appreciate your content ❤

[@ScrumMastered]

Анастасия, спасибо! Удачи в новой роли Скрам Мастера!

[@shayanzolfaghari1649]

Your contents are the most useful about Scrum master. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experiences 🙏🏻🌺

[@ScrumMastered]

Thank you for watching!

[@Eazy912]

Thanks for this video it was really helpful and insightful, I can't wait to get into scrum.

[@ScrumMastered]

Best of luck! :)

[@YuMa-eo6bm]

Thanks for the video! You are the best coach!

[@ScrumMastered]

I appreciate that!

[@mojaveghost504]

This was a really great video. Very accurate of what is to be expected.

[@ScrumMastered]

Thanks!

[@rakeshsingh0212]

Very nicely explained 🎉

[@darlingtonejezie3280]

Your videos are beneficial. I keep learning new techniques from each video I watch.

[@ScrumMastered]

Glad you like them!

[@kginyang]

Solid info

[@user-si6ld5lp5o]

Thank you for your great video! It was useful and interesting.

[@ScrumMastered]

You are welcome!

[@marvelous534]

It was such a fantastic video and help me clear some confusions. Thanks make more videos like that. It would be really fantastic if you could make a video about how you solved a particular problem like what strategies you used etc.

[@ScrumMastered]

Thank you for watching. Yes, scenarios based questions and videos are on my radar. I think I address a few specific questions in my other videos related to a certain topic. Like in the video about carry-over I may talk about solutions to having carry-over at the end of the Sprint.

[@marianhlavacek714]

Thank you for your approach. Our weeks are sometimes similar :)

[@ScrumMastered]

You are so welcome!

[@moizshabbirmotiwala7884]

This is good. Did you also have production releases every sprint? We follow 3 weeks sprint so that it gives us sufficient time to take items, conclude then and make it ready for a release every sprint.

[@olegkramar669]

What you exactly do with requests? I thought PO should work over them, and convert into tasks and prioritize them

[@largemouthbassman5628]

Love your channel.

[@ScrumMastered]

Thank you!

[@ifedayoalabi2333]

Great content. Really helpful in seeing real activities encountered as a Scrum Master

[@ScrumMastered]

Glad it was helpful!

[@oneman7638]

When I worked Scrum for a California project, even tho I worked from home there were times when I literally wouldn’t have time to go to bathroom for 5 min. So at the end of the day I peed like 2 liters+ 😂😂😂😂 Then you got people asking you, what do you do all day 😂😂😂

[@ScrumMastered]

@oneman7638 lol, I remember those days. We were 3 Scrum Masters in one company, and we would all storm to the bathroom right after the last meeting of the day.

[@elianaisrael3898]

😮😮

[@TheHachet1]

Do you/ Did you enjoy being a SM?

[@ScrumMastered]

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[@renemomene5137]

Awesome videos

[@ScrumMastered]

Thank you

[@blessingsabundantly890]

Great video! ,gave me a lot of Insight. Thank you very much!

[@ScrumMastered]

Glad it was helpful!

[@maheshbabu-sm7pv]

It's a great video. 👍

[@ScrumMastered]

Thank you very much!

[@KuprinArtem]

You mentioned the case when "developers are helping QAs to finish PBIs at the end of the Sprint", but as you probably know there is no such role as "QA" in Scrum, as the developers need to provide the quality according to the Definition of done and all discussions during Sprint Planning. Overall, this video is a great explanation for those who are often asks the question regarding the daily activities of a Scrum Master.

[@ScrumMastered]

"Developers" in Scrum means developers of the product. Within this group we will have people with different expertise such as software engineering, QA, writing, etc.

[@adeyinkafreeman]

@@ScrumMastered exactly. In scrum the development team have resources who are cross functional.

[@pandastory-abookseriesabou8568]

​👍🏻 Nice content 💯

[@ScrumMastered]

Thanks 💯

[@olegkramar669]

What Scrum master's role in the meeting with client and PO? And what you do with requests, e.g. with slack?

[@meghnapatel5462]

Hi I want to know after Retrospective meeting whatever findings our cherish and next action item, how best way to implement and how we inform upper management for that ask of team. Is there any specific recommendations process or other items please suggest it. Thanks for your wonderful videos and providing insight knowledge of real world working aspects!!

[@ScrumMastered]

I think it's important to find a way that will work for the team. Some teams I worked with would add those items to their Sprint Backlog, some would just have a to-do list in Confluence or on Slack. Some just keep the action items in the Miro board we used for the retro. In terms of "how we inform upper management for that ask of team" - why do you need to inform them? If the team doesn't want to share what was discussed in the retrospective, you shouldn't force it. But if there is something the team needs from management to help them - yes, you should definitely bring it up.

[@ananyabasukar6773]

good one

[@ScrumMastered]

Thanks

[@davyB60]

Great video. I am new into the scrum master career and i want to know if you advise any website or forums that have insight and that can help me to learn more about it?

[@ScrumMastered]

Scrum.org is a great resource (apart from ScrumMastered of course 😁)

[@nathanmountford7768]

Very helpful insights! A couple things 1) Doesn’t this indicate the developers don’t have a good enough definition of “done”? 2) Shouldn’t there always be an openly available sprint backlog? 3) Why was the client permitted to make product change requests directly to the developers rather than going through the Product Owner from the start?

[@ScrumMastered]

Thanks for the questions. 1) I assume you're talking about Monday where the team was not focusing on QA. I don't believe that it indicates a problem with the DoD but rather our natural tendency to try to stay busy and optimize our time for efficiency instead of focusing on getting to Done. 2) Yes, Sprint Backlog should be visible and available for everyone who'd like to check in with it. It may be hard to read it though, if you are not checking in with it every day. 3) Unfortunately, that's a normal state of things in many organizations. You can't catch every person who believes they can ask a specific developer for something. So you need to work with the whole team to make sure they know how to reply to those requests if they come their way behind the PO's back. That happens quite often, actually, even when there is a proper process in place.

[@miramilad7414]

Hello, Thank you for this video, can you show me how can be the sprint report?

[@ScrumMastered]

I have this video where I show an example of a Sprint Report that I create in Confluence that may be helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHzPi4VvirGNhZI I also have this in my Scrum Master Planner if you are interested in getting a product to help you: store.scrummastered.com/products/scrum-master-daily-planner-2023

[@silvialindagutierrez6354]

This is a great video Thanks!!!. I'm 42 years old, and I have experience in other areas leading and coordinating people that are not IT, I would like to become scrum master. would I be able to do that? Thanks!!!

[@ScrumMastered]

I can't see why not :)

[@benmerk4086]

How many teams do you Scrum Master for? Any tips for when you're coaching 3 teams as SM and as a result of staff alignments and timing you have to do all 3 teams retros and reviews together? I still find a way to get value but it's messy lol. 😊

[@ScrumMastered]

Right now I work part time with one team, more as an external coach rather than a full time Scrum Master, because I do other work outside of this. No, you don't want to do all retrospectives together with the three teams, that's fo sure. Maybe if they work on the same product, you can have a combined retrospective from time to time. As for reviews - it depends. If your teams again work on the same product, then they definitely should have a single review for everyone. Saves times to your stakeholders and also creates alignment between the teams.

[@LuckyLuck600]

Hi Daria! :) A question just to clarify my confusion. In ScrumGuide or in exams it is sad that: New sprint starts immediately after previous sprint finish. You mentioned that Sprint 7 was finished on Tuesday, and started new Sprint 8 on Wednesday. Isn't that a problem? Do you close the sprint on Wednesday the last minute and start planning from the first hours of work the next day? Or if not, what do you do with the idle hours of work between one day and another?

[@ScrumMastered]

You are correct - New sprint starts immediately after previous sprint finish. But it doesn't make sense to take it literally. When we finish the sprint on Tuesday it happens towards the end of the day, so the team goes home afterwards. And then we start the next sprint Tuesday first thing in the morning. I mean we can say that the sprint ended at 11:59 pm on Tue and started at 0:00 on Wed, it's just that no one was working at that time :) Some teams I work with will have the Sprint open until the Sprint Planning, but for me it's just a technicality. Plus, you don't want to encourage overtime work to try to cram in that last thing into this Sprint. Especially, after the Sprint Review was done already.

[@hiraumair2475]

It will be great if you will be able to mentor or like minded joins group

[@ScrumMastered]

Hey Hira! Actually, you can! You can find more about it here ➡️ scrummastered.com/scrum-master-mentorship-program/

[@emilyamalkin4367]

👍🏻

[@kelliedix1629]

How much is test certification and where do I take the test

[@ScrumMastered]

There is a PSM I certification and it costs $150 for one attempt

[@OffDaLineTV124]

Can you help he get a job?

[@muthuraj7445]

Hi I have been looking to move IT sector from mechanical manufacturing at the age of 36 is that possible to changover ? If possible can I survive IT sector ?

[@ScrumMastered]

@muthuraj7445 everything's possible :) I think that you can move to another sector, but you probably will have to take a cut in your career for a couple of years. And I don't see anything too complex with the tech sector - as anything, it can be learned.

[@hiraumair2475]

Hello I am new in scrum Master I am looking for Scrum Master Mentor or partner who can speak with and talk regarding scrum team challenges and Teams work release planing

[@ScrumMastered]

Hi Hira, of course! I currently offer a 1:1 mentorship, but also a one time coaching call if you are interested. You can learn more about it here:scrummastered.com/scrum-master-mentorship-program/

[@valkon_]

So nothing, got it. My hate for this role will continue thank you.

[@ScrumMastered]

@valkon_ 🤦‍♀️

[@fedorbutochnikow5312]

The biggest mistake youtubers make is creating unnecessarily long videos. I cannot watch this video.

[@ScrumMastered]

@fedorbutochnikow5312 I don't really consider myself a youtuber. I'm a professional educator and a business consultant.