One of the critical tasks of a Scrum Master is to help team members contribute to the success of the team. When we look at Anja’s Scrum Master success definition, helping team members directly contribute to the team is very high on the list.
In this episode, we cover how Scrum Masters can help new team members feel like they are part of the team and directly contribute to the team from the start.
Featured Retrospective Format for the Week: What went well/not so well/what can we change?
Anja prefers the classic “What went well/not so well/what can we change?” retrospective format. In her experience, this format gives people the ability to bring up the points that affect them personally. When experimenting with different formats remember that it takes a while for people to get used to new formats.
About Anja Bonatto-Minella
Working with agile and scrum only since for a year Anja still considers herself a scrum-beginner. Before starting at her currrent job which brought her into the world of agile, she studied physics and then worked in research for several years.
You can link with Anja Bonatto-Minella on LinkedIn.
