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Arif Bobat 3 tools that help Scrum Masters understand the system

When joining a new team or organization we need to be aware of what is going on before we can start our efforts to help the organization. How can we do that? Arif shares with us 3 tools he uses regularly that help him understand the system and define his next actions as a Scrum Master.

About Arif Bobat

Arif is an experienced Scrum Master with a passion for enabling teams to achieve their potential, Arif loves challenging situations. In the last 5 years, he has been made redundant twice and fired twice. He is not afraid of speaking up when he sees anti-patterns and/or a lack of willingness to change behaviors.

You can link with Arif Bobat on LinkedIn and connect with Arif Bobat on Twitter.

Arif Bobat: Flirt the breaking point for breakthrough results!

We want to help teams and organizations succeed. This is the focus of our work as Scrum Masters. But here’s the thing, sometimes the team needs to risk failure to go beyond the established patterns of behavior. In this episode, Arif explains the role of discomfort in the growth of the team and the Scrum Master, as well how to avoid going beyond the breaking point.

In this episode, we discuss the technique of “Role Playing” as a method to help the team understand their own behaviors.

About Arif Bobat

You can link with Arif Bobat on LinkedIn and connect with Arif Bobat on Twitter.

Arif Bobat on a simple project management approach that can drive change

There are plenty of opportunities to help teams and organizations change and improve. In this episode, we talk about how trying to help teams reduce project risk can help drive change. Arif explains the steps he took to help the team change the way of working by focusing on simply reducing the risk of the project. A simple project management approach that can drive change to our ways of working.

In this episode, we discuss the concept of a Walking Skeleton that can help focus the team and reduce project risk.

About Arif Bobat

Arif is an experienced Scrum Master with a passion for enabling teams achieve their potential, Arif loves challenging situations. In the last 5 years he has been made redundant twice and fired twice. He is not afraid of speaking up when he sees anti-patterns and/or a lack of willingness to change behaviours.

You can link with Arif Bobat on LinkedIn and connect with Arif Bobat on Twitter.

Arif Bobat on the indigestion anti-pattern teams suffer from

In this story that Arif shares with us, he explains how you can focus the team because if you don’t the teams might succumb to indigestion: wanting to do too much. But how can you help the teams escape that anti-pattern? Listen in as Arif describes the steps he took to help the team getting out of that indigestion anti-pattern. As we discuss the anti-pattern we refer to the 3C’s for User Stories, a way to look at User Stories that drives collaboration.

In this week’s book of the week, we get a BONUS! Arif recommends Drive! By Dan Pink and Story Mapping by Jeff Patton. Check out why!

Books of the week

About Arif Bobat

You can link with Arif Bobat on LinkedIn and connect with Arif Bobat on Twitter.

Arif Bobat on why sometimes you need to get fired as a Scrum Master

Working with a team that had very little going for them, Arif tried his best. He tried to raise awareness of the problem, he tried to help the team improve, he raised obstacles to management. Was that enough? Listen in as Arif describes his journey in an impossible situation, and explains why – sometimes – you need to get fired as a Scrum Master otherwise you are not doing your job!

In this episode, we discuss the GROW model of coaching.

About Arif Bobat

You can link with Arif Bobat on LinkedIn and connect with Arif Bobat on Twitter.