How mature is your Scrum Team?

Maturity Scrum Master Product Development Leader

Level Owner Team

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Teaches others how to combine Scrum Deep knowledge on one\more product Intuitively acting on commonly shared Delegates responsibility for the full Value
with additional practices portfolio(s) standards Chain to the PO & the team

Focus on continuous improvement in the Focus on continuous value optimizing and Accountable or creating high quality prod- Inspires\guards culture\stimulates con-
organization customer collaboration ucts tinuous improvement

Helps the organization to understand & Is responsible for planning\budget\profit Collaborating with everyone to participate Facilitates entrepreneurship & growth for
apply Agile principles & loss of the products’ value chain in sharing feedback & learning every employee

Enables the organization to continuously Has impact on customer happiness based Delivering value on a frequent basis con- Facilites people & organization to act with
have impact on customers on continuous value delivery firmed by actual users a Greater Goal in mind

Leads & stimulates everyone in the organi- Is able to lead complex value chains with Team members trust each other blindly Delegates all decisions & responsibilities
zation\value stream to success multiple teams & stakeholders

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Applies extended experience with Scrum Deep knowledge of the product\value Standards are continuously used\chal- Delegates planning & execution to the
and additional practices chain\customers lenged\updated Product Owner

Focus on continuous improvement in the Focus on continuous value creation and Responsible and committed to frequently Gives advice\coaches\facilitates
value chain stakeholder collaboration deliver valuable outcome

Helps stakeholders to understand & apply Has the mandate to make product related Collaborating with stakeholders to contin- Creates an environment where teams can
Agile principles decisions and release plans uously improve self-organize & create value

Enables the Scrum team to continuously Has impact on all stakeholders based on Working with stakeholders to deliver high Provides a vision & mission and that peo-
improve and deliver value frequent value creation quality product increments ple can connect to

Leads & stimulates the entire team to suc- Can lead a value chain with multiple teams Trust & respect are the basis of all acting Delegates all but critical decisions & re-
cess & stakeholders sponsibilities

Applies extended Scrum experience & ex- Has overview on all steps in the value cre- Common standards are discovered\cap- Co-creates plans together with the Prod-

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periments with additional practices ation process tured\new insights created uct Owner

Focus on continuous improvement in the Focus on creating value & progress Focussed on reaching sprint goals & im- Ensures consensus on rules\plans\quali-
team proving quality ty standards.

Helps the team to understand & apply the Collaborates with stakeholders to make Using Scrum\Agile values as a guideline Provides boundary conditions for teams
Scrum\Agile values plans & product related decisions for all interaction to set their own targets

Enables the Product Owner to focus on Has impact on stakeholders through con- Actively asking for feedback to have more Tracks progress by regularly visiting team
value delivery and visualize progress tinuous outcome impact on stakeholders events

Stimulates team members in taking re- Inspires the team to collaborate with all Team members are open Delegates more important responsibilities
sponsibility & become succesfull stakeholders in the value chain

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Has situational experience in running Owns & manages the Product Backlog Knowledge\practices\quality standards Creates plans and delegates execution to
Scrum ‘By the Book’ are shared\discussed the Product Owner

Focus on connecting practices with goals Focus on creating sprint goals & product Ensuring the outcome of all events & Arranges buy-in to rules\plans\quality
and outcomes increments learning the Scrum values standards.

Facilitates team events using Scrum\Agile Has influence on stakeholders in making Discovering differences\conflict\shared Gives team(s) targets and on progress\ef-
values as a guide plans & product related decisions values ficiency\quality\outcome

Enables the Development Team to track Gains more trust by increasing transpar- Working on explicit measurements of suc- Asks for explicit measurements of prog-
progress & visualize work ancy\ progress & output cess ress\output\quality

Guides team members in understanding Is able to collaborate with multiple stake- Looking for common understanding Wants to be in control & delegates less
their role & apply Scrum ‘By the Book’ holders from a single Product Backlog critical responsibilities

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Learns how to apply Scrum ‘by the book’ Analytical knowledge & basic product Individual knowledge\standards deter- Creates plans\rules\controls budget
knowledge mine what tasks people work on

Focus on learning new practices and oper- Focus on creating requirements & Product Relying on the Scrum Master to facilitate Ensures compliance to rules\plan execu-
ational successes Backlog items them tion\quality targets.

Plans & facilitates all Scrum events Executes plans & product decisions made Avoiding conflict\pursuing individual tar- Gives individual targets and on progress\
by stakeholders gets\generating output efficiency\quality &outcome

Tracks progress & visualizes work Satisfies stakeholders by capturing re- Following processes\rules\instructions Progress is measured by profit & share-
quirements and feedback holder happiness

Executing operational work & searching Is able to translate stakeholders wishes Looking for stability\rest\a sense of be- Wants full control & has a directive com-
for personal development into concrete work items for a team longing munication style

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