Summary: Scrum – Jeff Sutherland

Great teams have three characteristics:
A strong sense of purpose
Autonomy - self-organized, self-

How many times do you hear about some massive project costing millions and millions being cancelled not only because of the cost overruns, but because it simply doesn't work? How much of your life is wasted on work that you and your boss realize doesn't create value?"

Goals that are challenging are motivators; goals that are impossible are just depressing."
– Jeff Sutherland
"Choose the smoothest, most trouble-free way to get things done. Scrum is about enabling the most flow possible."
– Jeff Sutherland
"If you need a hero to get things done, you have a problem. Heroic effort should be viewed as a failure of planning."
– Jeff Sutherland

Why did this project play out the way it did?
What did we do right?
What did we do wrong?
What could make us faster if we did it more consistently?
What process improvements can we implement right away?
What can we do differently in the next sprint to boost our productivity?

What did you achieve yesterday?
What will you be doing today?
What obstacles are blocking you?

Doable rather than theoretical.
Have enough information for completion.
Are small enough to estimate accurately.
Have a definition of "done" which makes sense.

Create a roadmap
Prioritize by value
Refine and estimate the entire project

Specifically, the SCRUM master:
Runs all daily team meetings.
Ensures there is transparency.
Helps the team discover what is in their way of doing more and eliminates any roadblocks.
Coaches everyone on how to make best use of the SCRUM framework.

The SCRUM master has a very specific role. He or she is not really a manager as such. Instead, the SCRUM Master watches how the team is working and identifies how to make everything go faster

A strong sense of purpose
Autonomy - self-organized, self-managed
Cross-functional with all requisite skills