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How should PO's and Scrum Masters work together?

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The focus of Product Owners and Scrum Masters must be to work together to support and coordinate the team. You should operate as an Agile Team of two within the larger Voyage team.

This takes a lot of communication and cooperation to ensure that your teammates get the support and guidance they need as they learn and follow Agile/Scrum. Remember that for many, if not all, of your teammates this will be the first time they have been exposed to Agile/Scrum.

Here are some tips you should follow:

  1. Product Owners and Scrum Masters are coordinators, not managers. In Voyage teams everyone is at the same level. This means you shouldn't order or boss your teammates. Instead, advise, suggest and work to build concensus by motivating your teammates.

  2. Read, understand and practice Scrum Values, along with the Agile Manifesto and the 12 Agile Principles. Use these as your "guideposts" for the Voyage.

  3. Product Owners and Scrum Masters should throughly understand their roles before the Voyage starts. You can learn about the expectations and requirements of your role here.

  4. Once the Voyage starts you should meet to discuss your responsibilities, your expectations, and the expectations you have of each other. Remember POs & Scrum Masters form a team within the Voyage team - an Agile Team.

  5. You don't have to know all the answers. Consult with each other and your Voyage team when you need advice and help. In addition, a member of Chingu's Agile Leadership team are assigned to POs and Scrum Masters so you'll have an Agile/Scrum coach when you need expert advice.

  6. There will be disagreements within the team during any Voyage. Most will be minor and will center around the technology you are using to build your project. But, some may be more serious and may become heated. If this happens remember to separate fact from emotion. Keep in mind that we want teams to work outside their comfort zone, which means you'll make mistakes. This is not only okay it is encouraged since there's a lot you will learn from them.

Finally, remember that no one on a team succeeds or fails by themselves. Everyone on the team will succeed or fail together. So, be supportive and kind to your teammates.
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