From the course: Agile Foundations
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Common roles on the team
From the course: Agile Foundations
Common roles on the team
- It might seem strange that we're talking about Agile team roles so late in the course. A lot of courses would immediately start talking about scrum masters, product owners and the development team, but that actually causes a lot of confusion. That's because it's difficult to understand the roles on a team without first understanding the Agile mindset. In fact, most people when they look at Agile roles start to make connections between roles they already know. So you might think of a scrum master as an Agile project manager, or you might think of a product owner as an Agile business analyst. This way of thinking can lead to a lot of problems. For one, it can move people into these roles when they may not be the best fit. And two, it plays into a stereotype that organizational changes are always step by step. So you might move a project manager into a scrum master role, but remember that Agile roles are usually radically different from roles you already have. I've seen many Agile…
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