Need Scrum help?
Hey Scrum Master. I know you want to NAIL your role but you…
- are overwhelmed with all the challenges of your team
- don’t know where to begin to unravel the mess you are in
- are facing resistance to anything you are trying to accomplish
- live in fear that you are a fraud and will be fired
I’ve been there.
Overwhelmed. Afraid to ask for help. Don’t feel safe in letting others see how much you are struggling.
Scrum Master SWAG
Want to show up to your teams with swagger? This Mastermind group fills the frustrating gap between landing the role and successfully stepping into it.
During our time together, you will:
- Address the real-time issues you are facing with your teams
- Break through the resistance and frustration you experience at your job so that you can make progress
- Get help when there might not be any where you work.
- Get support from people outside your company so you feel safe admitting your challenges
- Gain new and different perspectives from other experienced SMs
- Learn how to coach others and be coachable yourself
- Have accountability when things get difficult and celebrate breakthroughs
Most of all: Get rid of Scrumposter Syndrome and fully step into the SM you know you are!
How does the Scrum Master SWAG group work?
- We will form a Scrum of Scrums Team with up to 8 currently practicing Scrum Masters.
- Each week, you bring your highest priority challenge to the team.
- Using Vistage’s Executive Coaching group process as a model, the team will use active listening and ask clarifying questions to help you process your issue
- The team will give you feedback and recommendations to help you address your challenge. You are free to use any and all suggestions.
- We will use a Kanban Board to track our progress.
Why would I recommend working with Patty?
Patty is very knowledgeable, gave us real life applications for Scrum and Agile, and comes from a place of deep respect and care for self-organizing teams rather than adherence to a “methodology.” Patty is an excellent coach and asks meaningful and thought provoking questions, encourages to self-learn that lights up our bulb every time.
If you are a new Scrum master or even an experienced Scrum master looking to gain deeper insights and practices of Agile and Scrum, I would highly recommend Patty’s program!
Sui Benakanakere Nara, CSM
What day/time does the group meet?
- The group is held on Wednesday from 12 noon to 12:50 Eastern time.
- This will allow for Scrum Masters to participate in time zones spanning from PT to CET, and beyond.
What is the time comittment for this group?
- The group meets 3 x per month
- There is a minimum commitment of 3 months participation.
- We use Voxer (this app is available internationally) to send voice messages to help each other stay on track outside of our meeting time.
What are the requirements to join?
There are 8 members to this group. When a spot becomes available, a new member can join.
The group has the following minimum qualifications:
- must currently be on a Scrum Team
- must be a Scrum Master or performing the SM accountabilities (without the official title)
What is the cost of the program?
For the 8 Founding Members, the program membership will be a special rate of 595 USD.
The price of the program after these 8 seats are filled will be is 749 USD.
What topics are not included in this group?
- Resume assistance
- Interview practice
- Job search-related challenges
- Practicing or role playing Scrum Master accountabilities/skills
- Formal instruction/education on Scrum or Agile
If you’re looking for help in thee areas, check out my Scrum Simulator.
I bounced around from Meetup to Meetup, getting certifications, looking for a silver bullet to my problems. But going through this experience gave me what I needed.
I also learned I needed to be vulnerable in order to establish trust within a group. I jumped off the cliff and opened up, and as an introvert this was not easy task. Once my wall started to crumble, so did others, and I noticed the dynamics of the group changing. By the end of the process, we all saw each other’s growth from where we started.
Patty is a rare kind of an Agile Coach. She deftly weaves her corporate experience into stories of Agility that she strategically used to coach leaders on Agile implementation. Patty is so passionate about Agile that it reflects in her work brilliantly. I recommend her without a second thought to any individual looking for a great Agile Coach.
Patty did an incredible job of helping me understand what agile is and how an agile team works. It made agile come to life and greatly emphasized the value of adopting the process.
Her commitment to coaching us to learn for ourselves, rather than telling us what to do has made an incredible difference for me. I have started to do the same for my teams.
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