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10 Tips For Your Scrum Master Interview

The document provides 10 questions to ask during a Scrum Master interview to determine how agile the position and team truly are. The questions cover topics like iteration length, team size and structure, availability of Product Owners, code deployment practices, use of techniques like test-driven development, requirements documentation approach, how metrics are used, meeting frequency, executive support for agile, and the Scrum Master's other responsibilities. Answers labeled "Agile" indicate truly agile practices, while "Agile?" and "Red Flag!" responses suggest less agile or non-agile approaches.

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10 Tips For Your Scrum Master Interview

The document provides 10 questions to ask during a Scrum Master interview to determine how agile the position and team truly are. The questions cover topics like iteration length, team size and structure, availability of Product Owners, code deployment practices, use of techniques like test-driven development, requirements documentation approach, how metrics are used, meeting frequency, executive support for agile, and the Scrum Master's other responsibilities. Answers labeled "Agile" indicate truly agile practices, while "Agile?" and "Red Flag!" responses suggest less agile or non-agile approaches.

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10 Questions

Scrum Master Interview


David J Bland
[email protected]

for your

Agile / Scrum Job Data

Interview your Interviewer

Just how Agile is this position?

Question #1
Can you describe your iterations?

(Agile) 2 weeks max (Agile?) Over 1 month (Red Flag!) Whats an iteration?

Question #2
What is the team size & make up?

(Agile) Small & cross functional (Agile?) Large but collaborative (Red Flag!) 20+ members in vertical silos

Question #3
Are Product Owners available for Q&A?

(Agile) Yes & often (Agile?) Yes about once a week (Red Flag!) They weigh in after launch

Question #4
Can you explain your code deployments?
(Agile) Automated continuous integration (Agile?) Frequent manual deployments (Red Flag!) Very large, infrequent batches

Question #5
Do you practice Test Driven Development?
(Agile) Yes & Behavior Driven Development (Agile?) Yes on the important bits (Red Flag!) We have QA for testing

Question #6
Can you describe your requirements documentation?
(Agile) User Stories with INVEST model (Agile?) Small paragraphs of requirements (Red Flag!) Large SRS documents

Question #7
How do you use project metrics?
(Agile) Story Points for Release Planning (Agile?) We estimate most of our tasks (Red Flag!) Only use MS Project with Gantt

Question #8
How often do your teams meet?
(Agile) Daily Stand Ups (Agile?) A couple times a week (Red Flag!) Only monthly status meetings

Question #9
Do you have executive buy-in for Agile?
(Agile) Yes and weve trained our teams (Agile?) They suggested we try it out (Red Flag!) My boss thinks it is a fad

Question #10
Can you explain other responsibilities for the Scrum Master?
(Agile) Mentor, Tester, Coder, Designer (Agile?) Also Project Manager (Red Flag!) Also the Product Owner

Good luck future Scrum Masters!

David J Bland
[email protected]

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