Chapter 4. Describing the Different Roles

Learning Objectives

• Understand the roles in Scrum with their specific responsibilities—product owner, Scrum master, and team

• Identify the attributes and personality types that are most successful in the various roles

• Learn the Agile definitions of “chickens” and “pigs”

• See how extended team members interact with the team

• Compare and contrast the roles in Scrum and the other methodologies

• Walk through practical examples of how the roles are filled in different-sized organizations

It is important to understand the different roles that are used in Agile because they lay the foundation for how the work is delivered; detailing the responsibilities of each role shows how the Agile principles are ...

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