2. The State of Mind Model

The ScrumMaster should adjust her approach according to the state of the team and the status of the company’s Agile adoption. There is a useful model that can help the ScrumMaster decide which approach to take. It’s called the ScrumMaster State of Mind [3], and it includes four core approaches:

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• Teaching and mentoring

• Removing impediments

• Facilitation

• Coaching

I will describe them individually in the following pages.

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Based on the maturity of the team and the fact that every team has different needs, the ScrumMaster ...

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