Appendix B
Toolbox
20 Questions from a New Scrum Master to the Scrum Team
Some time ago, a prospective client asked me to participate in the Product Backlog refinement of a Scrum Team looking for a new Scrum Master. Naturally, I was skeptical in the beginning. I had limited knowledge about the project, a commercial website based on a content management system; the refinement session was timeboxed to 60 minutes; and I hadn’t met the team members beyond a very brief hello.
So, I prepared a questionnaire comprising team-related topics. Wanting to learn more about the project and team, I listened to the Scrum Team refining several work items. When appropriate, I asked one of the prepared questions. Surprisingly, the insights turned out to be much ...
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