A well oiled machine
I recently did a scrum master certification with scrum alliance, and the 2 day course somewhat changed my opinion of what Agile is and what a scrum master should be. When talking agile, there is a multitude of beliefs and behavious implemented across a broad range of industries. Some are as little as the use of stand-ups during development to full blown "to the letter" implemented as described in many literature found on the inter-web. My previous view on Agile was focusing on the work, and what it meant to be Agile, adapting to change and incorporating change as you go. However, after this 2 day course and during the time I was working as an Iteration Manager, I came to see that Agile is much more than that. The key benefit of Agile, is actually the focus on building the team, the retrospectives and inwardly focused self review. Being Agile and adapting to change is a given, but a team that truly embraces Agile is highly effective and efficient team....