Scrum Roles

• There are three primary roles in the scrum framework:

  • Product Owners

  • Scrum Masters

  • The Development Team

Scrum Product Owners

• These are the champions for their product. They bring the product vision to life.

• A dedicated product owner is responsible for making all decisions on any software features that should be developed.

• They focus on understanding market requirements and the customer’s goals.

• Their main role in a scrum team is to prioritise the work that the development team will do.

Scrum Masters

• They are the experts on scrum within the team.

• They coach the developers, product owners and the business on the process.

• They are constantly looking to fine tune the practise and are servant leaders.

The Development Team

• These are the developers and designers who work daily to achieve the sprint goals.

• Team members are a 100% dedicated to the project, reducing multi-tasking and creating a high level of focus.

• To further help with focus, team co-location is recommended to reduce inefficiencies in communication.

• They collaborate with the product owners to forecast how much work they can complete in each sprint.

• They also figure out how to improve development practises as they understand what works best.

These people are the ones who will keep the practise running in the right direction.