Scrum Roles Exercise

Outcomes

This exercise explores the Scrum Roles and how they may be different from the traditional roles.

Timings

Allow 45 mins for this exercise, extra if also doing Part 3.

Equipment

• Scrum Role Cards
• Scrum Role Question cards
• Scrum Roles Answer sheet
• Scrum Roles Worksheet
• Sheet of flip chart paper
• Markers to write with
• Blu Tack

Tasks

Part 1

1. Obtain a pack of Scrum Role cards from the facilitator
2. Recreate the Scrum Roles Worksheet on a large sheet of flip chart paper
3. Working through each card one at a time decide as a team which role each of the Prerogatives, Responsibilities or Characteristics belongs to and place the cards in the corresponding place on the sheet of flip chart paper

Part 2

1. Check your answers with the Scrum Roles Answer sheet
2. Call over the facilitator to review and discuss any surprises and observations

Part 3 (Optional Quiz)

1. Obtain a pack of Scrum Role Question cards from the facilitator
2. Place the pack of question cards face down on the table
3. Take it in turns to be the quiz master and pick up the next card and ask your team members the question on the card

Team members score points for each correct answer, which are located at the bottom of the cards