The role of the Scrum Master is one that demands a lot of attention, and presence to know how to engage with the team to help them reach their goals. However, that role does not need to be in only one person. In fact, shared leadership can help the whole team contribute to its own success. Anyone in the team can be a leader, anyone in the team can take up the role of the Scrum Master. Listen in to learn how Maaret does this in practice.
About Maaret Pyhäjärvi
Maaret is the MIATPP or Most Influential Agile Testing Professional Person for 2016, recently selected at Agile Testing Days in Potsdam.
Maaret Pyhäjärvi defines herself as an empirical technologist, a tester and a non-programming programmer, a catalyst for team improvement. She is also a conference and community organizer. As software professional with a testing emphasis, her work is coaching herself and others in breaking illusions with empirical feedback. She works as “just a tester” in product companies, believing no one is "just anything” as long as we try to stretch our skills. She is also an international speaker, and her themes revolve around exploratory testing mindset and skills applied throughout product development. Maaret is a serial volunteer for different non-profits driving forward the state of software development. She is the head organizer of European Testing Conference aiming to change the world of conferences.
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Maaret mentions the European Testing Conference she is organizing, you can learn more at: http://europeantestingconference.eu