{"id":28553,"date":"2020-08-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equalminds.eu\/insight\/saving-resources-in-scrum\/"},"modified":"2020-08-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T00:00:00","slug":"saving-resources-in-scrum","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/equalminds.eu\/nl\/insight\/saving-resources-in-scrum\/","title":{"rendered":"Saving resources in SCRUM"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[gem_divider margin_top=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1>Saving resources in SCRUM<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>[gem_divider margin_top=&#8221;25&#8243;]<div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Often companies struggle with their budget to hire one person for every role in their project organization. The ideal solution here would be to combine multiple roles and have one person be responsible for it. In theory, this sounds like a great idea, but is that really the case? Saving resources in Scrum: how and when? In this post, we will be talking about combining two of the most common roles in an Agile Scrum project organization: developer, scrum master, and product owner.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[gem_divider margin_top=&#8221;33&#8243;][gem_list type=&#8221;cross&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>Developer and scrum master<\/li>\n<li>Scrum master and product owner<\/li>\n<li>Developer and product owner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/gem_list]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[gem_divider margin_top=&#8221;70&#8243;][gem_fullwidth container=&#8221;1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f0f3f2&#8243; padding_top=&#8221;100&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;80&#8243;]<div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_daa31667\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4>DEVELOPER AND SCRUM MASTER<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>[gem_divider margin_top=&#8221;34&#8243;][gem_quote no_paddings=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_style=&#8221;1&#8243; quote_color=&#8221;#139be9&#8243;]Even though it does not appear to be a big issue to combine these roles, it is far from ideal because of the different focus of these roles.[\/gem_quote][gem_divider margin_top=&#8221;-5&#8243;]<div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The developer should mainly focus on developing and delivering all the tasks that are planned for a sprint. The scrum master is there to make sure there are no impediments and facilitates the team in achieving their sprint goal. So, the scrum master needs to have the bigger picture, while the developer needs to get into the details. Not many people out there can do both roles with a completely different mindset at the same time. And then we are not even talking about the difference in roles between a scrum master and a developer during sprint planning and retrospectives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[vc_single_image image=&#8221;24827&#8243; img_size=&#8221;576&#215;440&#8243;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/gem_fullwidth][gem_divider margin_top=&#8221;100&#8243;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 vc_col-lg-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[vc_single_image image=&#8221;24828&#8243; img_size=&#8221;576&#215;400&#8243;][gem_divider margin_top=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_96fac97f\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"title-h4\">SCRUM MASTER AND PRODUCT OWNER<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[gem_divider margin_top=&#8221;30&#8243;]<div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>This is just plain wrong. The product owner\u2019s job is at the business side in order to get as much accomplished as possible in the least amount of time.\u00a0 The is the person that prioritizes the backlog. \u00a0The scrum master\u2019s job is to protect the team, to keep focus and not to make decisions on scope and priority level. Combining these two roles will always end up with at least one unhappy party, whether it is the business or the team.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[gem_divider margin_top=&#8221;37&#8243;][gem_textbox content_background_color=&#8221;&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;5&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;15&#8243; border_color=&#8221;#cccccc&#8221; border_width=&#8221;1&#8243;][gem_dropcap shape=&#8221;circle&#8221; letter=&#8221;1&#8243; color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#139be9&#8243;][gem_divider margin_top=&#8221;-43&#8243;]<div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"styled-subtitle\"><span style=\"color: #139be9;\">Conflict of interest<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/gem_textbox][gem_divider margin_top=&#8221;-25&#8243;][gem_textbox content_background_color=&#8221;&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;5&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;15&#8243; border_color=&#8221;#cccccc&#8221; border_width=&#8221;1&#8243;][gem_dropcap shape=&#8221;circle&#8221; letter=&#8221;2&#8243; color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#4f67e1&#8243;][gem_divider margin_top=&#8221;-43&#8243;]<div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"styled-subtitle\"><span style=\"color: #4f67e1;\">There&#8217;s never a winner<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/gem_textbox]<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-xl wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[gem_divider margin_top=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_4f535022 height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_6b7f8290\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4>DEVELOPER AND PRODUCT OWNER<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>[gem_divider margin_top=&#8221;40&#8243;]<div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Same scenario as the previous combination. It is for more or less the same reasons a poor combination. The product owner should be working with the business on the vision and the backlog of the project.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>If he plays his role well, there won\u2019t be any more time to develop, because he needs to keep up with an entire development team. The team usually burns quicker through a backlog than the time it takes for a product owner to add to it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">[vc_single_image image=&#8221;24826&#8243; img_size=&#8221;576&#215;400&#8243;]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"styled-subtitle\"><strong>So, should you think of saving recources in Scrum? Even though Scrum allows you to adapt to your organization, it isn\u2019t really a great idea to combine roles.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"styled-subtitle\"><strong>Nevertheless, if you really need to combine roles, the better option is to combine developer and scrum master. This has the least amount of impact. But then you need to change the way you do a planning meeting or a retrospective meeting. 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