Part 24 in our #scrummaster #interviewquestions series where John McFadyen answers some of the most common questions asked of scrum masters and #agilecoaches in interviews and client engagements.  

This is kind of a trick question. Either the interviewer wants to understand how you perceive your role within the team environment or they think that scrum masters act similar to project managers in a #scrum environment.  

A #scrummaster does not choose the backlog items that go into the #sprintbacklog, the developers do - in collaboration with the product owner - and so you wouldn't be choosing the work at all.  

That said, let's assume that you have a brand new team who have never done #scrum before and are used to a traditional #projectmanagement environment. How would you help them in this scenario?  

In this short video, John McFadyen explains how you can help the team identify valuable user stories in the backlog and decide whether to bring them into the sprint backlog.  

If you are interested in becoming an agile coach and value mentored, coach-driven skills development in your journey to mastery, visit our Growing Scrum Masters page on https://www.growingscrummasters.com/ 

If you like the idea of becoming a scrum master and want to achieve internationally recognised and certified accreditation as a scrum master, visit our Certified Scrum Master (CSM) course page on https://www.agilecentre.com/courses/scrum-master/certified-scrummaster/.  

If you are already a scrum master and want to upskill to a more advanced level of knowledge and agile coaching capability, visit our Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM) course page on https://www.agilecentre.com/courses/scrum-master/advanced-certified-scrummaster/.  

If you have several years’ experience as a scrum master and want to validate and certify your professional skills, visit our Certified Scrum Professional Scrum Master (CSP-SM) course page on https://www.agilecentre.com/courses/scrum-master/certified-scrum-professional-scrum-master/ 

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