#agile and #scrum environments are well known for their flat structure and direct reporting lines. Hierarchy isn't described within the #scrumguide nor is it encouraged within the #agile canon.  

That said, as we transition from waterfall-style #projectmanagement and 20th-century style organisations to newer, more #agile organisations, the old structures remain and are slowly looking for ways to integrate themselves into the 21st-century style organisation.  

Hierarchy and the structure of traditional organisations aren't going away anytime soon and so #scrum teams, including #scrummasters, need to fit into the equation somewhere?  

Where is that somewhere? Who does a Scrum Master usually report into and what would be considered their 'home' within a traditional or legacy style organisation? 

In this short video, John McFadyen describes where scrum masters usually report into in his experience working with organisations and he also provides some insights and recommendations into where he would place them in a traditional organisation instead of the two domains they are generally found.  

John has worked on some of the highest-performing #scrumteams in the world as both a Scrum Master and #agilecoach. He has also worked at the coalface of some of the largest, most complex #agiletransformation in the UK and Europe so he knows a thing or two about large organisations and how they are traditionally structured.  

If you like the idea of becoming a scrum master, visit our Certified ScrumMaster course page on https://www.agilecentre.com/courses/scrum-master/certified-scrummaster/  

If you are already a scrum master and want to upskill, visit our Advanced Certified ScrumMaster 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 both validate and certify your professional skills, visit our Certified Scrum Professional ScrumMaster course page on https://www.agilecentre.com/courses/scrum-master/certified-scrum-professional-scrum-master/  

If you like the idea of mentored and coach-driven skills development, visit our Agile Coach Academy on https://www.agilecentre.com/courses/agile-coach/agile-coach-academy/  

If you have identified coaching as a valuable skill to develop, visit our on-demand Introduction to Coaching course page on https://academy.agilecentre.com/courses/introduction-to-coaching  

For more information on John McFadyen, visit https:///www.johnmcfadyen.com or connect with John on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmcfadyen/  

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