Find an Agile Employer!
Pre-Interview Preparations
- Decide How Much Of A Project You Are Willing To Take On
Do you want to take on a company that is in distress, knowing that it may be too far gone to fix?
Are you willing to go into an organization as the single person on staff who knows anything about Scrum and build a knowledge base from the ground up?
would you be more comfortable in an organization that has established Scrum teams?
Do not bite off more than you can chew!
The Interview Process
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Judge Their Commitment Level
How long have you been doing Scrum?
How many active Scrum teams do you have?
- Identify Their Organizational Impediments
What do you see as your biggest challenges to doing Scrum well?
- Evaluate The Scrum Roles
Does the organization under-stand the difference between the ScrumMaster and project manager roles?
The self-managed team is the cornerstone of Scrum and all Agile software development.
- Check For Leadership Support
A great way to get a sense of their commitment to Agile is to identify the highest ranking person you interview with and ask that individual to explain, in their own words, why they want to do Scrum and why it is important to the company’s future.
Post-Interview Assessments
- Don’t Be Afraid To Say “No”
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