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What a Scrum Master Must Know About People and Teams

This course will teach you the basics that every Scrum Master should know about people and teams, to implement Scrum well.

Derek Davidson - Pluralsight course - What a Scrum Master Must Know About People and Teams
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Scrum is a team activity and relies upon well constructed teams. This is often neglected, or done poorly. This course equips the Scrum Master with the essential basics of understanding people and forming teams. In this course, What a Scrum Master Must Know About People and Teams, you’ll learn to form great teams. First, you’ll explore what motivates people and how to keep them motivated. Next, you’ll discover techniques for forming great teams. Finally, you’ll learn how to identify and address common team anti-patterns. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of people and teams needed to create and sustain great Scrum teams.

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Derek Davidson - Pluralsight course - What a Scrum Master Must Know About People and Teams
Derek Davidson

Derek is a Professional Scrum Trainer with Scrum.org, the organization created by Scrum co-creator, Ken Schwaber.

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