Name: 7 SCRUM MASTER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS! (7 SCRUM MASTER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS!)
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Hello there, my name is Richard McMunn from the interview training company PassMyInterview.com,

and in this tutorial, I will teach you how to pass a SCRUM MASTER INTERVIEW. So, it does

not matter which organization or company you are being interviewed for, for the position

of Scrum Master, please do make sure you tune in and watch this video from beginning through

to the end, because it will make a huge difference to your preparation. Not only am I going to

give you a number of scrum master interview questions that are pretty much guaranteed

to come up during your interview, but I will also give you some top scoring suggested answers

to make sure you are the stand out candidate! Now, before I do that, a very warm welcome

to the scrum master interview training tutorial. My name is Richard McMunn. That's me there

in the center of the screen. I am a former fire officer of 17 years, and since then,

I've been helping people for about 20 years now to pass their interviews, and I do that

primarily by giving you top scoring, unique and concise answers that you can't find anywhere

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if you gave the video a LIKE (thanks!) that always motivates me to create more content

for you. Thank you very much indeed. Okay. Let's get into those scrum master interview

questions and answers. Now, you can either take notes as I progress, or if you want to

wait, I will tell you at some stage during this video where you can download my full

set of 20 Scrum Master Interview Questions and Answers. So, the first question that I

want you to prepare for during your scrum master interview is: Tell me about yourself

and why you want to work in this role as our scrum master? As you and I know, being a scrum

master requires a unique set of skills, qualities and attributes. So we want to start off and

give the hiring manager a brilliant, positive answer that demonstrates you are capable of

performing the role to a competent high level. Here we go. “I want to work in the role

of Scrum Master because the essential skills, qualities and attributes needed to perform

successfully are the ones I possess. Over the years, the experiences I have gained have

enabled me to be effective as a scrum master. I am extremely driven, supportive, adaptable

and I hold excellent problem-solving capabilities that enable me to facilitate and lead a team

towards its goals. I always develop and maintain excellent working relationships with the teams

I am working with, I know what level of influence to exert on a team, and I also possess a relentless

pursuit of continuous improvement and development with all teams I am the scrum master for.

I understand, from your perspective, this is a difficult role to fill, but based on

my past experiences, my passion for the role and my excellent interpersonal and communication

skills, I feel strongly you will be impressed with my work ethics, integrity, values and,

more importantly, the results I will produce as your scrum master.” That is a rock solid,

positive answer! It is in depth, but I prefer in depth answers, and based on the fact that

lots and lots of people are passing their interviews after watching my videos, this

is the method I want you to follow. Now, of course, you can either repeat that word for

word if it is a match for what you believe in and your skills, or you can take notes

of the elements of that response that you think are most suited to you personally and

professionally. Second question of your scrum master interview: Why should we hire you as

our scrum master? So, why should we hire you? This is another interview question for “What

makes you the standout candidate?” Here is my suggested answer: “I believe you should

hire me because I have the past experiences and qualities to deliver consistent results

for you. As the scrum master, I will help the team reach agreement on all tasks, projects

and deadlines, conduct productive and progressive daily scrum meetings, and also keep everyone

focused on what we have all agreed during our meetings. I will also ensure I effectively

remove any obstacles and barriers the team faces along the way. I am someone who always

acts with honesty and integrity, and you have my word that I will work extremely hard to

deliver the results I am responsible and accountable for as the scrum master.” Another great

response! By the way, if you are LinkedIn.com and you want to connect with me, I have put

my linked in connection in the description below the video, so you can connect and just

say hello if you want to. Question number three of your scrum master interview: In your

opinion, what is a successful scrum master? This is assessing your understanding of the

job description and more importantly, the person specification. Here is my answer: “I

believe a successful scrum master is someone who can meet the objectives that are defined

by their employer – which in this case, is you.

A successful scrum master is also someone who has a clear understanding and grasp of

both leadership and facilitation. As a scrum master, you need to know when to lead situations,

and also when to simply facilitate the team to help them achieve their goals. A successful

scrum master is also someone who can help a team reach its full potential by both encouraging

and enabling its members. To be successful, you need breadth of knowledge in respect of

the product you are helping the team develop, and also the market within which that product

falls in. Finally, you need to be a strong relationship builder and influencer.” So,

another stronger answer. And you will notice, even though we're only, I think, three questions

in to our scrum master preparation, you'll notice that a lot of my responses are literally

loaded with positive key words and phrases. And I believe that's important, because they

will resonate positively with the interviewer and it helps you to be the standout candidate.

Question number four: Tell us about an issue you had with a stakeholder and what you did

to resolve it? Now, this doesn't necessarily have to be in a role as a previous scrum master.

You could have worked in a different role as perhaps a project manager, or project coordinator.

The important thing is, what they are assessing here is your ability to resolve situations

and take responsibility for them. Taking ownership of situations is a unique skill that not many

people have. But it is vital if you are to be an effective leader or scrum master. Here

is my suggested answer to the interview question: Tell us about an issue you had with a stakeholder

and what you did to resolve it in a previous role? “In a previous role I was responsible

for facilitating the completion of a time-sensitive project. The project was progressing extremely

well. However, as time went on, one particular stakeholder was starting to stall on the delivery

of their part of the project specification. It was my job, as the project facilitator,

to speak to the stakeholder in order to find out why there was a delay, and more importantly,

what we could do to speed things up to ensure the project completed successfully. Despite

trying to make contact with the stakeholder, they would not return my calls, and so I decided

to jump on the train and make my way to their offices. When I arrived, it was clear they

did not share the same enthusiasm for the project as me, and their CEO adopted an entirely

defensive attitude. He had effectively under quoted for the work, and as a result, they

were operating at a loss for this particular project. I explained in very clear terms how

their inaction was going to impact massively on not just everyone who had a vested interest

in the project, but also the end user, which in this case was a local hospital. I used

effective negotiation and persuasion techniques to explain how any failure with the project

could impact negatively on their company from a local media perspective, and that it was

imperative they delivered on their promises. The CEO eventually came around to my way of

thinking and he promised to deliver their side of the project on time. From that day

on, I kept in regular contact with the CEO to make sure he kept to his word, which he

did do. The project was finally completed on time and to the required specification.”

Now, if you just quickly look at how I have structured the answer, I have used a common

technique, an effective technique, called the star technique. You start off and you

tell them the SITUATION you were in. You then explain the TASK that needed to be done. And

then the bulk of the answer is the ACTION that you took. And then finally you finish

off with the RESULT of your actions. And in that response, you'll see that I've used a