Lloyd Jones

Lloyd Jones: I graduated from University of Bath in 2005 and then spent some time persuing my passion for snowboarding and travel. Since starting work in 2008 and after initially acting in a support development role I have since transistioned into one of the senior members of the development team. I took a brief sabbatical in 2012/13 to do some more travel.

In the last few years I've embraced Scrum and have been a key driver for the uptake of Scrum and other agile principles in my organisation. I've worked in Scrum teams since January 2012 the first half as a team member, while also taking my CSM qualification. More recently I've have taken on the role of Scrum Master for a team, whilst also juggling my time as a senior developer. These sometimes contradict and certainly pose many challenges, something that I've since ben able to help other Scrum masters with in similar situations. In November 2014 i attended the CSPO course, something I found highly valuable. I then transitioned into a full time Agile Coach with Adventures with Agile. I recently rejoined a previous organisation with the intention of bring my experiences back to impove further.

In my opinion the coaching aspect of the Scrum Master role is something that is sometimes downplayed. For those unfamiliar with the principles its obvious how a good Scrum Master can help them along a journey, but what about those already well versed in the principles? Having worked in a team who were familiar with Scrum it was an interesting challenge to find ways of coaching them to continually improve. Without continual adjustment teams can easily fall back into bad habits, constant coaching is something that while it may go unnoticed is vital to a successful team.