7 SCRUM MASTER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS!
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In this interview training video, interview tips expert Richard McMunn guides you through his top 7 scrum master interview questions and high scoring answers.
WHAT DOES A SCRUM MASTER DO?
The role of a scrum master is to lead and facilitate a team using AGILE principles and processes to achieve the product creation goals and objectives. Their purpose is to hold daily scrum meetings to ask questions that focus the team on completing the agreed scrum principles and project timelines and specifications.
The scrum master job role is one that requires a unique set of skills, qualities and attributes and the employer or hiring manager will need to tailor the job to their own needs ad requirements.
HOW DO I PREPARE FOR A SCRUM MASTER INTERVIEW?
Richard's advice, as per the information contained within this video, is to prepare for the following interview questions.
LIST OF 20 SCRUM MASTER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Q1. Tell me about yourself and why you want to work in this role as our Scrum Master?
Q2. Why should we hire you as our Scrum Master?
Q3. In your opinion, what is a successful Scrum Master?
Q4. Tell us about an issue you had with a stakeholder and what you did to resolve it?
Q5. Tell me how you would facilitate a daily scrum meeting?
Q6. How would you deal with discord or conflict in the team?
Q7. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Q8. What skills and attributes do you possess that will help you in the role of scrum master?
Q9. Describe a time when you experienced conflict as part of a task or project and how you dealt with it?
Q10. Tell me what you understand about the ‘project lifecycle’?
Q11. Have you ever been a part of a project where the client was dissatisfied?
Q12. How would you approach a project that had a limited budget and limited members of staff at your disposal?
Q13. You are in a meeting presenting your plan of action to important clients and stakeholders. One of the meeting members says she doesn’t understand a part of your presentation because it’s too technical. What would you do?
Q14. Why do you want to leave your current employment?
Q15. What’s your style of communication as a Scrum Master?
Q16. As our Scrum Master, how would you motivate a team?
Q17. You are the Scrum Master on a difficult project when it becomes clear a team member is underperforming. What would you do?
Q18. Where do you see yourself in five years’ time?
Q19. What are your salary expectations in the role of Scrum Master for our company?
Q20. That’s the end of your scrum master interview. Do you have questions for the panel?
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Is this the same as what was rrviewed in the video ?
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I came back to say a very BIG THANK YOU. For this particular video. I was always coming back to listen to it while reading back to back for my interview. I finally got a job as a scrum master in my dream organisation that happens to be one of the biggest investment companies in the whole of the USA. Thank you once again sir. Keep up your good work and God bless you.
Congratulations!! Glad it was helpful! 😊
@@CareerVidz Thank you sir.
Congrats. Where can I apply, been on indeed and it’s not working for me.
@@Preciousjobel LinkedIn and google job websites. I don’t know why CZcams is deleting replies. I guess CZcams doesn’t support people helping each other anymore.
@@babie4085 thanks so much will continue applying I will set up my linkendin
I'm getting ready for my second Project Coordinator interview with the same company and can easily adapt these Q & A's to help me do well. Thank you for sharing.
I really relished for the content you have shared with people who are in the interview process, i am thankful to you.
Hi Richard,
I came back to let you know how effective your videos are. I followed them religiously and cracked SM interview in first attempt in Norway. I also bought this package. Thank you so much Sir.
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Thanks for the amazing questions and answers to the Scrum Master Interview questions. Q6. How would you deal with discord or conflict in the team? The answer is amazing but the daily scrum meeting is not for discussing the root cause of conflicts because it is timeboxed (15v minutes maximum). The discussion should behold after the daily scrum meeting (separate meeting). Thanks again
Thank you
yes thats what i thought.👍
Excellent, However, there is room for flexibility spanning across teams.
That's brilliant !!
Thank you for sharing and the way they should be answered !
Our pleasure!
Thanks Richard.
This would really help people out there who are good scrum masters but confused in the job market and not able to structure their answers in an appealing manner. This is brilliant.
Also, I would like to say that it doesn't matter if its selling tactics or not, you are trying to help people in your own way. Most of us understand not everything comes for free. If they like you they should contribute generously but some would look for freebies. Just dont let those comments effect you negatively. Cheers!
Thank you!
Sir I like the way you put the answer together. Can you answer ‘how to deal with team that rigid and against agile methodology?
Brilliant stuff !!
Very informative and positive answers for a Scrum Master.
Thank you so much
Glad you enjoyed it!
This really helped me scoring my job last year, thank you Richard!
Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Great answers
Brilliant ! Thanks for sharing this
My pleasure!
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Brilliant Q&A! Really appreciate your efforts and sharing. Thank you!
There is only one sentence - at 4:18 - during this amazing video I do not suggest with 25 years of experience as a recruiter: canditates do not have to work EXTREMELY hard. "Just" work hard. Do what you have to do as a professional. If you work extremely hard, 24/12-16hrs - 24/7days you will get a burn out soon. I never wanted to hear anything like this, This is not honest.
So pleased you enjoyed the video! Thanks for sharing your advice :)
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Thank you so much for this!!
You're most welcome! 😊
Thanks 🙏🏻 for the amazing questions and answers to the Scrum Master Interview questions. Truly great stuff ✨💖✨
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Thanks! This was really helpful for my job interview. 👍
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much sir 🙏🏽
THANK YOU!
Thanks a million!! I found this very informative
Glad it was helpful!
Wonderful session. Taken enough notes. Thanks a lot for the effort
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Thanks again for another great video
You’re most welcome! 🙂
Aren't there any coaches other than Richard who can provide Q&A for PM or SM interviews? :) Jokes apart, Thanks Richard McMunn. You're really brilliant!
Thanks! :)
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Great help.Thanks
Glad it helped :D
Thanks a bunch for this awesome interview questions and answers
Our pleasure!
Awsome video!
Thanks! :)
Thanks a lot! It’s really very helpful. 🙏
You are welcome!
Hi Richard, Thank you so much. I am a Scrum Master today .Stay blessed.
Wonderful!
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This is brilliant! Thanks
You're very welcome!
Having 3 final interviews for a Scrum Master job this week. Thanks for all these videos!
GOOD LUCK
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Thanks for sharing...The best I have seen so far..I know this will help me in my search for a job
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Very insightful
Glad you think so!
Really nice! Althought the Daily Scrum meeting answer gave the impression Scrum master "must" participate, when it is a Development team meeting according to the Guide. Otherwise it becames a status meeting instead a meeting to development team organize themselves.
I agree (Q5). Daily Scrum is intended for Developers and Scrum Master should be present only if he's working on a backlog item (so he's in fact a Dev at that moment).
@@hupchi hi Tomas 👋 actually scrum master must be there to coach them in case the daily meeting is losing purpose or if is not being conducted in the right way.
Great Video thanks for Sharing
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Thank you very useful 🌺
You're welcome 😊
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Thank You!
You're welcome! 😊
Thank you!
You're welcome!
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Great video, currently in the market and searching for a scrum role as I transition out of another. will be connecting with you via linked in.
Thank you! :)
Great one thank u
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Excellent video and channel. I highly recommend subscribing.
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are you the one i see on tiktok if so i respect and love your content, i hope to give you good news soon!
Thanks for everything that you do
YES! Thank you :)
Thank you so much for this video i even bought the package 😊 and I nailed both of my first and second scrum master interview at the biggest tech cooperation in Taiwan. But unfortunately, one week after the verbal offer, I received a called call to notice me that they have to turn me down😢😢😢😢😢😢 My disappointment going down straight to the hell. Now iI have start all over again.
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That is so nice of you. I’ll keep trying my best thanks so much.
Quite good advice on here, so thank you for taking the time. May I just point out to any new SM's out there that the Daily Stand-up is NEVER the place to have discussions about an issue of any kind. (10 mins into the video) Either a separate get together, away from your computers, or deal with it in a retrospective if its something you can resolve amongst yourselves. Also the link takes you to nothing other than something you have to purchase. :(
Thanks for the feedback, which I will take onboard. The link doesn't take you through to nothing other than something you have to purchase... you are wrong. It takes you through to a page this lists all of the Scrum Master interview questions I recommend you prepare for, and also tips for passing the interview. Yes, I do offer you the 'option' to purchase the answers, but you are wrong in suggesting there's nothing other than that :(
Yes, i picked that up as well. Daily scrum is a time-boxed event and should not be used for conflict resolution. Other than that, great content. Thank you for what I consider very catching answers
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1. How long should a daily scrum be ?
2. What time of the day should a daily scrum take place?
3. What are examples of somethings that should be covered and talked about in a daily scrum ?
Very helpful
Glad it is!
thanks for taking the time out to help others
I see that a lot of these answers are based off of past experience. What if I’m new to this and I have NO experience? What do you suggest? Thanks for the video though definitely thumbs up
That's a good question! For Scrum Master, you should focus on what qualities you can bring that other might not have (you have a real passion to develop and prove yourself in the industry) and you should focus on some voluntary work to get experience. You could always sign up to a freelance website like UpWork and get experience there. I have also got some videos on no experience interview questions:
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Omg thanks..
You are welcome... thanks :)
What would you suggest for someone who is just getting into scrum master and doesn’t have any corporate background? Where should I start building and networking?
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Hi Richard,
Kudos for an excellent guidance towards Scrum Master interview preparation.
Now, I have a question in regards to an issue with the Stakeholder question: who will buy my readymade answer that I directly talked to the CEO? Do I need to modify all these question? Do let me know.
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Please advise on what to do, I really need the Scrum master and Business Analyst interview questions and answers
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But asking for your email id .....please help with that
Great information. I have scrum master certificate but am scared to apply for jobs since am switching career.
You can do it!
I want to know how to pay and get it emailed to me please.
Hello are the rest of the questions in a video or in a booklet form ?
The questions and answers are all in a PDF guide via the link in the description that you can get immediate access to :)
Please make videos on PMBOK 7TH EDITION
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Beautiful
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16-18 hours is an overkill answer... in a lot of places that will get an eyeroll.
Sure. Thanks for that.
How do you answer these questions without any scrum experience and just passed the PSM exam?
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Hi,
As a Scrum Master I'd answer very differently to the daily scrum questions. The given answer sounds like the scrum master would do a lot in a daily scrum meeting, and he/she should be in the center. So this answer could be misleading as the devs aren't supposed to give a status report at the daily scrum. This is an event where they can synchronize their work and plan the rest of the day.
Also, the daily scrum should be a short meeting with the and I wouldn't overload it with different topics as this habit could grow on the dev team and results in a loss of focus. So I wouldn't start to talk about internal issues there.
Thanks for your feedback 👍
How long should a daily scrum be held for
@@cutflow2 Please study the scrum guide. It's free, and you get the answers for questions like meeting durations, input and output of these meetings and so on...
@@cutflow2 it’s a time boxed meeting , no longer than 15minutes.
@@cutflow2 officially as per srum guide daily srum is 15minutes . Other factors could influence an extension for example number of team members involved depending on your working environment. I suggest you go through the scrum guide and get the official timeboxs for the different srum ceremonies good luck.
Sorry, but think you've misplaced the term "scrum master" in this video, when it should've been "project manager" - a lot of your answers, whilst they are very good, are delivered in a commanding sense, i.e. giving instructions on how people should conduct themselves. The nuance in the role of a scrum master, is how to take on a more servant-like attitude, where you ask others what they would like to achieve, and help *reveal* to them through their own discoveries what the best way forward is. The example answer you gave on how to resolve a problem is dripping in "project manager" speak. No scrum master would travel and essentially blackmail a company CEO into action. It seems you've come from a background where you lead teams of people through projects, hence your unconscious bias in the answers given. Don't get me wrong, I think the video is great and full of great information, but it misses the mark in terms of the role it's aimed at.
Thanks for the feedback.
100% agree Tom! I am preparing for a PM Role. So this video is of great help to me!
@Tom Totally agree with you. This sounds more like Account Manager or Project Manager answer
I believe the intention of this video is not just to help people that are already scrum masters, but are also becoming scrum masters. So, the responses have to be based on previous experience, which shouldn’t be from a servant-leader perspective because that’s not how you would handle things as a project manager. As for the stakeholder, I believe telling a CEO their lack of integrity will harm their business is more factual than blackmail. I believe employers want someone that gets the job done instead of blaming someone else for the failure. I’m just getting into scrum so I don’t know so much, but I appreciate his results-driven responses
I'm sorry but if someone came for the role of Scrum Master and gave me these answers, I wouldn't hire him/her. A lot of them are Project Management answers or answers you give to a manager who doesn't know Scrum. In a Scrum mature organisation you wouldn't stand a chance. If you want to remake this video with good answers, you can contact me. I'm happy to help you.
Thanks for the feedback - why don't you set up your own channel a make a video to help people? Let me know when it's live and i'll take a look.
@@CareerVidz Thanks for the tip. That would be a challange for me because I'm not a great video maker. Because you already reach a lot of people the offer still stands, if you want to remake the video I'm willing to help with input from an experienced Scrum Master standpoint.
agreed, the answer provided are a bunch of bullshit that doesn't show what the candidate's prior experience is, what they did in their prior experience. Just a bunch of ass kissing. But then again, that's what you gotta do in order to land the first job. I'm not particularly good at it so I guess I'll study how to ass kiss better.
Overall, this is a great video that teaches you how to land your first job.
Pls sir, I will be attending a scrum master interview for the first time in January. Pls can you help me out because I have been a project manager for nearly 4 years but just passed my scrum master certification exam.
I’m sorry. I’ve saved this video but I didn’t check it. I’m sorry to bother you
You never resolve the issue or conflict during the daily standup
Sorry.
Starts at 1:40
Really?.... you are going with the "I work too hard answer?"
What answer would you give? :)
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I appreciate this as a guide but copying this responses, for me will sound kind of false. So my advise is: be honest
Good observation!
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That first answer isn't the most concise
How would you change it? 😊
I would not work for a company / tram where they accept these answers :-)
Though, I agree with all you wrote and said.
THANKS
"Open discussions during the daily scrum meetings"? I don't think so - that's exactly what leads to endless, unproductive meetings and is in direct violation of scrum principles. A statement such as this will guarantee you won't get a job at my company.
Why's that?
Replace Scrum Master with Project Manager and it all the same.
Thanks
What is the same? The interview ?
Scrum Master is not Team Leader. it's Team Liason
Love that and thanks for your help
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This is selling tactics, and CZcams is used as free marketing tool. .
Pl get to the point sooner :0(
Oh dear... please get some manners
very empty and hollow answers.... not useful
About as useful as your feedback then!
honestly i would not hire this person. there is no personality in these answers they sound awfully fake.
Thanks for the positive and encouraging feedback.
You cant be serious, He was very clear, direct and spoke with confidence. Some of you guys on here are ridiculous
If you answer like this in Europe nobody would hire you, the answers are too long and filled with buzz words ... too much blah blah bla
Thanks for your feedback...I am based in Europe and help people to pass frequently 👍
and you'll fail the interview for the reason of bullshitting. a real interviewer never wanted to hear this kind of answers.
Bullshitting? Get over yourself!
Please sir,am preparing for interview,can you be my teacher?
And how do i contact you, send me your email. Thank you
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