Change Agent

[cheynj ey-juh nt]

Definition of Change Agent

A person who helps the Organization adopt, implement, and sustain Scrum, and understand how best to support and work with Scrum Teams – this includes organizational design. There needs to be at least one Change Agent per Organization. The Change Agent is usually also an Agile Coach (with expertise in organizational behavior), and is considered the ‘senior Scrum Master’ in the Organization.

See:

Scrum Mastering, Enabling, Empowering, and improving People, Teams, and Organizations in order to allow them to do their jobs better. People playing Scrum Master roles apply Servant Leadership principles to teamwork and...
Agile Coach A person who helps people improve their ‘agile’ skills. The skills might be technical or non-technical, and improvements are typically achieved through training and/or mentoring. The Agile Coach often works...

Examples

There needs to be at least one Change Agent per Organization.

Perhaps the most common cause of failure is: Not embracing Scrum at all organizational levels.

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