P2P2 — Developing Professional
Associate Scrum Master
Independently manage Scrum process for a stable, small team. Coach the team to adopt Agile best practices.
What this level means
Early-career professional; developing skills, handles routine tasks with some independence
- Scope
- Defined deliverables / small features
- Autonomy
- General supervision; reviewed at milestones
- Complexity
- Some non-routine problems; applies established patterns
- Impact
- Own and immediate-team deliverables
- Decision rights
- Routine technical choices within guidance
- Leadership
- May guide interns
- Typical experience
- 1–3 yrs
What you'd do
- Independently manage Scrum process
- Coach the team to adopt Agile best practices
- Facilitate daily stand-ups and retrospectives
- Ensure team adherence to Agile principles
- Resolve minor impediments
- Manage Scrum process
- Coach team on Agile practices
- Facilitate team meetings
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Scrum process management
- Agile coaching
- Stakeholder communication
- Problem-solving
- Team facilitation
- Agile frameworks
- Scrum methodologies
- Team leadership
- Problem resolution techniques
- Stakeholder management
- Team leadership
- Problem Solving
- Stakeholder Collaboration
- Agile coaching
- Process improvement
What good looks like
- Solid understanding of Agile frameworks
- Experience in team leadership
- Effective communication skills
Common titles
Scrum Project Management IIScrum Project Management 2Scrum Project Manager IIScrum Project Manager 2Associate Scrum Master
Where it sits & what it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.