Roles

This activity will require instructor and students to take on a variety of roles:

• NASA directorate (i.e. instructor):
  • leads the activity,
  • keeps everyone on a strict time schedule,
  • ensures that tasks are written on post-its and moved through the kanban columns,
  • ensures not work is done during the non-work times.
• Scrum master (SM) per team (i.e. a regular team member who agrees to take on this role):
  • leads the sprint planning, stand-ups, demonstration, and retrospective,
  • does not act as a boss, but instead enables team productivity.
• Product owner (PO) per team (i.e. not a regular team member):
  • acts as mission director for the project,
  • participates in sprint planning and demonstration,
  • expresses priorities and goals.
• Team members (everyone else), from 5 to 10 members per team:
  • write cards of tasks as they become apparent,
  • move their cards through the kanban columns,
  • stay focused on the tasks of the current sprint.