From the course: Agile Foundations
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The scrum master
- The Scrum Master is one role that gets a lot of attention. It just sounds impressive. Any job that has master in the title is going to get a lot of interest. But the master in Scrum Master isn't about mastering your team, instead, it's all about mastering Scrum. But that doesn't stop the Scrum Master from becoming one of the most sought after roles on the team. Scrum Master certifications far outnumber those of product owners and certified developers. People seem very interested in being a Scrum Master. Unfortunately, a lot of this interest is a little misguided. A Scrum Master is not a manager, they're much closer to being a trainer or a coach. They can even be an administrator. They make sure the developers understand Scrum, but they also do simple administrative work, like making sure that everyone has a chair in the shared workspace. One of the early authors of Scrum referred to the Scrum Master as both a bulldozer and a shield. They bulldoze through obstacles, but they also…
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