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Is the Era of the Scrum Master Coming to an End?

Stefan Wolpers
Food for Agile Thought
5 min readJan 6, 2025

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Hello everyone!

If you hang out in the “Agile” bubble on LinkedIn, the dice have already been cast: Scrum is out (and the Scrum Master), and the new kid on the block is [insert your preferred successor framework choice here.]

I’m not entirely certain about that, but several data points on my side suggest a decline in the Scrum Master’s role. (Read online.)

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Stefan Wolpers
Stefan Wolpers

Written by Stefan Wolpers

I have worked for 18-plus years as a Scrum Master, Product Owner, and agile coach. Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) with Scrum.org.

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