What is NOT the role of the Scrum Master?
The Scrum Master role has a lot of misunderstandings. It is crucial to understand what is not a Scrum Master
Is it crucial to understand what is NOT a Scrum Master? Although the Scrum Master is vital for the success of a Scrum Team. Yet, it is still not entirely followed by many companies and teams, many times there are huge misunderstandings, sometimes even people considering that the Scrum Master role is useless in groups that perform well.
I’ve come across some common misunderstandings of what the responsibilities of Scrum Masters are. But before we discuss the “don’ts” let’s understand what this role is supposed to be.
The Scrum Master is responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide. Scrum Masters do this by helping everyone understand Scrum theory, practices, rules, and values.
The Scrum Master is a servant-leader for the Scrum Team. The Scrum Master helps those outside the Scrum Team understand which of their interactions with the Scrum Team are helpful and which aren’t. The Scrum Master helps everyone change these interactions to maximize the value created by the Scrum Team.
