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Project Management & Agile · Foundational

Scrum Master (SM)

The Scrum accountability for establishing Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide and for the Scrum Team's effectiveness.

Definition

Scrum Masters are true leaders who serve the Scrum Team and the organization: coaching self-management, removing impediments, ensuring events are positive and timeboxed, helping the PO with backlog techniques, and leading Scrum adoption.

Example

The SM coaches the team to resolve a dependency themselves rather than solving it for them.

Exam tip

The SM does not assign tasks or own the backlog; they coach and facilitate.

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