Scrum Master: Position or Role?
The Scrum Master is a facilitator who ensures that the Scrum Team is provided with an environment conducive to completing the product’s development successfully. The Scrum Master guides, facilitates, and teaches Scrum practices to everyone involved in the project; clears impediments for the team; and, ensures that Scrum processes are being followed. The Scrum Master is the person responsible for ensuring that the product development is progressing smoothly and the Development Team members have all the tools to necessary to get the work done. The Scrum Master monitors the Release Planning and sets up and oversees meetings. The role of the Scrum Master is based on the concept of supporting leadership in which leaders achieve results by giving attention to the needs of those they serve. Corresponding to a Scrum Master role in a project, there could be a Program Scrum Master for a program or a Portfolio Scrum Master for a portfolio. The Scrum Mast...