Do Scrum Masters have to be technical? A popular question that often leads to lots of disagreements and debate.
I believe a Scrum Master role is a non-technical one. BUT - there is a nuance here.
For all the developers who are already writing a long angry paragraph in the comments telling me how wrong I am and that Scrum Master is a useless role, actually watch the video first. Thanks!
Watch the video to find out what technical skills and knowledge a Scrum Master needs to be able to work with technical teams and coach them to become more effective.
In this video I talked about:
0:00 Start
02:05 ✅ What is the primary aspect of change management Scrum Masters do
02:49 ✅ Why having a development background might actually hurt you
03:42 ✅ What technical knowledge Scrum Master needs
09:19 ✅ What aspects of that technical terminology are important
10:34 ✅ How to learn that technical stuff if you are not technical
and more!
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