Meanings
plural Scrum masters · alternative Scrum Master · alternative scrum master
- computingIn the Scrum framework, a facilitator of a developer team, who is accountable for removing impediments to the ability of the team to deliver the product goals and deliverables.
Because organizations tend to try to implement Scrum without seeing the value of a Scrum Master, often Scrum is blamed for not working. Notice that the Scrum Master is described as a servant first and a leader second, not a manager,[…]
2018 February 13, PMI-ACP Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner Exam Study Guide, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 291 more example
Where it cannot do this, the Scrum Master takes over the corresponding task. • The Scrum master is responsible for ensuring that Scrum is understood and used. To do so, he informs both the Scrum team and the organization and builds on[…]
2020 December 29, Markus Marfurt, Pocket guide to the Professional Scrum Master Certification (PSM 1), BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 34
Translations
German Scrum Master
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Scrum master. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scrum%20master
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