Scrum Master

The Scrum Master is a team role responsible for ensuring that the team lives the agile values and principles and adheres to the processes and practices agreed upon by the team.

Responsibilities of this role include:

• Obstacles removal
• Creating an environment where the team can be effective
• Addressing team dynamics
• Ensuring good relationships between the team and the Product Owner and others outside the team
• Protecting the team from external interruptions and distractions.

The scrum master role was created as part of the Scrum framework. The name was originally meant to refer to someone who is an expert in Scrum and can therefore coach others.

Another expected benefit is that the scrum master is someone who can deal with distractions, disruptions, and obstacles, leaving the rest of the team free to focus on the work of producing the output that will generate the desired outcome.