Hiring a Scrum Master is hard
Finding a skilled Scrum Master is challenging; true effectiveness requires deep Scrum knowledge, coaching ability, and alignment with your team's …
Hiring an unqualified Scrum Master limits team growth, reduces agility, and hinders value delivery. Effective Scrum Masters drive change, coaching, and business alignment.
The fastest way to cripple a Scrum Team? Hire the wrong Scrum Master.
Too many companies mistake the Scrum Master for a process admin. Someone to book meetings, write Jira tickets, and make sure the team follows “the rules.”
That’s not a Scrum Master. That’s an event planner.
The real Scrum Master is a lean-agile practitioner—someone who understands product strategy, DevOps, modern engineering, and team dynamics. They’re a change agent, not a note-taker.
A strong Scrum Master:
A weak Scrum Master? They turn into a Scrum Secretary, maintaining the illusion of agility while the team stagnates.
If you want Scrum to actually work, hire someone who sees Scrum as an enabler of high-performance teams—not just a set of meetings.
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