Why Scrum Masters Need Technical Expertise to Guide Teams

TL;DR; Scrum Masters are most effective when they have hands-on experience and technical understanding relevant to their team’s work, such as development practices or domain-specific knowledge. This expertise helps them guide teams toward improvement without doing the work themselves. Development managers should ensure Scrum Masters have sufficient technical background to enable, not just facilitate, their teams.

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