Facilitates Scrum ceremonies and coaches the team to deliver value iteratively.
Entry
Intermediate
Coding
Low
Key skills
Common progression
Career overview
The Scrum Master is the servant-leader of an agile team: they facilitate ceremonies, remove impediments, protect the sprint and coach the team on Scrum and agile practices. They foster continuous improvement and help the product owner refine the backlog. The role leads to Senior Scrum Master, Agile Coach or Delivery Manager.
Main responsibilities
- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and coach the team
- Align stakeholders and report progress
- Prioritise work and manage competing demands
- Keep technical documentation up to date
- Mentor junior team members and review their work
- Structure work, resources and governance
- Prepare and execute change requests in production
- Facilitate workshops, ceremonies and decision-making
- Coordinate the technical work of the team
- Arbitrate scope based on user and business value
Technical skills
Technologies
Education level
Education requirements vary depending on the company, country and experience. Professional experience, certifications and technical skills can sometimes compensate for formal education.
High School / Bac
Less common
Bac+2 (2-year degree)
Less common
Bac+3 (Bachelor)
Common entry point
Bac+5 (Master / Engineering)
Common entry point
Experience & coding level
Experience level
Coding level
Useful certifications
Certifications are never mandatory. They are one way among others to prove a skill.
- PSM I
- CSM
- SAFe Scrum Master
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Overlap: 70% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Organisational change, Team diagnostics
View roadmapOverlap: 55% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Flow & predictability, Team coordination, Reporting & KPIs
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Soft skills
- Facilitation
- Clear communication
- Empathy
- Organisation
- Teamwork
- Adaptability
- Mentoring
Common previous careers
Roles that frequently lead into this career.
Overlap: 11% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Scrum framework, Facilitation, Impediment removal
View roadmapOverlap: 10% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: Scrum framework, Facilitation, Impediment removal
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