July 7, 2014
scrum

What makes a good ScrumMaster?

agile42 European coaches discuss what makes a good ScrumMaster in their first collective video

We have collected in one room some of our European coaches and we asked them one of the most common questions in the Scrum community, what characteristics should have a good ScrumMaster, and what's his role?


You can also watch the video on agile42 YouTube channel.

Photo by Søren Cosmus ✄ - http://flic.kr/p/9RE78v

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