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Episode Synopsis
In this very special episode of the Agile Podcast, Brian Orlando and Om Patel discuss a question that we have all heard many, many times: "Should a Scrum Master be Technical." We discuss this question in-depth, and why its the wrong question to ask. We also talk about the underlying "real" question fueling this inquiry and explore what it really might mean!0:00 Topic Intro0:54 SM Required Skills2:50 Who is Asking?5:07 Technology Background as a Hindrance7:36 Technology Background as a Benefit9:52 Technical Experience as Domain Expertise11:23 Product Managers Replacing Too Many Positions14:38 Understanding Risk16:22 The Better Debate Question19:46 Technical Agility22:10 Podcast Idea: Technical Agility and DevOps24:46 Abilities of an Enterprise Agile Coach26:20 Quick Aside...26:51 Business and Technical Agility?30:49 Business Agility - Why?34:18 Change Agents35:15 Business Agility Skill on a Technical Team37:56 Topic Wrap/Summary39:23 Wrap-Up= = = = = = = = = = = =Available on YouTube:https://youtu.be/e_rCQcqAW58Please Subscribe to our YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8XUSoJPxGPI8EtuUAHOb6g?sub_confirmation=1= = = = = = = = = = = = Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNzgxMzE5LnJzcwSpotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3Amazon Music:https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ee3506fc-38f2-46d1-a301-79681c55ed82/Agile-PodcastStitcher:https://www.stitcher.com/show/agile-podcast-2= = = = = = = = = = = =AP49 - Should a Scrum Master be Technical (and why its the wrong question)
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