Key Business Benefits of Hiring a Scrum Master
Self-management and cross-functionality of teams are key. Don’t forget that as an equal, the Scrum Master facilitates rather than manages team operations, enabling them to learn as they go. Rather than micromanaging and directing, the Scrum Master creates an environment that enables delivery teams to learn and perform at their very best.
In short, external Scrum Masters provides five main benefits:
- Better customer satisfaction – Scrum Masters improve team delivery commitments and capacity planning for sprints, largely by identifying hidden tasks that would otherwise hinder progress.
- Quicker time to market – The world changes rapidly and customers often need to make fast and frequent changes, making flexibility key. Scrum Masters help improve organizational processes by measuring cycle times and making the necessary adjustments to reduce time to market.
- Better quality– Scrum Masters ensure that product testing is not left to the end of a sprint. The premise is that quality is better if defects are resolved early on.
- Improved progress visibility – With an external Scrum Master on board, product development’s progress is clearly visible. This transparency means that businesses can make well-informed, fact-based decisions as development progresses.
- Increased collaboration and ownership – The Scrum Master is responsible for improving team collaboration and ownership of tasks while providing a trusted, safe environment for teams to operate.