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True or False: A Scrum Master fulfills the same role as a traditional Project Manager.

The correct answer is B. False. A Scrum Master does not fulfill the same role as a traditional Project Manager. A Project Manager is typically responsible for planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing a project, as well as managing the scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, and stakeholders…

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Question

True or False: A Scrum Master fulfills the same role as a traditional Project Manager.

Options

  • ATrue
  • BFalse

How the community answered

(43 responses)
  • A
    9% (4)
  • B
    91% (39)

Explanation

A Scrum Master does not fulfill the same role as a traditional Project Manager. A Project Manager is typically responsible for planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing a project, as well as managing the scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, and stakeholders of the project1. A Scrum Master is a servant-leader for the Scrum Team, who helps the team understand and enact Scrum values, principles, and practices, and removes impediments to the team's progress2. A Scrum Master does not manage the project, the scope, the schedule, the budget, or the team, as these are either shared responsibilities or emergent outcomes of the Scrum framework[3][3]. A Scrum Master also does not have authority over the team or the stakeholders, but rather facilitates collaboration and empowerment among them4. 1: What is Project Management?, Project Management Institute, accessed on December 16, 2023 2: The Scrum Guide, November 2020, p. 7 [3][3]: Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework, Scrum.org, accessed on December 16, 4: Developing People and Teams, Scrum.org, accessed on December 16, 2023

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#Scrum Master role#project management#Scrum framework

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