AP49 - Should a Scrum Master be Technical (and why its the wrong question)

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 Intro
0:54 SM Required Skills
2:50 Who is Asking?
5:07 Technology Background as a Hindrance
7:36 Technology Background as a Benefit
9:52 Technical Experience as Domain Expertise
11:23 Product Managers Replacing Too Many Positions
14:38 Understanding Risk
16:22 The Better Debate Question
19:46 Technical Agility
22:10 Podcast Idea: Technical Agility and DevOps
24:46 Abilities of an Enterprise Agile Coach
26:20 Quick Aside...
26:51 Business and Technical Agility?
30:49 Business Agility - Why?
34:18 Change Agents
35:15 Business Agility Skill on a Technical Team
37:56 Topic Wrap/Summary
39:23 Wrap-Up

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AP49 - Should a Scrum Master be Technical (and why its the wrong question)