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Must-have skills for any aspiring Scrum Master
A successful Scrum Master is expected to motivate the team members and streamline development. For this, the Scrum Master requires certain soft-skills in addition to whichever hard-skills are required by the industry, project, or organisation:
Intuition and observation
Scrum Masters observe the activities of team members daily. They must use their skills of observation and a little rational thinking to figure out how development can be improved and share this information via workshops, and meetings.
Communication and listening skills
On a closely related note, Scrum Masters must be experts in communication in order to provide clear and concise instructions to stakeholders and developers. Because sharing ideas is an important part of a Scrum Masters’ role, it’s important to listen to other points of view too! Flexibility A great Scrum Master know when they are needed and when they are not. Scrum Masters support the growth team members in such a way that, as time goes on, the input of a Scrum Master should be needed less and less. The role of the Scrum Master usually progresses from a daily mentor to a periodical advisor. Knowing how and when to take a step back is an important skill!
Becoming a Scrum Master
The usual way of