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Beyond Facilitation: The Agile Leader’s Place in Cross-Functional Team Dynamics
This episode examines the vital, yet sometimes debated, role of Scrum Masters or Agile leaders in cross-functional software development teams. Nearly two years ago, Capitol One laid off most of its Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters, questioning their value. Recently, I've worked with an organization that eliminated the Scrum Master role, assigning its responsibilities to the Engineering Manager on each team. Whether you transfer these duties to the Product or Engineering Manager, I believe this creates significant "role overload."
In this episode, our AI hosts discuss my article which argues…
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