Agile & Scrum delivery · Core

Scrum Master

Also called: SM

ELI5

The person helping the team use Scrum effectively.

Used in conversation

“The Scrum Master is not the team's task manager.”

Definition

The Scrum accountability responsible for establishing Scrum and improving the team's effectiveness.

Here “Scrum Master” means: The Scrum accountability responsible for establishing Scrum and improving the team's effectiveness.

Pitch context

You will see “Scrum Master” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches agile & scrum delivery.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret agile & scrum delivery without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Sources & evidence · 2

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.

Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-16
National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16