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Product Owner and Scrum Master being the same person

Last post 06:01 pm August 21, 2018 by Ian Mitchell
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Thomas Starkweather
05:36 pm August 21, 2018

I know that this is supposed to be a big no no.  Please give me details on why this would always be a bad idea . The idea that 1 person does not have the time is not what I am looking for.  To me if person is an expert at all phases of scrum for a given project I see value of the dual role.

Ian Mitchell
06:01 pm August 21, 2018

I know that this is supposed to be a big no no.  Please give me details on why this would always be a bad idea .

Have you checked to see if this combination is actually forbidden in the Scrum Guide?

The idea that 1 person does not have the time is not what I am looking for. 

The combination is often excluded because a potential conflict of interest is foreseen.

To me if person is an expert at all phases of scrum for a given project I see value of the dual role.

Can you clarify what you mean by “all phases of Scrum”?

 

 

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