YDS: Can One Person be the Scrum Master and Product Owner

This question came from a recent Professional Scrum Master Class that Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller co-taught. The student was concerned that having the same person fill the two roles was not allowed in Scrum. Of course, the Scrum Guild allows for one person to fulfill many roles, but there are some really good reasons to avoid this anti-pattern. Check out Ryan and Todd's take on this important question in the video. Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum