A ScrumMaster needs a different skills and mindset than a normal developer. I have worked in teams where I was part time scrum master & developer. In many other projects I was full time Scrum Master. Both projects were a success. Based on my experiences if I have to answer this question I will say that it depends on the project but given a choice I want my ScrumMaster to be fulltime. Being a technical person helps the ScrumMaster to understand the language spoken by the team. But if he/she is also working as a part time developer then the Scrum Master will be more interested in finishing the bugs/Product Backlog Items. Then who will protect the team from PO & other stake holders? Who will coach them? Few months’ back one of my colleagues complained that his ScrumMaster is interested in only in finishing the work, there was no feeling of being part of a team because the ScrumMaster was busy finishing his bugs. He rarely motivated the team. I came from a strong techni
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