Scrum Master vs. Project Manager roles and responsibilities
Scrum Master is referred as a facilitator, who manages the teams that are implementing the Agile methodology. The roles and responsibilities of the Scrum Master includes:
- Sprint planning
- Scheduling the daily Scrum meeting
- Managing Scrum process responsibly
- Helping the Scrum teams to follow Scrum practices
- Removing barriers so the team can focus on their work
- Assisting with the Product Backlog
- Co-operating with Product Owner in designing Product Backlog items for the next Sprint
- Protecting the team from external distractions
- Recording and assisting to improve team dynamics
Project Manager roles and responsibilities:
Project manager’s role is to manage the projects and ensure that the project meets the requirements. The roles and responsibilities of the Project Manager are as follows:
- Defining project scope to the team
- Planning project target
- Preparing the work schedule for the team members
- Gathering requirements
- Defining the resource requirements for the project
- Preparing the budget for a project
- Assuring quality
- Mitigating the risks
- Monitoring the plans
- Getting user feedback
- Managing relationships with the client and the stakeholders
- Ending the project
