Ep. 47 | MASTERY AND LEADERSHIP: Nikhil Nambiar On Becoming Fit To Be A Scrum Master And Leading Teams

It’s round 2 of our two-part series of The Agile Coach, where Vivek Khattri welcomes a former colleague, Nikhil Nambiar. Nikhil was a former Lead Technical Instructor in the Agile Coach and is now a Senior Consultant for Slalom Consulting. Nikhil will be spending the time of this 2nd episode discussing the basic understanding a scrum master should have, and what is really important with the role of a scrum master. HIGHLIGHTS Understanding API Know the basics, be curious What's important for Nikhil when interviewing Scrum Master problem solving Dealing with compliance problems Handling objections from other scrum masters What is DevOps QUOTES Nikhil: “No, you don't have to be technical to be a scrum master. But you need to have a certain level of understanding and certain level of curiosity around what technology is, and what are the things that developers go through in order to be a great scrum master.” Nikhil: “It's not about knowing how to solve the problem. It's about identifying the problem. And getting the right people in the room to solve that problem.” Nikhil: “Scrum Masters, first of all, don't even look at that as a problem. Because they'll go like, Oh, this is compliance. This is how the company operates.” Nikhil: “Agile is not about perfection. So whatever you're trying to do here, is like, you need to view it from the lens of this team. Yeah, not from one Agile principle that has been followed in the industry.” Nikhil: “DevOps, in general, is a team that is responsible for maintaining the infrastructure where code is deployed.” Learn more about Nikhil in the link below: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nambiarnikhil/ If you enjoy The Agile Coach and are interested in learning more, you can check us out at the link below: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-agile-coach-llc