Are ‘Agile Coach’ and ‘SCRUM Master’ Being Deprecated?

A Reddit post with many sharing the same view: “The need for a full-time coaching role has greatly diminished.” However, I believe that many (if not all) software teams still need a REAL Agile Coach who can assist them in implementing E2E UI Test Automation and Continuous Testing.

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I came across this Reddit post from Cliff Berg’s comment. (Cliff is the lead author of Agile 2: The Next Iteration of Agile).

For people who currently are working as ‘Agile Coach’ or ‘Scrum Master’ and believe you’re helping your teams practice true Agile, scroll to the bottom of this article. There, you’ll find quotes from the creators of Agile and Scrum, which can help you perform a quick self-assessment.

Table of Contents
· Summary of the Post and its Reviews
∘ 1. The job market is bad.
∘ 2. There is no need for an ‘Agile Coach’ or ‘Scrum Master’ as they don’t deliver value.
∘ 3. Agile Coaches or Scrum Masters seem to be doing useless stuff.
· My View on This
· A…