[tbrownaw]

> I really dislike the term "Scrum Master." They're a team captain.

Originally that term was supposed to be a temporary role that someone (rotated each time) would take on during a scrum meeting, and referred to them being charged with keeping the meeting on track.

[mgkimsal]

and... it would keep everyone on their toes a bit more, vs just having a group of folks that nod and say 'yes', 'no' or '3 points' a few times at the same time every day.

[nrr]

It was! I've, however, gotten way more use out of saddling whoever is most senior with the role of making sure the team as a whole is on track. This way, it's a little more familiar with the way Western management hierarchy operates without turning it too much on its head. It's something of a leadership billet without removing the ability to be technical, which is important for a lot of folks.

It tends to work pretty well in an environment that both lacks a bug tracker (so that individual people aren't assigned things) and has a culture of pairing or mobbing.