This is kind of a tricky question because assessing skills capabilities and actively pursuing a skills development path for the #developmentteam or #productowner is not part of the core responsibilities of a #scrummaster.  

It is, however, something which the #scrummaster can address through conversations, #sprintreviews and #sprintretrospectives if it becomes obvious that there is a skills gap in the team and the team are not consistently achieving their #sprintgoal as a result.  

The scrum master and/or #agilecoach can facilitate the conversation or initiate a discussion about skills but it is up to the development team to decide which skills are needed and how to go about acquiring those skills.  

As a scrum master, it is your responsibility to create an environment where others can thrive and excel. That does include helping to identify opportunities for growth and facilitating conversations with the necessary people around capturing those opportunities so the scrum master does straddle a line when it comes to addressing skills in the team.  

In this short video, John McFadyen walks us through his thoughts on how a scrum master can help identify what skills are needed in the #scrum team and how to facilitate the conversation around that opportunity.  

John has worked on some of the highest performing #scrumteams in the world as both a scrum master and #agilecoach. He has also worked at the coalface of some of the UK and Europe's largest, most complex #agiletransformations so he knows a thing or two about cultivating and nurturing high-performance skills and capabilities in team environments.  

If you like the idea of becoming a scrum master, visit our Certified Scrum Master course page on https://www.agilecentre.com/courses/scrum-master/certified-scrummaster/ 

If you are already a scrum master and want to upskill, visit our Advanced Certified Scrum Master course page on https://www.agilecentre.com/courses/scrum-master/advanced-certified-scrummaster/ 

If you have several years' experience as a scrum master and want to both validate and certify your professional skills, visit our Certified Scrum Professional Scrum Master course page on https://www.agilecentre.com/courses/scrum-master/certified-scrum-professional-scrum-master/ 

If you like the idea of mentored and coach-driven skills development, visit our Agile Coach Academy on https://www.agilecentre.com/courses/agile-coach/agile-coach-academy/ 

If you have identified #coaching as a valuable skill to develop, visit our on-demand Introduction to Coaching course on https://academy.agilecentre.com/courses/introduction-to-coaching 

For more information on John McFadyen, visit https://www.johnmcfadyen.com or connect with John on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmcfadyen/ 

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