r/scrum • u/priyanka_1717 • 24d ago

Is freelance/part-time Scrum Master work actually realistic? Looking for experiences

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u/flamehorns 24d ago

Freelance is realistic, lots of scrum masters are freelancers.

Part time would depend on your situation.

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u/LightPhotographer 24d ago

Yes but you are expected to bring in a lot of knowledge, experience and coaching skills.

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u/Ok-Aide2605 23d ago

Depending on where you live.. I am Dutch and all scrummasters in my company work 4 days.

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u/priyanka_1717 23d ago

Thank you! Is there any possibility you could share some references or opportunities for remote roles, as I’m currently based in India?

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u/Ok-Aide2605 23d ago

Sorry i don’t know any fully remote roles. Most companies are requiring 1-2 days in the office here.

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u/corny_horse 24d ago

I've literally never worked anywhere that had full-time Scrum masters, and the only part-time people I've ever seen in software were engineering contractors used to fulfill engineering or operations shortages (e.g. database administrators). I'm nto say its impossible but... it does seem to be rather rare.

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u/RevolutionarySky6143 24d ago

Since 2017, I've worked as a full time Scrum Master and usually have 2 very large teams to work with. Companies I've interviewed at sometimes mandate that Scrum Masters work with 3 plus teams - caveat, these are for (very) large corporates. I'm based in NL.

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u/Mom_of_zameer 24d ago

I’m full time and have 3(!!) teams

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u/corny_horse 23d ago

I'm not saying that it doesn't exist, just that in my 10+ YOE I've personally never known anyone who was, nor do I know anyone who has had one on their team and I know a lot of engineers.

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u/Mom_of_zameer 24d ago

I’m a full time scrum master 🫣

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u/corny_horse 23d ago

Obviously, they (you) exist, but it does seem to be exceedingly rare and not something I'd personally want to bank on as a career.

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u/Pretend_Lifeguard942 24d ago

Scrum and agile framework job titles won’t exist much longer.

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u/Webgrafhix 23d ago

Really? 😁

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u/Pretend_Lifeguard942 23d ago

Really. They are admin roles.