Scrum Masters, It’s Time to Care About DevOps
Let’s be honest — if you think DevOps is “not your thing,” you’re probably leaving a ton of value on the table.
Scrum isn’t just about standups and sprint boards. It’s about helping teams deliver meaningful work, faster and more reliably. That’s where DevOps comes in — and why you should care.
Here’s why it matters:
Flow matters more than rituals
Scrum gives structure, but DevOps helps things actually move. Faster delivery, fewer blockers — that’s agility in action.More visibility = better coaching
When you can see lead time, deployment frequency, or failure rates, you get real insight into what’s slowing the team down. Use that in retros and planning to help the team grow.DevOps shortens the feedback loop
The sooner we ship, the sooner we learn. Smaller batches, quicker fixes, faster recovery — DevOps supports everything we want from agile delivery.“Done” shouldn’t mean “waiting in a queue”
If stories are done at the end of the sprint but not in production, they’re not really done. DevOps helps teams own the full path to value — and you can help connect those dots.It’s a culture thing, not just a tooling thing
DevOps is about breaking down silos and sharing responsibility. Sound familiar? That’s exactly what great Scrum Masters do.Better metrics = better conversations
Instead of obsessing over story points, try looking at Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR) — how quickly the team can bounce back from a failure — or the change failure rate. Those tell a clearer story about how the team’s really performing.You don’t need to be a DevOps engineer
But knowing how code moves from “done” to “live” helps you coach better, ask smarter questions, and spot friction points others might miss.
Bottom line: Scrum and DevOps aren’t competing philosophies — they complement each other.
If you're serious about helping teams deliver real value, faster and safer, DevOps should absolutely be part of your playbook.