Can Product Owner and Scrum Master be the same person?

1.	Can Product Owner and Scrum Master be the same person?
Answer» No. Product Owner and SCRUM MASTER are two separate roles and mixing them can have a very negative effect on the DEVELOPMENT process. Both role REQUIRES 100% involvement. One person will not be able to fulfil all his responsibilities in 100 %. Scrum Master sometimes needs to act as a mediator between the development team and PO when their goals START to diverge. In such case, if the same person is acting as both, there will be a conflict of interest.

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