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What Makes Scrum Teams Effective? A scientific investigation of 1.200 Scrum teams

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This post is a non-technical version of an academic paper about Scrum teams that I wrote with Daniel Russo. Daniel is a Professor at the University of Aalborg and is specialized in empirical software engineering. I am an organizational psychologist and Scrum practitioner with a love for survey development and statistics.

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People Drive Solutions, Tools Just Pave the Way!

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The essence of DevOps lies in its conceptual foundation, born out of software engineering. It's about understanding the impact of accelerated processes on our engineering systems and the way we design and approach our products. Request a free consultation with my team or enrol in one of our upcoming professional Scrum classes.

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5 Agile Methodologies for Project Managers that are not Scrum Framework

Project Pulse Journal

Exploring Agile methodologies provides teams with flexible, efficient, and collaborative approaches to software development and project management. Beyond Scrum , several Agile frameworks were developed to address the unique needs and challenges of projects and teams.

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

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Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. From our own quantitative research with 1.200 Scrum Teams , we know that teams are more effective when they are more aware of the needs of their stakeholders. The Scrum Guide seems pretty clear about what Product Owners are accountable for.

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Building blocks of the next generation of Organisations

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Let’s try Scrum. . Sadly, there is a knowledge gap in assisting organisations in understanding strategies that can influence their agility and support teams in change. He has helped many organisations adopt agile software delivery practices, including large banking, payments, telecom, and product organisations. We can help.

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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

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And we share results from our own analyses based on actual data from stakeholders and Scrum teams that we collected through the Scrum Team Survey. Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. We collected the data through our Scrum Team Survey. We worked with Prof.

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Project Delivery through the Definition of Done

Project Pulse Journal

This concept is vital across methodologies like Agile and Waterfall , where its application significantly influences project outcomes. In Scrum, the DoD helps ensure that each increment is potentially shippable. This helps the project team define what needs to be delivered and prevent potential scope creep.