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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

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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In-Depth: How To Create Better Work Agreements For Your Team

Scrum.org

Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. You can observe implicit coordination in Scrum teams when you look at how work moves across a Scrum board, or on- and of the Sprint Backlog. This is also why the Scrum framework includes the Definition of Done.

2004 230
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Unlocking the Power and Mastery of Development Approach and Life Cycle

Project Pulse Journal

Each approach establishes the development of project deliverables as influenced by the delivery cadence, defined as the number and timing of deliveries based on the type of deliverable. Understanding the influence of external factors allows modification of the chosen approach to meet external challenges head-on.

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

Scrum.org

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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In-Depth: What a Social Systems Perspective Teaches us About Change

Scrum.org

Recognize how much of your thinking is still subtly influenced by a mechanical perspective in organizations . like network patterning, mood, safety, social contact and social influence?—?than like choosing for Scrum?—?they The strong focus on empiricism and measurement would later inspire Kanban and the Scrum Framework.

2012 155
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Tailoring Your Project Management Approach: A Beginner’s Guide

Project Pulse Journal

One of the primary alternatives in such cases is the adoption of project management methodologies characterized by integral methodology flexibility, such as Agile or Scrum. Such alternative approaches become critical in scenarios where resources are limited or when project characteristics are unique. Retrieved from: [link] Whitaker, S.

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Industry, Product, and Technical Knowledge: What Makes a Project Manager an Expert?

Epicflow Blog

As stated in PMI’s Pulse of the Profession® (2014) , inadequate project requirements are the cause of project failure in 37% of organizations. But if your company is small and doesn’t have such a role as Scrum master, tech lead, or even product manager, perhaps you’ll have to dig into technical details while managing the product. .