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How To Spot Successful Scrum Masters

Scrum.org

In contrast, the quality of product/service metrics like defect rates indicate the team’s commitment to excellence under the Scrum Master’s leadership. Impediment Resolution and Innovation : Evaluating a Scrum Master’s effectiveness in resolving impediments and fostering innovation and process improvements is also crucial.

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What is servant leadership? How to empower your Agile team

Planio

Unfortunately, 77% of organizations say that they lack great leadership. So, it only makes sense that to keep your team together and happy (and avoid project failure ), you need to level up your leadership game. That’s where servant leadership comes in. Jump to a section: What is servant leadership? How is it unique?

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The Illusion of Velocity

Scrum.org

TL; DR: The Illusion of Velocity In this article, I explore the pitfalls of ‘The Illusion of Velocity’ in agile contexts, peeling back the layers of traditional metrics as leadership tools. Moreover, I point to the advantages gained from leadership engaging directly with teams.

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Skills Of A CIO – Within Reach Of A Strategic PM?

The Strategic Project Manager

We’ll come back to that later after surveying the landscape. These roles involve more responsibility and leadership in managing IT systems, projects, and teams. Leadership Development – Seek opportunities to develop leadership skills and gain experience in managing people, projects, and budgets.

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Mastering the Art of Strategic Thinking

The IIL Blog

By Deepak Bansal August 2, 2023 A survey conducted by the Global Leadership Forecast, one of the most expansive leadership projects in the world, found that strategic thinking is a highly sought-after skill in leaders. What does strategic thinking even mean? Register here.

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Driving Performance with a Coaching Leadership Style

Wrike

In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, effective leadership is essential for driving performance and achieving organizational success. One leadership style that has gained significant recognition is coaching leadership. They value their input and encourage them to share their ideas and perspectives.

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Blog Series: From Scrum Master to Agile Leader - Part 1 - Exploring the Gaps in Scrum Mastery

Scrum.org

This is where the Scrum Master’s leadership can help. . Instead, it is intended to enable people to work in focused, collaborative, autonomous teams that use empiricism, creativity, and innovation to pursue opportunities to deliver value to customers by solving complex problems. The Scrum Master’s Leadership Opportunity.

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