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

Scrum.org

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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“Agile Is Just for Software” and other Scrum Myths

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Scrum is the most popular Agile framework. According to the latest State of Agile survey from Digital.ai, 90% of teams who are using an Agile framework are using Scrum. I like to think that this is because Scrum is a goldilocks framework … with just enough - but not too much - structure. That is the power of Scrum.

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Should We Change Scrum?

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TL; DR: Can We Or Should We Change Scrum? Can we or should we change Scrum, or is it a sacrilege to tweak the ‘immutable’ framework to accommodate our teams’ and organizations’ needs? Not so fast; don’t just dismiss augmenting Scrum as leaving the path, contributing to the numerous Scrumbut mutations, giving Scrum a bad name.

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How agile is your team (and what you can do about it!)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Did you know, one survey found that the most common reason to adopt agile is to be able to deliver products more quickly? Yet the same survey found that 75% of people did not believe their organisation had a culture that supported agile ways of working. This is a guest article by David Daly. This matches my experience.

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10 Quick Tips To Improve Cross-Functionality Within Your Scrum Team

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All quick tips are included in the Scrum Team Survey. With this free product, Scrum teams can diagnose themselves with an extensive, scientifically validated survey and receive detailed results and evidence-based feedback upon completion. High autonomy is at the root of successful Scrum teams.

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June 4, 2020: Quo Vadis, Scrum Master? Is it Time to Reinvent Yourself?

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TL; DR: Quo Vadis, Scrum Master? — Freelancing Scrum Masters being let go, with no new projects on the horizon. Employed Scrum Masters being furloughed or fired. Moreover, considering remote work as the new normal — where does this development leave the Scrum Master or agile coach? Quo Vadis, Scrum Master?

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Top Project Management Conferences of 2022

ProjectManager.com

Over 600 project management professionals were surveyed to find out what was impacting their work. Click here to download ProjectManager’s survey report on 2022 project management trends. Global Scrum Gathering. Read all about it and be prepared for your project management conferences! Where: Denver, Colo., When: June 5-8.

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