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

Scrum.org

Daniel is a Professor at the University of Aalborg and is specialized in empirical software engineering. How can Scrum Masters and Agile coaches support this through exercises and workshops? Daniel Russo to write an academic paper that has been submitted to the academic journal “T ransactions of Software Engineering ”.

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What makes the difference between a GOOD Scrum Master and a GREAT Scrum?Master?

Scrum.org

In addition to facilitating Scrum events, the Scrum Master creates and conducts workshops for a wide variety of purposes. A Scrum Master needs to learn about processes, change, frameworks, practices, soft-skills, psychology, software engineering, agile engineering practices and so forth. passionate. courageous.

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

Scrum.org

Is it really that important that they are autonomous, able to release frequently, interact closely with stakeholders and spend all that time on continuous improvement? However, the sheer effort involved is so gargantuan that this is close to impossible. What is the business case for Agile teams? Or is all that just hype?

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

Of all the product-related activities that Scrum teams spend their time on, “Product Discovery” and “Sprint Review Quality” score lowest, closely followed by “Stakeholder Collaboration”: Average scores on five themes of product-oriented work in Scrum teams. A Product Owner does well not to keep their cards close to their chests.

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Are Scrum Masters Sufficiently Focused On Valuable Outcomes?

Scrum.org

The picture that emerges from this is that many Scrum teams struggle to collaborate closely with stakeholders, and thus struggle to understand what is important to those stakeholders. We added a slew of do-it-yourself workshops to collaborate more closely with stakeholders and to have better Sprint Reviews. Closing Words.

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Assume a Spherical Cow

Leading Agile

” I was reminded of the old joke by a recent article by John Regehr, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Utah, entitled “Closing the Loop: The Importance of External Engagement in Computer Science Research.” This is not an isolated case, and most of what passes for research in software engineering is horrible.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

Accuracy - how close is the estimate to the actual value? Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E. McMahon, Cross Talk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering , July/August 2015, pp. Nord, CrossTalk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering , May/June 2013.

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