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Is it worth it to become a Scrum Master?

Scrum.org

In March 2021, I was conversing with a CTO of a Product based company. We bring great value to clients by building capabilities through our training, coaching, and consulting services. He asked me a question that if it was worth employing a Scrum Master. We discussed the topic by exchanging opinions, and I explained my viewpoint.

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How to Win with Agile Resistant Teams — Agile Camp Berlin 2021

Scrum.org

Over the past thirty years, Scott has provided vision and leadership in roles such as CEO, CTO, VP Product, VP Engineering, VP Professional Services across a variety of industries including financial services, insurance, healthcare, education, and technology industries.

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

The Strategic Project Manager

Strategic Roles – Transition to strategic roles such as IT strategy consultant, business analyst, or enterprise architect. These roles involve collaborating with senior leadership to develop and implement technology strategies that align with business objectives.

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Cargo Cult Agile — A Checklist to Open the Discussion

Scrum.org

Consequently, many consultants responded to the increasing demand for agile practitioners, particularly from corporate organizations, by rebranding themselves. Stakeholders bypass Product Owners by talking directly to developers or the CTO. 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the introduction of Scrum.)

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Six Ways How Dev And Marketing Teams Can Collaborate Effortlessly

Proofhub

When marketing and technology teams collaborate and utilize team management software , they frequently complement one another in practical ways. After consulting with the tech team, the marketers may take advantage of the most advanced technologies to create valuable assets and manage various projects.

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Getting the Outcomes You Want From Technical Spikes

Leading Agile

She had just taken over this part of the organization, and I was the technical consultant tasked making her dreams come true: working-tested product in the demo. “Are these volleyball games or demos?” the senior director leaned over to me and asked during the 7 team demo of the day.

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Overview and Key Themes of IIL’s 2021 Agile & Scrum Online Conference

International Institute for Learning

In his session Shifting Left until We Shift Right , Rob Zuber, CTO of CircleCI will help us understand the principles such as DevOps and CI/CD in the context of agile development, and how scenario planning can minimize cost and risk while maximizing value delivery. Move from Resisting Agile to Yes, Agile!

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