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What is a Scrum master? A key role for project success

CIO

Scrum is a powerful framework for implementing agile processes in software development and other projects. This highly adopted framework utilizes short iterations of work, called sprints, and daily meetings, called scrums, to tackle discrete portions of a project in succession until the project is complete. What does a Scrum master do?

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How to get your CFO to buy into a better model for IT funding

CIO

In contrast, traditional organisations use a project-based approach to delivery, with temporary teams created on an as-needed basis for a specific purpose with budgets based on up-front funding estimates. If the scope is clear and easy to define up-front, it’s a great way to keep everyone on track and ensure teams are delivering to budget.

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Better Scrum with Essence

scruminc

When over 50% of Scrum implementations fail to deliver on time, on budget, with happy customers according to Standish Group data, we need to find tools and techniques to help us improve the odds against this. Scrum is by far the most widely used agile framework in the world, but we’ve also found that 58% of Scrum implementations fail.

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Scrum by Example – How Sprint Planning Mistakes Can Derail a Team

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

This resulting plan is created by the collaborative work of the entire Scrum Team.”. How will the chosen work get done? We’ll use them as an example of a typical Scrum team. Having now selected the Product Backlog items for the Sprint, the team members spend the next hour figuring out how they will get them to “Done”.

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Success Story: Swiss Insurtech Company Hires a Remote CTO from Ukraine

While some businesses choose the strategy of improving their HR brand, extending the number of employees' perks and increasing the hiring budgets, other companies decide not to fight for the resources in the red ocean and open for themselves the alternative of hiring dedicated resources overseas.

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Backlog Grooming: How to Prepare and Run Refinement Meetings in Scrum

Altexsoft

One of the most popular Agile frameworks , Scrum, suggests building software in iterations aka Sprints that last between two to four weeks. Scrum roles include a Scrum Master, a Product Owner (PO), and a development team. Why does the Scrum Team need backlog grooming? How to prepare for the grooming. MoSCoW method.

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Scrum Master vs Project Manager: How are they different?

Openxcell

Scrum Master and Project Manager profiles are quite distinct though most of the people get confused. What is Scrum? Scrum is a framework that helps teams to encourage self organization and generate effective solutions against complex issues. Scrum guides the product creation and focuses on value and high visibility.