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

CIO Business Intelligence

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?

SCRUM 107
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3 force multipliers for digital transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

Tech companies have laid off over 250 thousand employees since 2022, and 93% of CEOs report preparing for a US recession over the next 12 to 18 months. People still associate agile as primarily a software development practice, yet many organizations use Kanban and Scrum in marketing and other department workflows.

SCRUM 144