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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. Others do not.

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The Scrum Guide 2020 Aims For Focus And Inclusivity But Might Scare Designers Away

Forrester IT

I attended the 2020 Scrum guide update event that also celebrated its 25th anniversary. And while this new edition intends to provide more focus, be simpler and more inclusive – recognizing that Scrum is widely used outside of the software development world – some choices might just be counterproductive and even scare designers away.

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5 Ways Scrum Leaders Drive Astoundingly Successful Collaboration

Social, Agile and Transformation

Product owners, tech leads, and scrum masters are three common roles you find on scrum teams. I've written about their key responsibilities such as product owners prioritizing backlogs, tech leads overseeing estimating, and scrum masters ensuring team collaboration and cohesion. But how should these three leaders collaborate?

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5 Recommendations on How Much To Invest in Agile and Scrum Courses

Social, Agile and Transformation

Are you considering getting formally trained or certified in agile methodologies or scrum? Are you looking to become a certified scrum master, or maybe get trained in an agile framework such as SAFe or LeSS, or specialize in agile transformation with classes like StarCIO Agile Planning?

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What is the Modernized Role of Scrum Masters

Social, Agile and Transformation

The 15th episode of 5 Minutes with @NYIke focuses on the modernized role of the scrum master. . Ten years ago, scrum masters were the experts on agile methodologies and charged to coach teams through the process. That's still needed for newly formed teams or to help new employees/teammates that have never been on scrum teams before.

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If Scrum isn’t agile, a SaaS solution could be

Venture Beast

Scrum seems to be the most popular way to “implement” agile development. However, it's not certain if Scrum can actually be considered agile. Read More.

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Best scrum certifications in 2022

Tech Republic

Earn your title as a Scrum Master or Product Owner by becoming certified. Here is a list of some of the hottest Scrum certifications out there. The post Best scrum certifications in 2022 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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