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Scrum Guide
Scrum Master Service to the Development Team
The Scrum Master serves the Development Team in several ways,
including: Coaching the Development Team in self-organization
and cross-functionality
Agile Principle (2001):
The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from
self-organizing teams.
New New product development* (1986):
1. Built-in instability
2. Self-organizing project teams
3. Overlapping development phases
4. Multilearning
5. Subtle control
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*HBR Takeuchi & Nonaka
Key characteristics of successful companies
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Self Organize Form Scrum Teams
Teams need to be co-located
Teams need to be cross-functional
Teams need to be cross-component
Be able to deliver any item from the product backlog
1. Market Your Skills 5mins
Name + Primary skill + Secondary skill
Speed Date
2. Lets GO 5 mins
Lets reflect 5 mins
3. Lets GO 5 mins
Lets reflect 5 mins
4. Lets GO 5 mins
Lets reflect 5 mins
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*Characteristics of Self organizing systems:
1. Distributed control, i.e. absence of centralised control
2. Continuous adaptation to a changing environment
3. Emergent structure from local interaction
4. Feedback, both positive and negative
5. Resilience due to the systems ability to repair and adjust
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* The Science of Self-Organization and Adaptivity
Francis Heylighen (2001)