The adoption of Scrum has increased rapidly in recent years, and with its rapid adoption, several myths are abound. In our recent interview with Pete Deemer, Founder of GoodAgile, we debunked some of the Scrum myths and discussed about the realities.
Pete has shared his views on Scrum Master focusing too much on Scrum ceremonies only many a times. Also, the forever debate – Is Scrum Master not as important as Product Owner?- has been discussed.
Interviewee: Pete Deemer (Founder, GoodAgile)
Pete Deemer is a well-known figure in the Agile software community, and has spent the last 25+ years leading teams building products and services at global companies. Pete served on the Board of Directors of Scrum Alliance from 2012-2017, and as Chairman of Scrum Alliance in 2016. He is the lead author of The Scrum Primer, one of the most widely read introductions to Agile development.
Interviewer: Noopur Pathak (Chief Media Editor, INNOVATION ROOTS)
Author: Noopur Pathak
Agile Leadership in Rapidly Changing World with Zuzana Sochova
The fast paced technological advancements and social changes have significant impact on Agile Leadership. In our recent edition, we have featured Zuzana Sochova to address the challenges for the Agile leaders in the rapidly changing world.
In this discussed, we have touched upon following topics;
1. Agile leaders emerging haphazardly, practically by chance
2. Suggestions on how an Agile leader should emerge in any organisation
3. Impact of digitisation, big data, ecosystems, platforms, or artificial intelligence on the journey to achieve business agility
4. Ways to ensure that Agile management and leadership is always aligned/relevant with/to current times
5. Her advice for today’s CEO’s.
Interviewee: Zuzana Sochova (Author, The Great Scrum Master)
Zuzana is an independent agile coach and trainer, Certified Team Coach, and Certified Scrum Trainer with more than fifteen years of experience in the IT industry. She is a regular speaker at conferences. She is an author of The Great Scrum Master and The Agile Leader: Leveraging the Power of Influence
Interviewer: Noopur Pathak (Chief Media Editor, INNOVATION ROOTS)