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99 Reasons for Scrum: How staff benefits from Scrum projects

We have discussed the Scrum framework in software development in various of our blogs and in our wiki. The conclusion has always been: it is not an easy task to establish agile methods, however, Scrum is always worth it. In this series of articles, we have collected 99 reasons, why customers, coworkers, and service provider equally benefit from Scrum. In the last article, we explored how the customers benefit. This article focuses on the benefits of Scrum projects for staff:

99 Reasons for Scrum: How customers benefit from Scrum projects

We have discussed the Scrum framework in software development in various of our blogs and in our wiki. The conclusion has always been: it is not an easy task to establish agile methods, however, Scrum is always worth it. In this series of articles, we have collected 99 reasons, why customers, coworkers, and service provider equally benefit from Scrum. First, let’s take a look at the benefits for the customer:

Budget planning in Scrum projects and possible reactions to cost explosions

Complex IT projects are always subject to uncertainty. You must often deal with unclear conditions and changing priorities, are dependent on third-party systems and/or service providers, are using new technology and must face new requirements. That’s why it’s difficult to make professional, reliable estimates on company expenditures regardless of which project management method you use. Risks, however, are significantly lower in Scrum projects, because you always remain in complete control of the budget.

An Unexpected Journey – See you at the end (and on Team 23)! – (draw.io Adventures in Diagramming, Part 7)

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RPG fans take note: As promised, the big draw.io adventure was finished at Atlassian Team ’23! We present you with a final, epic battle including a happy ending – and of course a review of Atlassian Team ’23, the innovations announced there and what is actually behind the Eierlegenden Wollmilchsau.

Modern ITSM as inspiration for organization-wide Enterprise Service Management (ESM)

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In ITSM, the administrative teams of a company see themselves as service providers for the employees. The ITSM teams systematically break down their work areas and tasks into individual standardized services. This concept is now spilling over beyond the boundaries of IT: companies want to ensure that other teams (HR, marketing, procurement, sales, etc.) also embrace the idea of service. The goal is organization-wide enterprise service management (ESM).

An Unexpected Journey – Of Good Teamwork, Failed Rescue Attempts and Devilish Schemes (draw.io Adventures in Diagramming, Part 6)

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Welcome to the 6th part of our draw.io adventure – and the last one you can read in this form! Because the final part will be played out later this week in Las Vegas, at Team 23. But first, our heroes must rescue their Agile Coach Marcus from the clutches of evil monsters, only to find themselves, reunited, in the lair of the evil mastermind. Only then does the diabolical plan behind it all become apparent – and it’s worse than Caroline, Marcus, Pauline and Angie could have dreamed…

An Unexpected Journey – About Conflicts, Resistance and Retrospectives (draw.io Adventures in Diagramming, Part 5)

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oin our four heroes on their journey as they try to protect the distant kingdom of Connectalot from an unknown evil! In the 5th part of our draw.io adventure, team “Fiends & Foes” is on their way to “Wiesgooden”, the birthplace of the legendary “Eierlegenden Wollmilchsau”. There they hope to finally get more information about the whole situation. But even before they arrive in the city, a fateful encounter takes place that holds completely new perspectives in store, especially for Agile Coach Marcus…