The Power of Scrum Mastery: An Analysis of Agile Team Performance and Scrum Master Influence

Hannes Salin, Hannes Salin, Felix Albrecht, John Skov

2023

Abstract

We investigate the level of influence the scrum master role has on a team’s success, in terms of four different leading indicators: feature lead time, defect leakage, predictability and velocity. We use statistical analysis on a large data set of agile metrics, collected by the target company, a large corporation in the Nordics. Our study showed that primarily the presence of a scrum master correlates well with team success for feature lead time. The remaining three indicators did not show strong statistical correlation with the inclusion/exclusion of a scrum master. However, these indicators should not be excluded for data-driven decision making, and need further research to identify obstructive or external factors that may influence either the scrum master’s presence or the leading indicators’ reliability.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Salin H., Albrecht F. and Skov J. (2023). The Power of Scrum Mastery: An Analysis of Agile Team Performance and Scrum Master Influence. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Software Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT; ISBN 978-989-758-665-1, SciTePress, pages 377-384. DOI: 10.5220/0012083600003538

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icsoft23,
author={Hannes Salin and Felix Albrecht and John Skov},
title={The Power of Scrum Mastery: An Analysis of Agile Team Performance and Scrum Master Influence},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Software Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT},
year={2023},
pages={377-384},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012083600003538},
isbn={978-989-758-665-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Software Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT
TI - The Power of Scrum Mastery: An Analysis of Agile Team Performance and Scrum Master Influence
SN - 978-989-758-665-1
AU - Salin H.
AU - Albrecht F.
AU - Skov J.
PY - 2023
SP - 377
EP - 384
DO - 10.5220/0012083600003538
PB - SciTePress