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Designers -- An Untapped Pool of Agile Leadership

Posted February 6, 2013 | Leadership |

Implementing an agile product development process has many challenges. One that is not regularly addressed is who will lead each of the Scrum teams. Many organizations default to the seemingly obvious answer of the Scrum Master. Often ill-defined (even with "certification"), this role is essentially the agile version of the project manager. But agile teams are supposed to be self-organizing, leaving project managers (who don't contribute in other ways) largely useless.

About The Author
Jeff Gothelf
Jeff Gothelf has spent a 15-year career as an interaction designer, Agile practitioner, team leader, blogger, and teacher. He is one of the leading voices on the topic of Agile UX and Lean UX. In addition, Mr. Gothelf is the author of the upcoming O'Reilly book (2013), Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience. He is a highly sought-after international speaker, having presented at Interactions, UX LX, UX London, EuroIA, SXSW, … Read More
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