http://danube.com/blog/victorszalvay/complexity_theory_and_scrum.html Comments for "Complexity Theory and Scrum" en http://danube.com/blog/victorszalvay/complexity_theory_and_scrum.html In this article, I try to shed light on the roots of Scrum as based in complexity science. Scrum is a framework designed to harness the benefits of &quot;self-organizing&quot; teams. But what does &quot;self-organization&quot; really mean, where did it come from, and why would it work in the software industry? <br /><br />First and foremost, I'm not a complexity/chaos theory expert, but I find the subject fascinating and have done some light reading on the subject. But I'm finding that reading even pop books on complexity really help me understand the underpinnings of why Scrum seems to work so well for many organizations. As a primer, I recommend the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0609808834/102-6058334-7289750?v=glance&n=283155" target="_blank" title="Amazon.com"><em>Surfing the Edge of Chaos</em></a> which provides a business-centric overview of complexity and chaos theory, with a handful of real life business case studies.<p><a href="http://danube.com/blog/victorszalvay/complexity_theory_and_scrum.html">read more</a></p> http://danube.com/blog/victorszalvay/complexity_theory_and_scrum.html#comment Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:44:29 -0500 VictorSzalvay 493 at http://danube.com