A Theory of Scrum Team Effectiveness

Scrum teams are at the heart of framework. Nevertheless, an integrated and systemic theory that can explain what makes some more effective than others is still missing. To address this gap, we performed a 7-year-long mixed-methods investigation composed two main phases. First, induced theoretical model from 13 exploratory field studies. Our proposes effectiveness depends on five high-level factors (responsiveness, stakeholder concern, continuous improvement, team autonomy, management support) lower-level factors. In second phase our study, validated with covariance-based structural equation modeling analysis using data about 5,000 developers 2,000 gathered custom-built survey. Results suggest very good fit empirical in ( CFI = 0.959, RMSEA 0.038, SRMR 0.035). Accordingly, research allowed us to (1) propose validate generalizable for (2) formulate clear recommendations how organizations better support teams.