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Project Management & Agile · Foundational

Self-Managing Team

A team that internally decides who does what, when, and how.

Definition

The 2020 Scrum Guide changed 'self-organizing' to 'self-managing' to emphasize that Scrum Teams decide who does what, when, and how. Leaders set boundaries and goals rather than assigning tasks.

Example

Developers choose who takes each Sprint Backlog item during planning.

Exam tip

In Scrum no one, not even the Scrum Master, assigns tasks to Developers.

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