Everyone loves the idea of self-managing teams. Give people autonomy, let them decide how to work, and everything just falls into place, right?
Not quite.
Scrum isn’t about letting teams work however they like. It’s about bounded autonomy, freedom within a framework. Self-management means teams decide how to deliver value, but within the constraints of Scrum events, commitments, and organisational needs. The alignment comes from shared goals, accountability, and structure. Without it, self-management becomes chaos.
Too much control? Teams disengage, becoming passive executors. Too little? Work becomes fragmented, directionless, and ultimately ineffective. True agility is the ability to adapt while staying aligned with the bigger picture.
If your teams are struggling, ask yourself: Is the problem too much control, or too little alignment?
Smart Classifications
Each classification [Concepts, Categories, & Tags] was assigned using AI-powered semantic analysis and scored across relevance, depth, and alignment. Final decisions? Still human. Always traceable. Hover to see how it applies.
Our Happy Clients
We partner with businesses across diverse industries, including finance, insurance, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, technology, engineering, transportation, hospitality, entertainment, legal, government, and military sectors.
Flowmaster (a Mentor Graphics Company)
MacDonald Humfrey (Automation) Ltd.
Capita Secure Information Solutions Ltd
Washington Department of Enterprise Services
Washington Department of Transport
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Nottingham County Council
Department of Work and Pensions (UK)
Emerson Process Management
