Scrum vs. Sociocracy

Scrum is an iterative and incremental agile software development framework for managing software projects. Sociocracy is a method for equivalent, effective, and transparent self-governance in organizations. They are surprisingly coherent and complementary. Sociocracy’s focus is on the governance of the whole organization, while Scrum’s focus is on the project management. Here’s a comparison between them:

• Scrum is built on an empirical process control model. Sociocracy is too.
• Scrum has a Scrum Master. Sociocracy has a Facilitator.
• Scrum has Scrum teams. Sociocracy has Circles.
• Scrum keeps everything about a project visible to everyone. Transparency is important to Sociocracy too.
• Scrum makes obstacle removal an objective. Sociocracy too.
• Scrum has daily Scrum meetings. Sociocracy has not.
• Sociocracy has double links between teams. Scrum has not.
• Scrum is different. Sociocracy is too.
• Scrum requires courage. Sociocracy too!

Scrum can learn from Sociocracy how to turn a whole organization dynamic and agile. What can Sociocracy learn from Scrum?

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Related posts in Swedish:
Holakrati, holokrati och sociokrati
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Hur införa sociokrati i en organisation (del 2)?
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Kurs i kväkarnas beslutsmetod, som sociokrati bygger på
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