Bridging Agile and Traditional Practices: The Role of Project Managers in Enhancing Scrum Team Success and Sustainable Development

Mickail Lim; Lorraine Skelton; Farhad Mehdipour

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Bridging Agile and Traditional Practices: The Role of Project Managers in Enhancing Scrum Team Success and Sustainable Development

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Mickail Lim¹, Lorraine Skelton¹, Farhad Mehdipour¹^{, *}

¹Otago Polytechnic – Auckland International Campus, Auckland, New Zealand

^*Corresponding author. Email: farhadm@op.ac.nz

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Farhad Mehdipour

Available Online 30 June 2025.

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Keywords: Scrum Teams; Project Management; Agile Framework; Team Dynamics; Distributed Teams; Project Success; Smart Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); Hybrid Agile Practices
Abstract: This paper explores the persistence of Project Managers within Scrum Teams, a topic that challenges the conventional roles defined in the Scrum Framework. Using survey data from 584 Scrum professionals across Southeast Asia and Oceania, the research examines the conditions under which Project Managers are present and their impact on perceived project success. The findings reveal that distributed teams and projects with extended durations benefit significantly from the presence of a Project Manager, particularly in areas like risk management and stakeholder communication. However, overlapping responsibilities often lead to role ambiguity, necessitating clearer role definitions. This study contributes to Agile project management literature by providing regional insights and practical recommendations for optimizing hybrid team structures.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the Smart Sustainable Development Conference 2025 (SSD 2025)
Series: Atlantis Highlights in Sustainable Development
Publication Date: 30 June 2025
ISBN: 978-94-6463-720-5
ISSN: 3005-155X
DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-720-5_11 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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