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Self Organizing

Teams deciding how to accomplish work — the pre-2020 term that Scrum rebranded to "self-managing."

Still used colloquially. Subtle distinction: self-organizing is about work structure; self-managing extends to goals and scope within boundaries.

Across the Frameworks

Scrum
Renamed

→ *Self-management* in 2020.

SAFe
Native

Used alongside self-managing.

LeSS
Native

Defined by this framework.

Nexus
Native

Defined by this framework.

Related Terms

Present in Scrum, SAFe, LeSS, Nexus.