Jukich, Barbara L.2019-01-182019-01-182018https://hdl.handle.net/11299/201573University of Minnesota Final Project in partial fulfillment of the Master of Liberal Studies Program, Advisor Josh Borowicz . Fall 2018. Degree: Master of Liberal Studies. 1 digital files (pdf).This paper introduces a positive view of multicultural differences in a U.S. IT software development team with a discussion around the intersection of Scrum values with the cross-cultural dimensions of power distance, uncertainty avoidance, and individualism/collectivism. The comparative analysis between cultural dimensions, Scrum values, and their relation to group development theory uncovered key advantages of cultural diversity; group effectiveness and performance, and creativity and innovation. These advantages present opportunities to enhance the forming and functioning phases of group development as teams adopt Scrum values.enAgileScrumMulticulturalDiversityGeert HofstedeSoftware DevelopmentThesis or Dissertation