{"id":8672,"date":"2026-02-07T22:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T22:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\/?page_id=8672"},"modified":"2026-04-13T05:58:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T05:58:31","slug":"aim-vs-scrum-adoption","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\/aim-vs-scrum-adoption\/","title":{"rendered":"AIM vs Scrum Adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8672\" class=\"elementor elementor-8672\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a046d2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a046d2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2cb31f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b2cb31f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\r\n     SPOKE PAGE: \/aim-vs-scrum-adoption\/\r\n     Hub 3: AIM vs Prosci vs Kotter > AIM vs Scrum Adoption\r\n     \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n\r\n<!-- Schema: WebPage -->\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\r\n{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"name\":\"AIM vs Scrum: Enterprise Adoption Compared | IMA Worldwide\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\/aim-vs-scrum-adoption\/\",\"description\":\"Compare AIM and Scrum across focus, executive sponsorship, reinforcement, measurement, and best-fit use cases for enterprise behavioral adoption versus team-level delivery.\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-15\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-12\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Peacock Hill Consulting powered by IMA Worldwide\",\"alternateName\":\"IMA Worldwide\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\"}}\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\r\n{\r\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\r\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\r\n  \"mainEntity\": [\r\n    {\r\n      \"@type\": \"Question\",\r\n      \"name\": \"What is the difference between AIM and Scrum?\",\r\n      \"acceptedAnswer\": {\r\n        \"@type\": \"Answer\",\r\n        \"text\": \"AIM (Accelerating Implementation Methodology) is a structured implementation methodology that addresses the human and organizational factors determining whether change is sustained at the enterprise level. 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AIM addresses why organizations struggle to sustain the behaviors Scrum requires. The two operate at different levels and layer cleanly together: Scrum inside the team, AIM across the leadership chain that determines whether the team's new way of working actually persists.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"hero__ctas\"><\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550 JUMP NAV (NAVY) \u2550 -->\r\n<nav class=\"jumpnav\" aria-label=\"Page sections\">\r\n  <div class=\"inner jumpnav__inner\">\r\n    <a class=\"toc-link\" href=\"#quick-answer\">At a Glance<\/a>\r\n    <a class=\"toc-link\" href=\"#scrum-overview\">Scrum Overview<\/a>\r\n    <a class=\"toc-link\" href=\"#aim-overview\">AIM Overview<\/a>\r\n    <a class=\"toc-link\" href=\"#comparison\">Side-by-Side<\/a>\r\n    <a class=\"toc-link\" href=\"#agree\">Where They Agree<\/a>\r\n    <a class=\"toc-link\" href=\"#diverge\">Where They Diverge<\/a>\r\n    <a class=\"toc-link\" href=\"#choose-aim\">Choose AIM<\/a>\r\n    <a class=\"toc-link\" href=\"#combine\">Combine Both<\/a>\r\n    <a class=\"toc-link\" href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/nav>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\r\n     QUICK ANSWER (CREAM)\r\n     \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n<section class=\"section section--cream\" id=\"quick-answer\">\r\n  <div class=\"inner\">\r\n    <p class=\"kicker\">At a Glance<\/p>\r\n    <h2>The Two Approaches at a Glance<\/h2>\r\n    <div class=\"accent-rule\"><\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"quick-answer\">\r\n      <p><strong>AIM and Scrum<\/strong> address different levels of the organizational change problem. Scrum is a lightweight team-level framework for delivering complex products through iterative sprints, defined roles, and inspect-and-adapt ceremonies. IMA Worldwide (Implementation Management Associates) AIM provides the leadership accountability and reinforcement architecture that determines whether Scrum adoption sustains beyond the trained team.<\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"card-grid card-grid--1\">\r\n      <div class=\"card card--light\">\r\n        <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n          <p class=\"card__label\">AIM (IMA Worldwide)<\/p>\r\n          <ul>\r\n            <li><strong>Origin:<\/strong> Don Harrison, IMA Worldwide, 40+ years of field research<\/li>\r\n            <li><strong>Primary unit:<\/strong> The organization as a system<\/li>\r\n            <li><strong>Structure:<\/strong> 10 Practice Areas, 35+ validated assessments<\/li>\r\n            <li><strong>Best fit:<\/strong> Enterprise behavioral adoption that crosses leadership levels<\/li>\r\n          <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"card card--light\">\r\n        <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n          <p class=\"card__label\"><mark>Scrum<\/mark><\/p>\r\n          <ul>\r\n            <li><strong>Origin:<\/strong> Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland, Scrum Guide, 1995 onward<\/li>\r\n            <li><strong>Primary unit:<\/strong> The single Scrum team<\/li>\r\n            <li><strong>Structure:<\/strong> 3 roles, 5 events, 3 artifacts<\/li>\r\n            <li><strong>Best fit:<\/strong> Team-level iterative product delivery<\/li>\r\n          <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\r\n     BAND: What is Scrum? (NAVY)\r\n     \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n<section class=\"section section--navy\" id=\"scrum-overview\">\r\n  <div class=\"inner\">\r\n    <p class=\"kicker\">Framework Overview<\/p>\r\n    <h2>What is Scrum as a Team-Level Framework?<\/h2>\r\n    <div class=\"accent-rule\"><\/div>\r\n    <p><strong>AIM vs Scrum<\/strong> is a comparison between a structured enterprise implementation methodology and a lightweight team-level delivery framework that differ in whether they address organizational adoption or team-level product delivery.<\/p>\r\n    <p>Scrum is a lightweight team-level framework for delivering complex products through iterative development. Originally described by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland in The Scrum Guide, Scrum defines three roles (Product Owner, Scrum Master, Developers), five events (Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective), and three artifacts (Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment). Scrum does an excellent job of answering one specific question: how should a team organize and deliver work iteratively.<\/p>\r\n    <p>Scrum is intentionally silent on what directors, VPs, and executives must do to support Scrum adoption. That is by design: Scrum is a team framework, not an enterprise change framework. But it means that the organizational leadership behaviors that determine whether Scrum persists are left to other approaches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <p class=\"kicker\">Core Scrum Elements<\/p>\r\n    <div class=\"steps steps--horizontal\">\r\n      <div class=\"step\">\r\n        <div class=\"step__num\">1<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"step__content\">\r\n          <h3>Three Defined Roles<\/h3>\r\n          <p>Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Developers form a self-managing team with clear accountability boundaries for what to build, how to build it, and how the process runs.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"step\">\r\n        <div class=\"step__num\">2<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"step__content\">\r\n          <h3>Five Events<\/h3>\r\n          <p>Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective create a regular cadence for planning, executing, inspecting, and adapting.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"step\">\r\n        <div class=\"step__num\">3<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"step__content\">\r\n          <h3>Three Artifacts<\/h3>\r\n          <p>Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, and Increment provide transparency into what is planned, what is in progress, and what has been delivered.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"step\">\r\n        <div class=\"step__num\">4<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"step__content\">\r\n          <h3>Inspect and Adapt<\/h3>\r\n          <p>Sprint retrospectives and reviews create feedback loops that allow the team to continuously improve its own practice and delivery.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"card-grid card-grid--2\">\r\n      <div class=\"card card--navy\">\r\n        <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n          <p class=\"card__label\">Scrum Core Strengths<\/p>\r\n          <ul>\r\n            <li>Clear, minimal framework that is easy to understand and adopt at the team level<\/li>\r\n            <li>Regular cadence creates predictable delivery rhythm and transparency<\/li>\r\n            <li>Inspect-and-adapt ceremonies enable continuous team-level improvement<\/li>\r\n            <li>Self-management empowers teams to own their process and commitments<\/li>\r\n            <li>Widely adopted with extensive community, tooling, and certification infrastructure<\/li>\r\n          <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"card card--navy\">\r\n        <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n          <p class=\"card__label\">Scrum Key Limitations<\/p>\r\n          <ul>\r\n            <li>Silent on executive and management behavior required to sustain adoption<\/li>\r\n            <li>Does not address organizational reward systems, performance reviews, or promotion criteria<\/li>\r\n            <li>No framework for cascading sponsorship through the leadership hierarchy<\/li>\r\n            <li>Team-level feedback loops do not diagnose organizational system barriers<\/li>\r\n            <li>Trained teams routinely revert when the surrounding environment contradicts Scrum values<\/li>\r\n          <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\r\n     BAND: What is AIM? (CREAM)\r\n     \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n<section class=\"section section--cream\" id=\"aim-overview\">\r\n  <div class=\"inner\">\r\n    <p class=\"kicker\">Methodology Overview<\/p>\r\n    <h2>What is AIM?<\/h2>\r\n    <div class=\"accent-rule\"><\/div>\r\n    <p>IMA Worldwide's AIM (Accelerating Implementation Methodology), created by Don Harrison on the basis of 40+ years of applied research across 12+ industries, is a structured implementation methodology designed to ensure successful adoption by addressing both technical and human dimensions of transformation. AIM treats the organization as a system and makes leadership accountability the primary driver of sustained adoption.<\/p>\r\n    <p>The core principles include defining change in observable behavioral terms, building agent capacity, generating active sponsorship, developing communication, and engineering reinforcement. AIM is the only widely used change methodology that prescribes specific non-delegable tasks for sponsors and uses validated diagnostic instruments to measure whether those tasks are actually being performed in the field.<\/p>\r\n    <p>AIM addresses the question Scrum leaves open: why are people not actually adopting the new way of working, and what specific leadership actions will close the gap? It treats resistance as predictable and proportional to disruption rather than as a personality problem.<\/p>\r\n    <p>Where Scrum asks \"how should the team organize and deliver work iteratively?\", AIM asks \"<strong>why is the organization not adopting this change, and who is accountable for fixing that?<\/strong>\"<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\r\n     BAND: Side-by-Side Comparison (NAVY)\r\n     \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n<section class=\"section section--navy\" id=\"comparison\">\r\n  <div class=\"inner\">\r\n    <p class=\"kicker\">Side-by-Side Analysis<\/p>\r\n    <h2>How do AIM and Scrum compare side by side?<\/h2>\r\n    <div class=\"accent-rule\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"comparison-table-wrap\">\r\n      <table class=\"comparison-table\" aria-label=\"AIM vs Scrum comparison\">\r\n        <thead>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <th scope=\"col\">Dimension<\/th>\r\n            <th scope=\"col\">Scrum<\/th>\r\n            <th scope=\"col\">AIM<\/th>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n        <\/thead>\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td>Primary Focus<\/td>\r\n            <td>Team-level iterative delivery through self-management<\/td>\r\n            <td>Structured change management addressing human and organizational factors<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td>Origin and Authorship<\/td>\r\n            <td>Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland, Scrum Guide, 1995 onward<\/td>\r\n            <td>Don Harrison, IMA Worldwide, 40+ years of field research<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td>Cultural Change Approach<\/td>\r\n            <td>Assumes team self-management will produce cultural change<\/td>\r\n            <td>Explicitly manages resistance through stakeholder engagement and reinforcement<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td>Executive Sponsorship<\/td>\r\n            <td>Not directly defined; left external to the framework<\/td>\r\n            <td>Central role with 6 non-delegable tasks and ongoing accountability<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td>Training and Support<\/td>\r\n            <td>Role-based training (Product Owner, Scrum Master) focused on team practices<\/td>\r\n            <td>Comprehensive change programs integrated across the leadership cascade<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td>Measurement Approach<\/td>\r\n            <td>Sprint retrospectives, velocity, and team-level inspect-and-adapt<\/td>\r\n            <td>35+ validated assessments including TRI and IRF<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td>Approach to Change<\/td>\r\n            <td>Iterative sprints with continuous team-level inspection and adaptation<\/td>\r\n            <td>Iterative, with emphasis on behavioral adoption across the enterprise<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td>Best Fit<\/td>\r\n            <td>Team-level iterative product delivery<\/td>\r\n            <td>Enterprise behavioral adoption that crosses leadership levels<\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n      <\/table>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\r\n     BAND: Where They Agree (CREAM)\r\n     \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n<section class=\"section section--cream\" id=\"agree\">\r\n  <div class=\"inner\">\r\n    <p class=\"kicker\">Common Ground<\/p>\r\n    <h2>Where do AIM and Scrum agree?<\/h2>\r\n    <div class=\"accent-rule\"><\/div>\r\n    <p>Despite operating at different levels of the change problem, AIM and Scrum share several foundational beliefs about how change should be approached.<\/p>\r\n    <div class=\"card-grid card-grid--2\">\r\n      <div class=\"card card--light\">\r\n        <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n          <p class=\"card__label\">Shared Principles<\/p>\r\n          <ul>\r\n            <li>Change is fundamentally iterative and feedback loops, not one-time launches, move adoption forward<\/li>\r\n            <li>Measurement is essential, even though each measures different things<\/li>\r\n            <li>A single launch event does not deliver value: AIM through its installation-versus-implementation distinction (deploying a solution technically versus getting people to use it in ways that produce results), Scrum through its sprint cadence<\/li>\r\n            <li>Both have evolved from decades of field experience rather than academic theory alone<\/li>\r\n            <li>Both place high value on observable behavior over stated intent<\/li>\r\n          <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"card card--light\">\r\n        <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n          <p class=\"card__label\">Shared Rejections<\/p>\r\n          <ul>\r\n            <li>Both reject the idea that awareness and training alone produce lasting behavior change<\/li>\r\n            <li>Both reject rigid, waterfall-style implementation plans that ignore real-time conditions<\/li>\r\n            <li>Both reject the assumption that initial planning can anticipate all implementation challenges<\/li>\r\n            <li>Both reject measuring change success solely through activity completion rates<\/li>\r\n          <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <p><strong>Worth noting.<\/strong> Most Scrum adoption challenges are not actually Scrum problems. The framework is sound. What stalls is the organizational reinforcement environment around the team: performance reviews, promotion criteria, resource allocation, and management expectations that still reward pre-Scrum behaviors.<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\r\n     BAND: Where They Diverge (NAVY)\r\n     \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n<section class=\"section section--navy\" id=\"diverge\">\r\n  <div class=\"inner\">\r\n    <p class=\"kicker\">The Core Distinction<\/p>\r\n    <h2>Where do AIM and Scrum diverge most sharply?<\/h2>\r\n    <div class=\"accent-rule\"><\/div>\r\n    <p>The single sharpest divergence is what each treats as the primary lever. Scrum treats team self-management and the sprint cadence as the primary levers. AIM treats leadership reinforcement as the primary lever, applying the Express-Model-Reinforce (EMR) framework which quantifies the relative impact of three leader behaviors: what leaders express has 1x impact, what leaders model has 2x impact, and what leaders reinforce has 3x impact. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/capabilities\/people-and-organizational-performance\/our-insights\">McKinsey research<\/a> on transformation success rates consistently finds that programs without structured reinforcement architecture fail at significantly higher rates.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"card-grid card-grid--2\">\r\n      <div class=\"card card--navy\">\r\n        <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n          <p class=\"card__label\"><mark>Scrum<\/mark> Addresses:<\/p>\r\n          <ul>\r\n            <li>How a team should organize and deliver work iteratively<\/li>\r\n            <li>What roles, events, and artifacts create delivery transparency<\/li>\r\n            <li>How sprint retrospectives enable continuous team-level improvement<\/li>\r\n            <li>How self-management empowers teams to own their commitments<\/li>\r\n            <li>How velocity and predictability metrics track team performance<\/li>\r\n          <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"card card--navy\">\r\n        <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n          <p class=\"card__label\">AIM Addresses:<\/p>\r\n          <ul>\r\n            <li>Why trained teams revert to pre-Scrum behaviors within months<\/li>\r\n            <li>Which leadership behaviors actively undermine or reinforce adoption<\/li>\r\n            <li>Whether performance reviews and promotion criteria support the new way of working<\/li>\r\n            <li>Whether sponsors are performing the six non-delegable tasks<\/li>\r\n            <li>Whether organizational reward systems align with team-level expectations<\/li>\r\n          <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <p>The second sharp divergence is executive sponsorship. AIM defines six non-delegable leadership tasks that only the leader can perform: communicating the business case, participating in goal setting, allocating resources, aligning reward systems, cascading involvement to direct reports, and monitoring progress constantly. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prosci.com\/resources\/articles\/change-management-best-practices\">Prosci's Best Practices in Change Management research<\/a> identifies active and visible executive sponsorship as the single strongest predictor of project success. Scrum is silent on executive behavior. Leaders often unintentionally undermine Scrum adoption by continuing to assign work directly to individuals, demanding fixed-scope commitments, and rewarding individual heroics.<\/p>\r\n    <p>The third divergence is diagnostic precision at the organizational level. AIM provides 35+ validated assessment tools across 10 practice areas, including the Targeted Reinforcement Index (TRI), the Implementation Risk Forecast (IRF), and the Cultural Assessment Survey Tool (CAST). These tools diagnose the specific constraint blocking adoption. Scrum relies on the sprint retrospective and velocity metrics. Both kinds of measurement are valuable, but they answer different questions: Scrum measures whether the team is improving its own practice, while AIM measures whether the surrounding organization is reinforcing that practice. IMA's analysis of <a href=\"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\/why-transformation-changes-fail\/\">why transformation changes fail<\/a> shows that adoption fading is almost always traceable to reinforcement gaps that team-level retrospectives cannot detect.<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\r\n     BAND: When to Choose AIM (CREAM)\r\n     \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n<section class=\"section section--cream\" id=\"choose-aim\">\r\n  <div class=\"inner\">\r\n    <p class=\"kicker\">Choosing the Right Framework<\/p>\r\n    <h2>When should an organization choose AIM over Scrum alone?<\/h2>\r\n    <div class=\"accent-rule\"><\/div>\r\n    <p>The framing is rarely AIM-instead-of-Scrum, because they operate at different levels. Choose to lead with AIM when the primary risk is organizational rather than delivery-related. Specific indicators include:<\/p>\r\n    <div class=\"split-row\">\r\n      <div class=\"split-row__text\">\r\n        <div class=\"steps\">\r\n          <div class=\"step\">\r\n            <div class=\"step__num\">1<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"step__content\">\r\n              <h3>Past Scrum Rollouts Have Stalled<\/h3>\r\n              <p>Despite well-trained Scrum Masters and Product Owners, teams have reverted to waterfall behaviors within a quarter of certification.<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"step\">\r\n            <div class=\"step__num\">2<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"step__content\">\r\n              <h3>Leaders Say the Right Things but Reward the Old Behaviors<\/h3>\r\n              <p>Executive sponsors verbally support Scrum but performance reviews, promotion criteria, and resource allocation still reward pre-Scrum behaviors.<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"step\">\r\n            <div class=\"step__num\">3<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"step__content\">\r\n              <h3>Change Crosses Multiple Business Units<\/h3>\r\n              <p>The transformation affects multiple business units, geographies, or functional areas that require coordinated leadership alignment across the management hierarchy.<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"step\">\r\n            <div class=\"step__num\">4<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"step__content\">\r\n              <h3>Team Maturity Has Not Produced Business Outcomes<\/h3>\r\n              <p>A prior agile rollout has reached team maturity but is not producing the business outcomes the original business case promised. The bottleneck is the leadership cascade, not the team-level practice.<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"split-row__img\">\r\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aim_scrum_infographic_1200x675_padded.webp\" alt=\"AIM vs Scrum adoption comparison\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\r\n     BAND: Combine Both (NAVY)\r\n     \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n<section class=\"section section--navy\" id=\"combine\">\r\n  <div class=\"inner\">\r\n    <p class=\"kicker\">Integration Approach<\/p>\r\n    <h2>How do enterprise teams combine AIM and Scrum?<\/h2>\r\n    <div class=\"accent-rule\"><\/div>\r\n    <p>The strongest agile transformations combine both. Unlike frameworks that are in direct competition, Scrum and AIM address sufficiently different levels of the change problem that they layer cleanly together when deployed with clear intent about what each is being used for.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"card-grid card-grid--2\">\r\n      <div class=\"card card--navy\">\r\n        <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n          <p class=\"card__label\"><mark>Scrum<\/mark> Contributes:<\/p>\r\n          <ul>\r\n            <li>Clear team-level roles, events, and artifacts for iterative delivery<\/li>\r\n            <li>Sprint cadence that creates predictable delivery rhythm<\/li>\r\n            <li>Retrospectives that enable continuous team-level improvement<\/li>\r\n            <li>Self-management that empowers teams to own their commitments<\/li>\r\n            <li>Velocity and predictability metrics for delivery transparency<\/li>\r\n          <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"card card--navy\">\r\n        <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n          <p class=\"card__label\">AIM Contributes:<\/p>\r\n          <ul>\r\n            <li>Executive sponsorship with six non-delegable leadership tasks<\/li>\r\n            <li>Express-Model-Reinforce framework to align leadership behavior<\/li>\r\n            <li>35+ validated diagnostic tools that pinpoint organizational barriers<\/li>\r\n            <li>Performance management alignment to structurally reinforce new behaviors<\/li>\r\n            <li>Management-layer engagement that team-level ceremonies do not reach<\/li>\r\n          <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <blockquote>\r\n      <h3>The Combined <mark>Value<\/mark><\/h3>\r\n      <p>Establish executive sponsorship early using AIM so that commitment is in place before the first Scrum team launches. Teach leaders the six non-delegable sponsor tasks and the EMR framework so they understand which of their behaviors actively undermine Scrum and which actively reinforce it. Combine Scrum's sprint retrospective with AIM's reinforcement diagnostics so the team is not the only feedback loop in the system.<\/p>\r\n    <\/blockquote>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\r\n     BAND: FAQ (CREAM)\r\n     \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n<section class=\"section section--cream\" id=\"faq\">\r\n  <div class=\"inner\">\r\n    <p class=\"kicker\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/p>\r\n    <h2>AIM vs Scrum: Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\r\n    <div class=\"accent-rule\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"faq-list\">\r\n      <details>\r\n        <summary>What is the difference between AIM and Scrum?<\/summary>\r\n        <div><p>AIM (Accelerating Implementation Methodology) is a structured implementation methodology that addresses the human and organizational factors determining whether change is sustained at the enterprise level. Scrum is a lightweight team-level delivery framework defining roles, events, and artifacts for iterative product development. AIM provides leadership accountability and reinforcement architecture; Scrum provides the team structure for iterative delivery.<\/p><\/div>\r\n      <\/details>\r\n\r\n      <details>\r\n        <summary>Why do Scrum adoptions stall outside the trained team?<\/summary>\r\n        <div><p>Trained Scrum teams routinely revert to pre-Scrum behaviors when the organizational environment around them still rewards individual heroics, fixed-scope commitments, and direct task assignment that bypasses the Product Owner. Scrum does not prescribe what directors, VPs, or executives must do to support adoption. AIM identifies the specific leadership and reinforcement gaps that cause regression.<\/p><\/div>\r\n      <\/details>\r\n\r\n      <details>\r\n        <summary>How does AIM complement Scrum?<\/summary>\r\n        <div><p>AIM addresses the leadership behaviors and reinforcement systems Scrum leaves outside its scope. AIM defines six non-delegable executive sponsor tasks, embeds the Express-Model-Reinforce framework, and provides validated diagnostic tools that pinpoint why adoption is fading. Combining the two increases the likelihood that team-level Scrum practice translates into sustained enterprise adoption.<\/p><\/div>\r\n      <\/details>\r\n\r\n      <details>\r\n        <summary>Can AIM and Scrum be used together?<\/summary>\r\n        <div><p>Yes. Scrum supplies the team structure, ceremonies, and artifacts for iterative delivery; AIM supplies the executive sponsorship, behavioral change management, and reinforcement architecture that determine whether Scrum adoption sustains beyond the trained team. The two operate at different levels and layer cleanly together.<\/p><\/div>\r\n      <\/details>\r\n\r\n      <details>\r\n        <summary>Which approach is better for organizational change?<\/summary>\r\n        <div><p>The most effective Scrum rollouts combine both. Scrum delivers team-level discipline and a cadence for inspect-and-adapt. AIM addresses the broader organizational change management and leadership behaviors that determine whether Scrum adoption persists. Change management research consistently finds that active executive sponsorship cascading through every leadership level is the single strongest predictor of sustained adoption.<\/p><\/div>\r\n      <\/details>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\r\n     BAND: The Bottom Line (CREAM CTA)\r\n     \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n<section class=\"section section--navy cta-band\">\r\n  <div class=\"inner\">\r\n    <p class=\"kicker\">Summary<\/p>\r\n    <h2>The Bottom Line<\/h2>\r\n    <div class=\"accent-rule\"><\/div>\r\n    <p>AIM and Scrum are complements, not competitors. Scrum defines how a team delivers work iteratively. AIM addresses why organizations often struggle to sustain the behaviors Scrum requires. Most Scrum adoption challenges are not Scrum problems; they are leadership reinforcement gaps. The framework is sound. The adoption methodology is often the missing piece, and it is the missing piece AIM was built to provide.<\/p>\r\n    <ul>\r\n      <li>AIM is the right choice when the leadership cascade and reinforcement are the bottleneck<\/li>\r\n      <li>Scrum is the right choice when team-level delivery discipline is the bottleneck<\/li>\r\n      <li>The two layer cleanly together in enterprise agile transformation<\/li>\r\n    <\/ul><p><\/p>\r\n    <div class=\"cta-row\">\r\n      <a class=\"btn btn-light\" href=\"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\/contact-us\/\">Talk to an IMA Worldwide Consultant<\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\r\n     BAND: Related Resources (CREAM)\r\n     \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n<section class=\"section section--cream\">\r\n  <div class=\"inner\">\r\n    <p class=\"kicker\">Methodology Comparison Series<\/p>\r\n    <h2>Related resources from IMA Worldwide<\/h2>\r\n    <div class=\"accent-rule\"><\/div>\r\n    <p>AIM goes head-to-head with the most widely used change management frameworks. Explore each comparison or see the full overview.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"card-grid card-grid--3\">\r\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\/accelerating-implementation-methodology-aim-vs-prosci\/\" class=\"card card--cream\">\r\n        <div class=\"card__img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/aim_prosci_infographic_1200x675.webp\" alt=\"AIM vs Prosci comparison\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n          <p class=\"card__label\">Head-to-Head<\/p>\r\n          <p class=\"card__title\">AIM vs Prosci<\/p>\r\n          <div class=\"card__accent\"><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\/accelerating-implementation-methodology-aim-vs-kotter\/\" class=\"card card--cream\">\r\n        <div class=\"card__img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/leader-presenting-change-strategy-to-engaged-team-illustrating-the-accelerating-implementation-methodology-56357f80-63f4-44b3-8388-b19cf47dfbcf.jpg\" alt=\"AIM vs Kotter comparison\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n          <p class=\"card__label\">Head-to-Head<\/p>\r\n          <p class=\"card__title\">AIM vs Kotter<\/p>\r\n          <div class=\"card__accent\"><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\/aim-vs-lean-change-management\/\" class=\"card card--cream\">\r\n        <div class=\"card__img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/team-discussing-integration-strategies-for-aim-and-lean-change-management-in-a-corporate-setting-04bdcf16-7b2b-4a64-8622-38a9c3de05ce.jpg\" alt=\"AIM vs Lean change management comparison\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"card__body\">\r\n          <p class=\"card__label\">Head-to-Head<\/p>\r\n          <p class=\"card__title\">AIM vs Lean<\/p>\r\n          <div class=\"card__accent\"><\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <ul class=\"resource-links\">\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\/what-is-aim\/\">What is the AIM methodology?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\/aim-implementation-roadmap\/\">The AIM implementation roadmap<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\/aim-toolkit-and-assessments\/\">AIM toolkit and 35+ validated assessments<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\/reinforcement-in-change-management\/\">Reinforcement in change management<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\/imas-aim-express-model-reinforce-emr\/\">The Express-Model-Reinforce framework<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n    <p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/imaworldwide.com\/aim-vs-prosci-vs-kotter\/\">View the Full Comparison<\/a><\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n<\/div><!-- \/.ima-content -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enterprise Implementation vs Team-Level Delivery AIM vs Scrum Adoption: Enterprise Implementation Methodology vs Team-Level Delivery Framework Scrum defines how a team delivers work iteratively. 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