Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2021

TL; DR: Data-Informed Retrospectives. In their book Agile Retrospectives , Esther Derby and Diana Larsen popularized the idea that a Sprint Retrospect comprises five stages. The second stage refers to gathering data so that the Scrum Team can have data-informed Retrospectives. Purpose of Sprint Retrospectives.

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NimbleWork

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Many teams lean into retrospectives to help uncover areas where processes could be slicker, where engagement hasn’t been as effective as it could and to look for areas of improvement. The Place for Retrospectives Retros happen regularly during the project management lifecycle for agile and iterative projects.

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Cadence Software Review Energy Lean 109

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Exclusively on my Substack Newsletter : The Importance of Quality for Agility — An Excerpt from the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide (7). ? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 49,000-plus subscribers. ? Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024! ?️

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 29, 2022

The best Scrum teams that I have worked with were supported by management leaders focused on removing impediments, providing resources, and promoting an agile mindset and culture that supports the Scrum values. Making it more challenging are the agile leadership myths out there that can get in the way of being effective.

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Leadership Agile SCRUM Development Team Review 200

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Scrum is a popular Agile project management framework that has been adopted by organizations worldwide. Coaching the team on scrum and Agile practices. Ability to facilitate group discussions and keep meetings on track. Knowledge of scrum and Agile principles. Removing obstacles that may impede the team’s progress.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 14, 2023

This post continues my ongoing series revisiting the principles behind the Agile Manifesto. This time we are focussing on the following Agile principle – “At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjust its behavior accordingly.” This is the purpose of the Sprint Retrospective.

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Scrum.org

JULY 25, 2023

As Scrum.org trainers, we often come across common misconceptions from course attendees about Agile and Scrum. We tend to hear red flags of misalignment when we explore folk's current definitions and understanding of Agile and Scrum at the start of our courses. Agile eliminates the need for planning or documentation.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 10, 2022

In every industry, agile adoption has doubled. . This table shows figures from Digital AI’s 14th annual State of Agile Report contrasted with figures taken from its most recent report. . . It is no wonder that with this rapid adoption of agile, several myths about Scrum — the most popular agile framework — abound.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

On the one side, they address typical Scrum events such as Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and the Sprint Retrospective. November 19, 2020 : If you use Scrum then join the free Hands-on Agile meetup—it will be worth your time ! Sprint Retrospectives. Learn more on Retrospectives.). The Role of the Scrum Master.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 18, 2022

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 35,000-plus subscribers. ?? Unfortunately, in most cases of Scrum Master anti-patterns, it is precisely this idea that an individual is not meeting. Moreover, there is a career path from Junior Scrum Master to VP of Agile Coaching.

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SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Agile 198

Scrum.org

MAY 16, 2022

TL; DR: Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns. What event could better embody Scrum’s principle of empiricism than the Sprint Retrospective? I assume all peers agree that even the simplest form of a Retrospective—if only held regularly—is far more helpful than having a fancy one once in a while, not to mention having none.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 15, 2023

Professional Scrum facilitation skills are crucial tools for effective Agile team facilitation, and these skills empower Scrum Masters and team members alike to direct conversations and decision-making processes effectively, thus fostering a high-performing Agile environment.

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Agile SCRUM 2019 Leadership 142

MPUG

MARCH 8, 2024

In Agile, we reframe these as “inspect and adapt.” Retrospectives in Agile provide such opportunities to inspect, adapt and grow. When done correctly, retrospectives can bring out the real pain points and show when team members were mad, sad, or glad! Indeed, it’s the most important event in Agile frameworks.

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SCRUM Agile Cadence Lean 64

Scrum.org

MAY 24, 2022

One of the first things that I usually hear after describing the Scrum framework and its five events to someone new to Scrum is, “that’s a lot of meetings!” . . I explain that if they listed all of the meetings they have in one month, it would probably seem like a lot too. How the Sprint reduces the need for other meetings.

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SCRUM Technical Review Cadence 2020 187

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The four types of project management methods are: Data gathering and analysis methods Estimating methods Meetings and events Other (because it’s always worth having a bucket category for anything else, right?). The output of using these approaches generally ends up being talked about in meetings or included in reports. Story points.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 17, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile, Part 1: Practices & Tools for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and Product Owners. Agile has always been about colocation, about direct communication, physical boards, and all the other haptic and analog moments to create value in the digital realm. Moreover, admittedly, I love index cards. General Tips.

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Agile SCRUM Lean Energy 239

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 4, 2022

TL; DR: Business Agility, Scrum and Generative AI’s Take on Getting There. I thought it might be fun to ask ChatGPT a few questions about business agility in general and Scrum in particular. . ???? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 36,000-plus other subscribers. ??

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 12, 2024

Notably, Scrum.org offers a course called ' Professional Scrum with Kanban ' that trains individuals to integrate both approaches. Furthermore, the company's use of an annual process improvement review contradicts Scrum's frequent Sprint Retrospective meetings, which focus on continuous improvement.

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2024 SCRUM Software Review Software Developers 151

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

As an agile coach I often have Scrum Masters come up to me because management is complaining there are too many meetings in Scrum and that their developers aren't 100% utilised on developing the products. Why is it that so many people walk away from a Scrum event saying it was a waste of time, boring or not relevant to them?

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SCRUM Risk Management Agile Risk 183

Scrum.org

AUGUST 8, 2022

First, dividing development and testing into two Sprints limits organizational agility. Finally, give it a try and use the Sprint Retrospective to identify improvement opportunities. . 2 Eliminating the Sprint Retrospective. The purpose of the Sprint Retrospective is to discuss ways Scrum Team members can better work together.

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SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Lean 2020 167

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Scrum is a popular Agile project management framework that has been adopted by organizations worldwide. Coaching the team on scrum and Agile practices. Ability to facilitate group discussions and keep meetings on track. Knowledge of scrum and Agile principles. Removing obstacles that may impede the team’s progress.

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SCRUM Development Team Review Technical Review Certification 137

ProjectManager.com

JUNE 27, 2019

Scrum ceremonies are meetings that are unique to scrum teams. A sprint employs four different scrum ceremonies to ensure proper execution: sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review and sprint retrospective. Sprint Review: This is another type of meeting, but one in which the team demos what they shipped in the sprint.

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Scrum.org

JULY 5, 2022

According to the 15th Annual State of Agile Report, the use of agile approaches for software development grew from 37% in 2020 to 86% in 2021. This means that agile adoption for software development doubled in a single year — the first year of the pandemic. I don’t think that is a coincidence. . . . Transparency.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Software Review Development Team Review 187

Scrum.org

APRIL 28, 2020

A few weeks ago, I had a wonderful conversation with Diana Larsen on Agile FM , and it did not come as a surprise, that the topic of retrospectives came up. Diana is the co-author of the book Agile Retrospectives , which has been very influential in many agile careers, including mine. . Gathering Data.

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Brett Harned

APRIL 20, 2024

Of course, I'm clicking that link. Sex stuff aside, there's a lot to think about when it comes to relationships, emotions, and boundaries. …We learned a strategy from the Multiamory podcast called ‘agile scrum,’ which was adapted from business-meeting models. It's a dreary Saturday morning.

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Agile SCRUM Process 2016 59

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Before we talk about the comparison and contrast between Scrum Master and Agile Leader, people often compare and contrast Scrum Master and Agile Coach, and they often ask me, what’s the difference? Of course, they might use some other approaches. Typically, when people are less familiar with agility, they expect answers.

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SCRUM Agile Lean Leadership 184

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Setting Unrealistic Expectations: Pushing the team to meet unrealistic deadlines or demanding too much output in a short timeframe can lead to burnout and dissatisfaction. Ignoring Self-Organization: Scrum promotes self-organization, where the team decides how to accomplish the work.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

It’s a lot to read, so here are some spoilers drawn from common themes I heard time and time again in the interviews: Agile : if you don’t know enough about it, you need to start learning. It can serve as a baseline, but most project managers ought to layer some sort of agile certification on top of it. Find her on Twitter.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 4, 2022

It is a container event, which means that it contains all other events, including Sprint Planning, the Daily Scrum, the Sprint Retrospective, and the Sprint Review. Wouldn’t you want to meet with stakeholders more often at the Sprint Review to get feedback? The Sprint is one of the five events defined in the Scrum Guide. Conclusion.

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SCRUM 2020 Cadence Technical Review 186

Scrum.org

MARCH 19, 2023

I wanted to determine whether ChatGPT 4 is superior to its predecessor, which left a good impression in recent months; see my previous articles on Scrum, Agile, and ChatGPT. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 45,000-plus other subscribers. ? ? ? ?? for the Sprint Retrospective.

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ChatGPT SCRUM Technical Review 2020 148

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

TL; DR: Agile Management Anti-Patterns. Learn more about agile management anti-patterns the aspiring servant leader should avoid during the organization’s transition: From applying the Stage-Gate® approach through the back door to the ‘where is my report’ attitude to other beloved signs of applied Taylorism.

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Software Review Agile Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review 192

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

It's not just a meeting; it's a ritual that marks the culmination of weeks of hard work, collaboration, and innovation. It's a check-in that says, "Are we on the right course?" Fostering a Culture of Continuous Improvement The heart of Agile beats to the rhythm of continuous improvement, and feedback is the pulse that keeps it alive.

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Technical Review Construction Innovation Influencer 183

Scrum.org

AUGUST 24, 2020

TL; DR: Agile Metrics. Suitable agile metrics reflect either a team’s progress in becoming agile or your organization’s progress in becoming a learning organization. At the team level, qualitative agile metrics often work better than quantitative metrics. Also, consider contributing to the Agile Metrics Survey 2020.

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Underperforming Technical Team Agile SCRUM 2020 220

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Agile Methodology. What It Is: In a nutshell, Agile project management is an evolving and collaborative way to self-organize across teams. The agile methodology offers project teams a very dynamic way to work and collaborate and that’s why it is a very popular project management methodology for product and software development.

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Technical Review Prince2 Manufacturing Lean 483

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 35,000-plus subscribers. ?? September 27, 2022 : Join 200-plus peers at the 45th Hands-on Agile Meetup: FAST: An Innovative Way to Scale with James Shore. Retrospective : Inspects the Sprint at the team level, the Definition of Done, and creates improvements.

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2020 2022 SCRUM Cadence 189

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In this article, we’re addressing a common question in modern project management: Do we need risk management in agile projects? Do agile projects have risks associated with them? Yes, of course, they do. Of course not. So, yes, of course, we need risk management in agile projects.

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Risk Management Risk Agile Technical Review 98

Scrum.org

JUNE 6, 2022

Learn how individual incentives and outdated organizational structures — fostering personal agendas and local optimization efforts — manifest themselves in Scrum stakeholder anti-patterns that easily impede any agile transformation to a product-led organization. ???? Update : Join the poll and its lively discussion on LinkedIn. ??

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