Scrum.org

JULY 10, 2023

The purpose of the Scrum Master is to improve the effectiveness of the Scrum Team. And yet, so many people don’t know what to look for in a Scrum Master or how to evaluate the Scrum Master’s performance. A great Scrum Master possesses a unique blend of technical expertise, leadership skills and interpersonal qualities.

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SCRUM 2023 Leadership Construction 133

Scrum.org

AUGUST 15, 2023

Adaptation of Kaner’s diamond model of participation (source Carrie Kappel 2019) Techniques and Training for Top Scrum Facilitation Skills Scrum is a framework that thrives on communication and collaboration. Agile team facilitation entails more than just conducting meetings or steering conversations.

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Agile SCRUM 2019 Leadership 140

Scrum.org

APRIL 23, 2023

TL; DR: Self-Management Is self-management an essential building block on an organization’s path to business agility or a nice-to-have cultural twist to, for example, keep teams happy and attract new talent? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 46,000-plus subscribers. ? ? ? ??

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ChatGPT 2023 Innovation SCRUM 168

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 4, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are you looking to elevate your leadership style to foster a more dynamic, collaborative, and high-performing team? One of the secrets to unlocking your team's full potential lies in embracing the core values of the Scrum Framework. What is the Scrum Framework?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In its theory section, the Scrum Guide refers to the three elements of empiricism: transparency, inspection, and adaptation. However, a fourth element, foundational to enable empiricism, is hidden in a sentence on Scrum Values. Read on and learn more about the complete picture of Scrum’s empiricism. ???? Empiricism.

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2020 2022 SCRUM Cadence 183

Scrum.org

JUNE 8, 2022

In Kürze: Die Fehlverhalten von Scrum Interessenvertretern. Sie können sich hier für den Newsletter „Food for Agile Thought“ anmelden und sich über 35.000 Abonnenten anschließen. ?? Nehmen Sie an einer von Stefans kommenden Professional Scrum-Schulungen teil ! ?? ?? ????

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SCRUM Agile Controlling Budget 178

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Thought leaders in project management have strong social media followings, are published authors, and are working as leaders for innovative companies and enterprises in the project management industry. He has authored multiple articles on project management and leadership which have been published in major publications. Susanne Madsen.

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Consulting Lean 2019 Leadership 419

International Institute for Learning

APRIL 5, 2023

By Mike Griffiths Welcome to part four, the last installment of this series introducing basic leadership ideas that any project manager or Scrum master can employ. Be sure to see articles one , two , and three , which cover topics including how leadership differs from management, servant leadership, and team motivation.

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Leadership Technical Review Influencer PMI 59

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In this blog, we'll unravel how embedding a learning perspective within your transformation strategy can lead to more meaningful, lasting change, particularly in the context of Agile methodologies and digital transformation. Adopting this learning stance allows organizations to pivot quickly, innovate, and remain competitive and viable.

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Technical Review Sustainability Agile Initiating 159

The IIL Blog

JULY 19, 2023

This helps to ensure that everyone is on the same page and the product meets the needs of all involved. Agile Team Engagement is Not Always Easy Here are a few tips for engaging stakeholders and team members in product development: Involve stakeholders in the planning process. Communicate regularly with stakeholders.

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Innovation 2023 Agile Estimate 78

Wrike

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business landscape, organizations are increasingly turning to agile methodologies to drive innovation and achieve their goals. At the heart of agile teams is the Scrum Master, a role that plays a crucial part in ensuring the team’s success.

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SCRUM Agile Technical Review Software Review 36

nTask

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Standup meetings are the daily booster shots for any organization! However, many people fail to follow the best practices for stand up meetings. So, how to keep these meetings focused? Well, in this blog we have shared the best practices for stand up meetings. Stand up Meeting? So, here is why! Stay up to date.

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2021 SCRUM Innovation Agile 148

Scrum.org

MAY 7, 2019

In August 2018, Scrum.org launched the Professional Scrum Master II class. The intention of this class is to offer the Scrum community an advanced class designed to support Scrum Masters in their professional development. What is the value of Liberating Structures for Scrum Masters?”. What are Liberating Structures?

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SCRUM Development Team Review Leadership 2018 178

Wrike

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Safe Scrum is a framework that has gained significant popularity in recent years for enhancing team performance in an agile development methodology. By providing clear guidelines and principles, Safe Scrum enables teams to collaborate more effectively, communicate transparently, and ultimately deliver higher-quality projects.

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SCRUM Cadence Development Team Review Software Review 36

Leading Agile

JULY 18, 2023

Agile needs to be tied to business-driven results. If not, then we start measuring things like people trained, teams doing Scrum, or the organization’s sentiment toward Agile to tell us if we’re succeeding. If your Agile isn’t helping you do that, then it’s not really Agile at all. First, how are we forming teams?

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Agile Software Review Certification Technical Review 118

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 8, 2024

Implementing these methods enables projects to adapt their pace and rhythm to meet evolving needs and deadlines in each phase. Cadence adjustment optimizes the flow of deliverables and enhances the project's agility and responsiveness to change.

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Underperforming Technical Team Cadence Development Team Review Technical Review 52

Scrum.org

JUNE 29, 2020

Last week, 30-plus attendees of the 24th Hands-on Agile meetup ran a virtual Barcamp experiment w/ MIT’s Unhangout, an open-source platform for organizing attendee-driven virtual open space events. Join the 25th Hands-on Agile meetup on August 20, 2020, to explore the virtual Ecocycle Planning. Letting go of central control (i.e.,

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Agile 2020 Closing Controlling 191

Wrike

APRIL 12, 2023

When it comes to managing projects, Scrum and Project Management are the two most commonly utilized approaches. In this article, we will explore the differences between a Scrum Master and a Project Manager and provide insights into their roles, responsibilities, and skill sets.

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SCRUM Development Team Review Software Review Project Life Cycle 36

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

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. Leadership – ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Find her on Twitter. John Estrella.

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2018 Artificial Inteligence Consulting Underperforming Technical Team 300

NimbleWork

MARCH 5, 2023

a leading-edge Enterprise Lean/ Agile Planning and Project Management tools company, announced the change of its corporate brand from Digité, Inc. Nimble Agile – Be it Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban or other Agile methods, Nimble Agile provides a comprehensive set of tools and capabilities to help organizations adopt Agile with ease and scale.

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Generative AI Finance Technical Review Lean 52

International Institute for Learning

JUNE 22, 2022

Transforming organizations to become Lean and Agile while maintaining high levels of performance within its teams requires a strong focus on people. I believe that to drive successful transformation, you need to focus on these key areas: vision, leadership, people, management, skills & capabilities, communication, processes and tools.

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Telecoms 2022 Lean Development Team Review 52

Wrike

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In the realm of software development, the Agile methodology has garnered widespread acceptance for its ability to deliver results quickly and adapt to changing requirements. However, when it comes to large-scale projects, a different approach is needed – enter Less Agile.

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Agile Risk Management Risk SCRUM 36

Scrum.org

MAY 24, 2021

I used “policy-makers” rather than “leaders” on purpose since I see leadership as a quality rather than a formal title or position. Agile Manifesto, Scrum Framework) to change this mindset and put individuals over processes from the outset. We will try to evaluate these sources in a Scrum Team context.

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2003 Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Software Review 134

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 9, 2023

TL; DR: Can We Or Should We Change Scrum? Can we or should we change Scrum, or is it a sacrilege to tweak the ‘immutable’ framework to accommodate our teams’ and organizations’ needs? Not so fast; don’t just dismiss augmenting Scrum as leaving the path, contributing to the numerous Scrumbut mutations, giving Scrum a bad name.

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SCRUM Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 141

Scrum.org

JUNE 6, 2022

TL; DR: Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns. 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. ????

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SCRUM Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Agile 193

Agile Coach

JULY 15, 2016

Let’s say the owner had a little more to worry about than ‘ being Agile ‘ I remember when the Agile Alliance did their first executive forum at the big annual Agile 20XX conference. So where are these executives going to learn about Agile? If anything, they learn Agile through storytelling.

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Executing Agile Leadership Risk Management 113

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

A lot of people are passionate about Scrum, and why not? Most of us spend the majority of our waking hours at work, and the agile framework can make it infinitely more pleasant and efficient. The 15th annual State of Agile Report reveals that over 90% of the teams working within an agile framework use Scrum.

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SCRUM Software Review 2021 Agile 242

Scrum.org

MARCH 2, 2020

TL; DR: Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns. Learn how individual incentives and outdated organizational structures — fostering personal agendas and local optimization efforts — manifest themselves in Scrum stakeholder anti-patterns which easily can impede any agile transition. Common Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns.

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SCRUM Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 213

Planio

MARCH 14, 2022

Agile UX: How to fit user research into Agile software development. So how do you bring Agile and UX teams together? The 6 steps to running an Agile user research project. Even if your company doesn’t have dedicated user researchers, this guide will help you learn how to integrate agile and UX properly.

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Agile Planning Logistics Software Developers 78

Scrum.org

JANUARY 2, 2024

Some well-intentioned practices sound reasonable, but a closer examination reveals potential pitfalls that can compromise the Agile manifesto principles or the Scrum guide's underlying Empiricism. Why it sounds like a good idea: Velocity can be an easy metric to gather if the team uses many common electronic Scrum boards.

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2024 SCRUM Closing Sustainability 172

Project Management Essentials

DECEMBER 2, 2018

It also shaped my approach to management and leadership. It is very easy to spot mistakes in retrospect—hindsight has 20/20 vision. Self-managing, Agile teams co-create their environment. We typically consider experiments to be the domain of research and innovation groups. Take an Agile approach. Feel Empowered.

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Underperforming Technical Team Construction 2018 Executing 40

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

TL; DR: ChatGPT Product Owner Job Interview A few weeks ago, I ran a simulated job interview with ChatGPT for a fictitious Scrum Master position. Consequently, I tried the same with a Product Owner position, aware of the challenges this would pose, as the Product Owner role is significantly fuzzier than the one of a Scrum Master.

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ChatGPT Development Team Review Technical Review SCRUM 153

Scrum.org

JULY 5, 2022

During the first year of the pandemic, Scrum adoption more than doubled for software development teams. 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. It is, in essence, the plan for what the Scrum Team will do next.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Software Review Development Team Review 181

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

They are derived from my fourteen years of practical experience with XP and Scrum, serving both as Product Owner and Scrum Master and interviewing dozens of Product Owner candidates on behalf of my clients. Scrum is not a methodology but a framework. The Product Owner is also the most vulnerable Scrum role.

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SCRUM Lean Technical Review Agile 194

Project Management Essentials

MAY 1, 2019

Most fail to meet their planned objectives with 30% failing outright. In last month’s article, ”Road Trippin’ Organizational Change: The Beginning” , I recommending using adaptive-agile planning practices and treating the effort like a road trip: Set the direction, not the destination. Trust your guide, but ask questions.

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Underperforming Technical Team Lean Consulting Risk Management 40

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

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. Leadership – ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Find her on Twitter. John Estrella.

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2019 Technical Review PMO Consulting 291

Leading Agile

MARCH 31, 2020

Listen to the Agile Unplugged Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to Agile Unplugged on: Apple Podcasts. Remember to subscribe and listen to Agile Unplugged on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Podbean—and watch each and every episode on YouTube , IGTV , and Facebook. When did we first meet? Soundcloud.

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Agile Technical Review SCRUM Engineering 71