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What Is The Most Important Part Of Scrum?

Scrum.org

Back in 2012 when I was on the path to becoming a Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer, I travelled to Boston to attend a PSM course run by Ken Schwaber (the co-creator of Scrum and Chairman/Founder of Scrum.org). This Scrum thing sounds great, but there’s quite a lot to it. What is the most important part?”.

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In-Depth: How Coherence And Cohesion Are Critical To Scrum

Scrum.org

Do your Daily Scrums feel like a pointless ritual where everyone just lists what they’ve done yesterday, and what they do will do today? In our work with Scrum teams, we’ve been part of teams that had it. So Scrum was doomed from the start. We also explore how these insights create a strong foundation for the Scrum framework.

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How I ended up becoming a (Professional) Scrum trainer

Gunther Verheyen

In October 2003 my life of Scrum started, albeit not with Scrum. My life of Scrum actually started with eXtreme Programming which we then wrapped in Scrum. Fast forward >> In December 2010 I traveled to Zurich (Switzerland) to attend a PSM class (“Professional Scrum Master”) by Ken Schwaber.

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All technical debt is a risk to the product and to your business

Scrum.org

From 2005 (first beta) until 2012 they worked, successfully delivering a new version every 2 years. Even before 2012 Leadership, and engineers, had noticed that things were getting bogged down. To do this they had to shorten the feedback loop, and they settled on 3-week Sprints using Scrum. Three weeks Sprints instead!

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How to Pass the PSM I Assessment (Updated for Scrum Guide 2020)

Scrum.org

In June 2012, I wrote the world's first ever article that advised readers on how to pass the Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) assessment from Scrum.org. In the meantime, the world has changed, Scrum has evolved and the PSM I assessment has been changed. Reason: This will cement your understanding of Scrum.

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Surprise. I am no wizard. Agile nor Scrum.

Gunther Verheyen

I regularly get inquiries from people reaching out for instructions, assistance, or other forms of guidance to learn about Scrum, pass exams, become a trainer, or advance their career towards “Agile coach” Surprise. 2) I have always been and am still all about Scrum. I am no wizard.

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About life and re-inventing my life as an independent Scrum Caretaker

Gunther Verheyen

In my case, it largely boiled down to further increasing my independence as a Scrum Caretaker. Several members of the global movement of Scrum Caretakers helped me find direction and focus in two pilot sessions of the workshop I facilitated in February and March 2021. Gunther independent Scrum Caretaker. Warm regards.

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