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5 Whys to Explore Scrum with an independent Scrum Caretaker

Gunther Verheyen

I embarked on my Agile journey in 2003 when we wrapped eXtreme Programming in Scrum. Besides having engaged with many teams and organizations I have also created and facilitated many Scrum workshops and classes about various topics for various audiences since then. Warm regards Gunther independent Scrum Caretaker What?

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Is it worth it to become a Scrum Master?

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He asked me a question that if it was worth employing a Scrum Master. The question was, how do we create the career roadmap of a Scrum Master? My advice and viewpoint are as follows regarding the worthiness of the Scrum Master career path. . How can we determine the value of our work as a Scrum Master and Coach?

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Scrum necesita un evento de Planificación de la Meta de Producto

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Por qué Scrum no tiene un evento de planificación de la Meta de Producto ? ¿Qué Y en la versión de 2013 se afirmaba que Scrum no prescribe ningún evento de planificación superior al Sprint. Video: como alinear Scrum y OKR En este video de 20 minutos explico como alinear ambos modelos a alto nivel.

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Scrum: A Brief History of a Long-Lived Hype

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Scrum has been around for a while, they say. The Scrum Guide holds the definition of Scrum, they say. The first, official version of the Scrum Guide was released in February 2010. So, how was Scrum defined before 2010 then? What else happened along the road to the way that Scrum is defined and represented?

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How to improve the self-managing capabilities & skills of your team?

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This is the essence of "self-management", and it is critical to Scrum teams and other kinds of Agile teams. Self-managing teams are central to Scrum and other Agile methodologies. High autonomy is an important contributor to successful Agile teams ( Donmez & Gudela, 2013 ; Tripp & Armstrong, 2018 ).

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Daily Scrum Pocketcasts

Gunther Verheyen

Ever since the accidental creation of my book Scrum – A Pocket Guide (A Smart Travel Companion) in 2013, and its deliberate evolution in 2019, I frequently receive inquiries about the availability of an audiobook version. Starting Tuesday 24 March 2020 , I have planned a first series of five “ Daily Scrum Pocketcasts.”

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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

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And we share results from our own analyses based on actual data from stakeholders and Scrum teams that we collected through the Scrum Team Survey. Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. We collected the data through our Scrum Team Survey. We worked with Prof.

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