Scrum.org

JUNE 14, 2021

TL; DR: Common Developer Blunders — When Your Scrum Team Lacks Alignment. There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Given that Scrum is a framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes !

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

TL; DR: Diana Larsen on the Agile Fluency Model. On October 12, 2022, agile innovator Diana Larsen delved into the Agile Fluency® Model. After a short introduction to the model, we shifted to an ask-me-anything-style discussion of the groundbreaking view of agile and teams. ?? The Agile Fluency® Model.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 25, 2022

How sustainable is your pace as a developer? What is a sustainable pace? The notion of “sustainable pace” is closely tied to Extreme Programming practices. But that recommendation was updated to “sustainable pace” by Ron Jeffries later. Pace should be sustainable over a long time. .

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

TL; DR: 20 Questions from New Scrum Master to the Development Team. From Scrum Master to Development Team members, this set of questions addresses the foundations of a Scrum Team capability to build valuable products: technical excellence and what it takes to achieve this proficiency level.

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Scrum.org

MAY 18, 2020

TL; DR: Good Remote Agile Practices. The first insights are available from the Remote Agile Survey: What are good remote agile practices, and what are possible low-hanging fruits that haven’t yet been tried by a majority of participants? Participate in the Remote Agile Survey now, too. First Insights from the Survey.

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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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Scrum.org

AUGUST 20, 2020

Investing in agile would underpin this approach by introducing ways of working that reduce complexity, improve collaboration and bring the customer to the forefront of each decision. Reaching Agile Maturity Ahead of Plan. Company-wide agile awareness and engagement activities established a strong foundation for change.

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International Institute for Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Major changes to project management will occur in 2020 due to much of the new material that the Project Management Institute (PMI) has published and will be testing on in the new version of the Project Management Professional (PMP) ® exam beginning in June 2020. The project must be aligned to strategic business objectives.

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Scrum.org

JULY 13, 2020

Do you need an emergency fund as a change agent—whether you are acting as Scrum Master, Product Owner or agile coach—because conflict is inevitable, but change is not? Join the 25th Hands-on Agile meetup on August 20, 2020, to explore the virtual Ecocycle Planning. Speaking truth to power probably comes at a price.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 22, 2022

Given the importance of a viable Definition of Done for a Scrum team’s success, it has always puzzled me how complacent or ignorant many Scrum teams are regarding their Definition of Done. Zur deutschsprachigen Version des Artikels: Definition of Done: 10 einfache Prinzipien eines kritischen Scrum-Erfolgsfaktors. ??

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Scrum.org

JULY 7, 2020

TL; DR: Agile Laws and Remote Agile. On many occasions in the recent past, working with distributed agile teams has amplified existing organizational, technical, and cultural challenges in many organizations. In that respect, the current issues that many distributed teams face may also act as accelerants to become more agile.

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Agilemania

MARCH 3, 2022

Agile is a word that was added to the corporate dictionary two decades ago and is still relevant today. The Agile adoption rate increase from 37% in 2020 to 86% in 2021 has left the business world stunned. Amidst all the chaos, there is one designation that helps organizations realize their dream of Agile transformations. .

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 5, 2021

In December 2020, my friend Adrian Galarza and I delivered a Scrum.org Scrum Pulse Webinar - A Cycle Time Journey: 164 to 8 Days in 6 Months that summarized the journey of Adrian’s Scrum Team. What adjustments were made in the entire organization as part of a 4 year Agile enablement? BACKGROUND.

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Cadence Software Review SCRUM Leadership 219

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 31, 2019

I was reminded by Ken Schwaber’s statement when he told me the reason why he chose the term Scrum Master rather than Scrum Coach because mastery is about the “being” and not the “doing”. As a master, the being is more important because if the Scrum Master gets the being right, the doing will be manifested right by itself.

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Gunther Verheyen

APRIL 24, 2020

Apparently, it is easy to get stuck at interpreting the rules of Scrum. In the publication “ Moving Your Scrum Downfield ” I have described the six essential traits of the game to help you get unstuck and up your game. These six essential traits are indicative of Scrum coming to life. Every case of Scrum is unique.

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Gunther Verheyen

DECEMBER 11, 2019

During the fall of 2019, I got totally consumed (and sometimes drained and overwhelmed) by an exciting new Scrum book project. O’Reilly Media envisioned adding a book about Scrum to their “97 Things” series and got in touch with me (through Dave West of Scrum.org). Scrum off script.” Values drive behavior.”

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Agile is in the news yet again. In the 15th State of Agile Report, 94% of the respondents reported that their company is using Agile while 65% report that their organization has significant experience with Agile. The percentages must surely have piqued your interest, so let’s understand today’s topic, Agile.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Product Owners and Scrum Masters are specifically named on the WEF list of Jobs of Tomorrow. Agile concepts like Scrum embrace empiricism. Scrum as a Context for Ongoing Transformational Learning. Looking at the data presented by the World Economic Forum Davos 2020, it is an enormous task we need to upskill people.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 31, 2020

The question on my mind is, if we can sustain this feeling of “it works” in the future. Agile processes help you to establish a high level of transparency. 1] Dtsch Arztebl 2020; 117(13): A 648–54 , [link]. [2] link] , NBC Boston, accessed 28th of March 2020. [4] link] , NBC Boston, accessed 28th of March 2020. [4]

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 2, 2024

For example, projects such as the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (ULSP) have shown the industry that fast-moving consumer goods companies have that “it” factor in sustainability projects. And the dynamics allowed the industry to act and improve its sustainability.

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Scrum.org

MAY 24, 2021

Agile Manifesto, Scrum Framework) to change this mindset and put individuals over processes from the outset. Stress management skills (Altindag, 2020). We will try to evaluate these sources in a Scrum Team context. Example: As a Scrum Master, you are asked to monitor and report the velocity of the team to the management.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Listen to the Agile Unplugged Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to Agile Unplugged on: Apple Podcasts. Welcome to our latest episode of the Agile Unplugged podcast with host Mike Cottmeyer, LeadingAgile’s CEO. Soundcloud. Transcript. – Everybody welcome. Welcome Matt, how are you doing? – Interesting.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

TL; DR: Scrum Master Interview Questions on Scrum Anti-Patterns. Scrum has proven time and again to be the most popular framework for software development. Given that software is eating the world , a seasoned Scrum Master is nowadays in high demand. Which makes any Scrum Master interview a challenging task.

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Agilemania

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The world entered the Digital Age in 2020 with everything the industry leaders calculated could go wrong became unpredictable. With the help of proper project management, you can assure that the purpose, vision, and goals of the project are sustained, all while keeping the audiences’ tasks and objectives. Audience Building.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 4, 2021

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. You can sign up here for our weekly ‘Food of Agile Thought newsletter’ and join 29k other subscribers. ??

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Scrum.org

MARCH 28, 2022

Welcome to the Sprint anti-patterns article from my series on Scrum anti-patterns, covering the three Scrum roles—pardon me: accountabilities—and addressing the contributions of stakeholders and the IT/line management. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 34,000-plus subscribers. ??

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Scrum.org

MARCH 11, 2024

This article covers the three Scrum accountabilities (formerly roles) and addresses interferences of stakeholders and IT/line management with this crucial Scrum event. Your single best investment to improve your professional standing ; order the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now! ? Source : Scrum Guide 2020.

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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Software Review 162

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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Scrum.org

JANUARY 4, 2021

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. You can sign up here for our weekly ‘Food of Agile Thought newsletter’ and join 29k other subscribers. ??

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Workzone

APRIL 30, 2020

Pros: Priding itself on being more than just a software solution, Workzone understands the importance of support and focuses on providing the training and service needed to drive sustained project management success. Pros: Highly customizable, this tool can support Scrum, Lean, or Kanban project methods. Pricing: $6 – $12/month/user.

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Gunther Verheyen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In the summer of 2019 I got in touch with O’Reilly Media about their ambition to add a book about Scrum to their “97 Things” series. For that reason I did not want any specific Scrum accountability in the title. For that reason I did not want any specific Scrum accountability in the title.

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Scrum.org

MAY 2, 2022

TL; DR: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns. No other role in Scrum can contribute to mediocre outcomes like the Product Owner—garbage in, garbage out. If you recognize some anti-patterns in your daily work, why don’t you ask the rest of the Scrum Team for support? The Role of the Product Owner According to the Scrum Guide.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 18, 2022

The questions are derived from my sixteen 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. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 34,000-plus subscribers. ??

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Resource Guru

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The constant business hype surrounding Agile workflows can feel a bit like a buzzy food trend on your feed (avocado toast or matcha lattes, anyone?). Unlike the latest foodie fads, though, we can confidently tell you that Agile project management is here to stay—and the most successful PMs will be the ones who get on board with it. .

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 1, 2022

There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Given that Scrum is a framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. What if the Scrum team is always only working on a random assortment of work items that seem to be the most pressing at the moment of the Sprint Planning?

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Planio

JULY 22, 2020

We combed through best-seller lists, spoke with veteran PMs, and read a ton to put together this list of the best project management books for upgrading your career in 2020. Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time. Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time. Author: Jeff Sutherland.

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MPUG

JUNE 28, 2021

Now, you might be thinking what exactly a dance has to do with cadence in Agile? One can define cadence in Agile as follows: Cadence is a regular, predictable pattern of development work in Agile. The concept of cadence in Agile is suitably explained with a dance. Let’s start first with the definition of cadence.

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