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“Agile Is Just for Software” and other Scrum Myths

Scrum.org

Scrum is the most popular Agile framework. According to the latest State of Agile survey from Digital.ai, 90% of teams who are using an Agile framework are using Scrum. I like to think that this is because Scrum is a goldilocks framework … with just enough - but not too much - structure. That is the power of Scrum.

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The Dogmatic Scrum Master Anti-Pattern — Making Your Scrum Work #20

Scrum.org

TL; DR: The Dogmatic Scrum Master Anti-Pattern. There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Since Scrum is an intentionally incomplete framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. What about a dogmatic Scrum Master? The Scrum Master and Dogmatism.

SCRUM 251
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3 Wide-Spread Scrum Master Failures in 5:31 Minutes

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TL; DR: Three Wide-Spread Scrum Master Failures. There are plenty of Scrum Masters failures. Given that Scrum is a framework with a precise and concise yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. TL; DR: Three Wide-Spread Scrum Master Failures. Metrics Fetish. Groundhog Day. What you can do about it?

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[Podcast] How Scrum Master Can Bring Change By Being A Role Model For Agility

Scrum.org

What's up awesome Scrum Masters? Many of you know that the Scrum Master is described as a true leader who serves in the Scrum Guide. Early last year (2021), I wrote a blog post on what does it mean for the Scrum Master to be a true leader who serves. I hope you all had a great week.

SCRUM 204
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[Podcast] The Scrum Master As The Mirror For Agility

Scrum.org

What's up awesome Scrum Masters? Many of you know that the Scrum Master is described as a true leader who serves in the Scrum Guide. Early last year (2021), I wrote a blog post on what does it mean for the Scrum Master to be a true leader who serves. I hope you are had a great week.

SCRUM 147
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Data-Informed Retrospectives

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The second stage refers to gathering data so that the Scrum Team can have data-informed Retrospectives. As I have observed in practice, many Scrum Teams either limit the data gathering part of the Retrospective, thus lacking vital information. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes !

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5 Agile Methodologies for Project Managers that are not Scrum Framework

Project Pulse Journal

Beyond Scrum , several Agile frameworks were developed to address the unique needs and challenges of projects and teams. It encourages continuous delivery and improvement without the fixed iterations of Scrum.