Scrum.org

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Before we talk about the comparison and contrast between Scrum Master and Agile Leader, people often compare and contrast Scrum Master and Agile Coach, and they often ask me, what’s the difference? The oversimplified answer is $200 per day because a scrum master should be working at an organizational level.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 19, 2023

Scrum is the most popular Agile framework. According to Digita.ai’s 16th annual report, 87% of organizations using an Agile framework use Scrum. That’s up from 58% of Agile teams using Scrum, as documented in the 14th annual State of Agile report. Why is Scrum so popular?

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Scrum.org

MAY 23, 2022

There is a popular myth that the scrum masters accountabilities ends with the scrum team and may not be required when the team becomes matured. As a result, many organizations limit the role of the Scrum Master to the team level. On a general note, here’s what the Scrum Master accountability journey may looks like over time.

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Scrum.org

JULY 15, 2022

The Scrum Master is accountable for establishing Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide. They do this by helping everyone understand Scrum theory and practice, both within the Scrum Team and the organization … Scrum Masters are true leaders who serve the Scrum Team and the larger organization” .

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 10, 2023

TL; DR: How To Spot Successful Scrum Masters In this article, I unravel the secrets of what makes a Scrum Master not just good but amazingly outstanding. From regularly achieving Sprint Goals, delivering value to customers, and building stakeholder rapport easily, discover the traits that set apart successful Scrum Masters.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As a professional in the field of Agile and Scrum, I often encounter organizations striving to enhance their team's abilities, particularly in roles such as Scrum Masters. For example, in an immersive training setting, a Scrum Master might be given an assignment related to the 'definition of done' - a core concept in Scrum.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

TL; DR: Scrum Anti-Patterns GPT Can a Custom Scrum Anti-Patterns GPT align teams with Scrum principles? Dive into how leveraging custom GPTs might offer a novel path through Scrum’s common hurdles, focusing on creating actual customer value in the face of organizational and team-level challenges. ?

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Scrum is a framework, not a set of work instructions. The Scrum framework guides the way individuals interact and work together to deliver complex products. The flexibility of Scrum is its strength. The true power of Scrum lies in its simplicity and flexibility.

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Scrum.org

MAY 8, 2023

TL; DR: Life Is a Negotiation; Why Would Scrum Be Different? Life is a negotiation; why would Scrum be different, particularly given its egalitarian nature? As you may recall, no one on a Scrum team can tell anyone else what to do, how to do it, or when to do it. Rant: Scrum Masters are no Project Managers ! ? ? ??

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In Kürze: Wie Sie erfolgreiche Scrum Master erkennen In diesem Artikel werfe ich einen Blick darauf, was einen Scrum Master nicht nur gut, sondern herausragend macht. Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024! ?️

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 7, 2023

TL; DR: The Minimum Viable Library for Scrum Masters The Minimum Viable Library is available! Explore a series of carefully curated collections of essential books, newsletters, podcasts, and tools to elevate your agile expertise. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 48,000-plus subscribers. ?

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Leading Agile

APRIL 11, 2024

Agile is really about designing a System of Delivery that can produce the business results that matter to your executives and key stakeholders. It meets all acceptance criteria and satisfies the definition of done as per the backlog. The reality is that no amount of Scrum is going to fix the underlying issues either.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 13, 2023

TL; DR: The Stoic Scrum Master – Making Your Scrum Work (30) Can wisdom from the past still be relevant to today’s VUCA-determined world? I started reading Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations some time ago and found it intriguing; maybe it applies to “Agile?” In other words: is there something like a Stoic Scrum Master?

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Scrum.org

JULY 19, 2022

What is the difference between a scrum master and an agile leader? Before I answer that question, what is the difference between a scrum master and an agile coach? A scrum master should: be working at all levels of the organization and. A scrum master should: be working at all levels of the organization and.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In a recent class, a student asked, “What are the common difficulties teams face when starting with Agile?” I have not included this stage because Scrum Teams generally support products rather than short-term initiatives. . The Scrum Master’s job is to get the team through the Forming stage as quickly as possible.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 6, 2022

When people ask me the best way for their team to transition to Scrum, I have to tell them that there isn’t an easy answer because every organization is unique. Keeping that in mind, here are some general steps to consider if implementing Scrum is on your horizon. . Is Scrum the right fit for your business problem?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 10, 2022

Since 2020, the adoption of Scrum has increased rapidly. The following graph compares Scrum adoption in 2020 with 2021. In every industry, agile adoption has doubled. . This table shows figures from Digital AI’s 14th annual State of Agile Report contrasted with figures taken from its most recent report. . .

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 29, 2021

According to the 15th annual State of Agile report, there has been a tremendous increase in the adoption of agile frameworks over the last year. Within software teams, agile adoption grew from 37% in 2020 to 86% in 2021. . Agile beneath the Ice. . The Daily Scrum is a status update instead of a mini planning session.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 16, 2024

These innovative agile practices are a departure from the Taylorist traditions of the defense industry, which is grappling with continuous inflation and delays, impacting national security and human lives. How can Scrum principles be applied in the defense industry? The iterative and incremental approach of Scrum was of great support.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 11, 2021

TL; DR: Scrum Commitments. While the new Scrum Guide is less prescriptive and more inclusive, it also ties loose ends by including elements better, namely the previously free-floating Sprint Goal and the Definition of Done with the creation of Scrum commitments. The Scrum Guide 2020. What are Scrum Commitments?

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Scrum.org

JUNE 5, 2023

Create Scrum Master Interview Questions? Previously, I tested how ChatGPT would answer questions from the Scrum Master Interview Guide; see below. Back in January 2023, I would not have taken the next step in the Scrum Master interview process, inviting ChatGPT to a full-size interview with several Scrum team members.

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Scrum.org

MAY 19, 2023

The Creating Agile Organizations approach is about designing your own organizational framework and coaching its adoption. It is important to note that it is different from frameworks like Scrum, LeSS or SAFe, which have specific structures, rules, events, and artefacts to build upon.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

One thing that every team has had in common is that, at one time, they were new to Scrum. When I engage with teams to discuss implementing the Scrum framework, they often raise potential impediments to adopting Scrum. Below are the five most common objections to Scrum and why they don’t hold any weight. .

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Scrum.org

MAY 14, 2020

If you are new to Scrum Framework or would like to visit Scrum quickly, here is 3 minutes watch for you to get an idea about essential elements of Scrum. . . . Scrum Master's role is unique, and comparing with any traditional roles will limit our thinking and exploring a beautiful journey of servant leadership.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

If the Empire had used Scrum, the Death Star might never have been destroyed at all. . . If the Empire had used Scrum, the Death Star would not have been destroyed. In Scrum, the Developers own all aspects of product delivery, including design. Scrum uses incremental delivery to deliver value to the customer sooner.

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Leading Answers

AUGUST 6, 2022

.  However, let’s start by examining what servant leadership already contains.     Servant leadership was popularized by Robert Greenleaf and described as a mindset and set of practices. Servant leadership is a mindset and value system which recognizes that the team members deliver the project benefits.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 18, 2023

Whether teams are new to Scrum or refining their methods, this remains a challenge. Even if a team is driven by value, agility is compromised when validation and value realization take excessively long. The answer lies in the transformative potential of Value Stream Mapping within Scrum. Welcome to the first post.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 16, 2023

Some time ago, I had an interesting conversation with an Agile Coach from a large car manufacturer in Germany. As an Agile Coach, he’s responsible for about 50 Scrum Masters. For about one hour we talked about how to be a servant leader for such a group of Scrum Masters. What are ways to lead, inspire, and guide them?

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Scrum.org

MARCH 16, 2023

In Kürze: Der Stoische Scrum Master – Making Your Scrum Work #30 Können Weisheiten aus der Vergangenheit in der heutigen VUCA-bestimmten Welt noch relevant sein? Ich habe vor einiger Zeit begonnen, die Meditationen des Marcus Aurelius zu lesen und fand sie faszinierend; vielleicht gilt Stoizismus auch für „Agile“? April 2023 ?

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Scrum.org

MARCH 11, 2019

. What exactly is “agile” or even an Agile leader? I think of this word “agile” as being synonymous with “nimble” or “flexible”. Taking the definition of agile above, then an agile organization is one that is nimble, flexible, and can respond quickly to change. Are agile companies a new thing?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Scrum - The Leader’s Perspective. If you’re leading Scrum Teams or generally are a leader in an organization that’s leveraging Scrum? Are you feeling a bit left out after reading the Scrum Guide ? The Scrum Guide describes the leadership required by the Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Developers.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 19, 2023

TL; DR: ChatGPT 4: A Bargain for Scrum Practitioners? I wanted to determine whether ChatGPT 4 is superior to its predecessor, which left a good impression in recent months; see my previous articles on Scrum, Agile, and ChatGPT. Zur deutschsprachigen Version des Artikels: ChatGPT 4: Ein Schnäppchen für Scrum-Praktiker? ?

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The IIL Blog

MAY 1, 2024

By Nagaraja Gundappa First things first – let’s define business agility: Business agility, alternatively called enterprise agility and organizational agility, is the ability of an organization to rapidly adapt to market and environmental changes in productive and cost-effective ways according to PMI’s Disciplined Agile.

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Scrum.org

JULY 30, 2023

Agility enables you to refine and cycle through this process repeatedly, eliminating flawed assumptions and optimizing those with a greater chance of producing favorable outcomes. Leadership and Scrum True agility for companies goes beyond fancy methodologies and rituals.

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Scrum.org

MAY 9, 2024

After all, Incremental delivery is at the heart of Scrum. Every Spint, the team delivers an increment of product that meets the team’s definition of Done. Check out my recent article The value of incremental delivery in Scrum.) It's been said before that Dev Ops and Agile go hand in hand. The key word there is done.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 30, 2022

Scrum uses an iterative, incremental approach to deliver value to the business through the medium of the Sprint. Here are the three steps to Done in Scrum: ensure your Scrum Team has a workable Definition of Done, a well-refined Product Backlog, and uses the Sprint Retrospective to identify improvement opportunities. . .

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The recent update on Scrum Guide has leveraged the accountability of the Scrum Master. In fact, the very first few lines of the Scrum definition section in Scrum Guide immediately starts with the explanation of what the Scrum Master does in the organisation. There are many models of leadership out there.

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