Scrum.org

MARCH 22, 2021

Some time ago, someone on Reddit asked whether there would be any other profession that requires attending a 2-day training class and would then pay as well as a Scrum Master job. This attitude is precisely why the 47 Scrum Master Interview Guide exists: Prevent imposters from slipping through the hiring process and causing damage.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 17, 2023

TL; DR: ChatGPT Prompts for Scrum Practitioners. Last week, I ran an “interview” with ChatGPT as an applicant for a fictitious Scrum Master position based on questions from Scrum Master Interview Guide. Think twice if you still believe this technology is a fad or a toy. ChatGPT Prompt for Scrum Masters.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business landscape, organizations are increasingly turning to agile methodologies to drive innovation and achieve their goals. At the heart of agile teams is the Scrum Master, a role that plays a crucial part in ensuring the team’s success.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Many well-meaning practitioners have misconceptions about Scrum. Scrum is a framework for doing complex work, not a how-to playbook. This very incompleteness is one of the strengths of Scrum, but without specific guidance, some myths have evolved about the right way to run a Scrum Team. .

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Scrum.org

MARCH 31, 2019

One of the most important things we can do to help individuals and teams improve is coach them to embrace the agile mindset. The Manifesto for Agile Software Development provides values and principles to help guide teams in navigating the complexities of product delivery. Working Software over Comprehensive Documentation.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Agile A flexible and dynamic approach to project management that allows for iterative updates during defined time blocks, which allows for incremental value. Agile Manifesto The fundamental document that outlines the values and principles of Agile project management. identify items such as benefits and costs).

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The scrum guide is a powerful document that is too often overlooked, forgotten, or ignored. Even some scrum masters have told me they don’t read it. If you’re a scrum master or leader in an organization using scrum I’d expect you to be very familiar with the scrum guide. That’s a huge missed opportunity.

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International Institute for Learning

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Since the Agile Manifesto was written in 2001 by a group of software practitioners, Agile approaches have been taking over the project management scene at a steady pace. Some say Agile is a mindset, not a methodology. Adding to the confusion, there is no shortage of technical papers elaborating on the various methodologies.

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Techno-PM

JUNE 6, 2023

Agile methodology is a popular approach to project management that emphasizes flexibility, collaboration, and iterative development. Within an Agile team, there are various roles assigned to different individuals, each with unique responsibilities and contributions. What is Agile? Responding to change over following a plan.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I got the idea of writing this blog while hosting a webinar on the same topics when multiple people told us to document our discussion. As per Scrum Guide – The Sprint Goal is an objective that will be met within the sprint by implementing the Product Backlog , and it guides the Development Team on why it is building the Increment.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Then, we will dive into the topic of Agile PMO, its relevance, and a number of roles that can be played by such a PMO. As per PMI, there are three types of PMOs: A supportive PMO largely plays a consultative role such as providing templates, imparting training and coaching, and storing lessons learned across projects. Not really.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 14, 2020

We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools, followed by exploring virtual Liberating Structures, how to master Zoom as well as common remote agile anti-patterns. The Scrum Guide on the Sprint Retrospective. Source : Scrum Guide 2017. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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Leading Agile

MAY 25, 2023

In Agile, you only get the full benefits of Scrum and SAFe when certain conditions are met in the organization. People will often break the methodology or the framework instead of changing the org design and sacrificing their ability to be truly Agile. XP and DevOps are no different. Thanks for joining us today.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 4, 2019

TL; DR: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns. Scrum Master anti-patterns: The reasons why Scrum Masters violate the spirit of the Scrum Guide are multi-faceted. Read on and learn in this post on Scrum anti-patterns how you can identify if your Scrum Master needs support from the team. Source : Scrum Guide 2017.

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Proofhub

AUGUST 17, 2021

7 Best Practices To Lead And Coach Remote Project Management Teams Source: [link] Does your remote project management business have a strategic plan for communicating, training, and delegating? Challenges Of Leading A Remote Project Management Team Leading and coaching a remote team is tricky. And what about your team members?—?are

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

You want to embrace Agile as part (or maybe all) of your Project Management practice. Which Agile Certification program should you follow? Classifying the Agile Certification Providers. I have also included the Axelos PRINCE2 Agile qualifications here. Tier 1: Principle Promotors of Agile Project Management.

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Agilemania

AUGUST 28, 2022

Despite the growing popularity of the Scaled Agile Framework ® , demand for Scaled Agile Program Consultants (SPCs) remains high, the professionals who help companies govern their Agile workforce using tried and proven tools. As a result, there is a greater need for SPC Trainers (SPCTs), who train the SPCs. Connected minds win!

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International Institute for Learning

MARCH 29, 2023

The discussion about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in project management has recently gained momentum, largely due to the hype surrounding ChatGPT. However, many project decisions are delayed or avoided due to insufficient information to make sound judgments.

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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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Planio

MAY 27, 2020

On the other end, a clear Definition of Done (DoD) is one of the most important elements of Agile product development. If the goal of Agile is to ship usable software, then you need to know what that looks like before you can even start. Knowing when a piece of art is “done” is subjective and often difficult to define.

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Project Management Essentials

AUGUST 3, 2019

Experienced agile coaches and practitioners develop a sixth-sense. They can quickly assess the health of an agile project or team just as doctors do with their patients. In 2013, Mike Cohn coined the term scrum smells to describe the signs that a scrum team is in trouble. Who is the Scrum Master or Product Owner?

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Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

APRIL 4, 2019

A few months ago, I was having a coffee with a fellow Agile Coach talking about DevOps when he suddenly says “what is DevOps anyway?”. In IT projects DevOps is nothing more than pure Agile implemented properly. While Agile popularity is at its height, DevOps is still very fresh for many. Sounds like a joke?

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Wrike

JANUARY 11, 2024

In business, you can also benefit from a solid framework. Project management methodologies , such as Agile and Scrum, are approaches that businesses use to plan and execute their projects. Photo by Campaign Creators on Unsplash Technology Technology refers to the tools and systems your business uses.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 9, 2023

TL; DR: A ChatGPT Job Interview for a Scrum Master Position. Can a large language model, not specializing in anything “agile,” pass a screening interview for a Scrum Master position? So, read on and learn whether Scrum Masters will soon be replaced with a chatbot. ?? Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Drawing from his years leading technology projects at Microsoft, Berkun offers readers field-tested philosophies and strategies for defining, leading, and managing projects. If you’re leading technology projects, this is a must-read. We’re entering that slow time of year for businesses. Clients go on vacation. You’re not alone.

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The IIL Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

The Benefits of AI [1] Part of this paper has been adapted from Harold Kerzner, Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling, 13e, 2022, Section 10.6, Whenever leaders discuss the benefits of new practices, leaders tend to focus more on the present or short term than in the longer term.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 6, 2022

TL; DR: Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns. Learn how individual incentives and outdated organizational structures — fostering personal agendas and local optimization efforts — manifest themselves in Scrum stakeholder anti-patterns that easily impede any agile transformation to a product-led organization. ????

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

TL; DR: 70 Scrum Master Theses. The following 70 Scrum Master theses describe the role of from a holistic product creation perspective. The theses cover the role of the Scrum Master from product discovery to product delivery in hands-on practical manner. The Role of the Scrum Master. It is not a mere management role.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 18, 2022

TL; DR: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns — 20 Signs Your Scrum Master Needs Help. The reasons Scrum Masters violate the spirit of the Scrum Guide are multi-faceted. Typical Scrum Master anti-patterns run from ill-suited personal traits to complacency to pursuing individual agendas to frustration with the team itself.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

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. Scrum is not a methodology but a framework. The Product Owner is also the most vulnerable Scrum role.

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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 2, 2020

TL; DR: Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns. Learn how individual incentives and outdated organizational structures — fostering personal agendas and local optimization efforts — manifest themselves in Scrum stakeholder anti-patterns which easily can impede any agile transition. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

TL; DR: Demand Creates Supply and the Job Market for Scrum Masters Is no Exception. 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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

It’s a lot to read, so here are some spoilers drawn from common themes I heard time and time again in the interviews: Agile – if you don’t know enough about it, you need to start learning. Would you like to make 2019 a successful year for your projects? I’m sure you do. But what does it take to get there? Many of them are authors.

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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

APRIL 19, 2020

We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools, followed by exploring virtual Liberating Structures, and how to master Zoom. We had a look at common remote agile anti-patterns, and we analyzed remote Retrospectives based on Liberating Structures. Source : Scrum Guide, 2017.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

One of the biggest challenges in agile project management is determining what tasks are needed to complete a project, how long each should take, and who needs to carry them out. The agile release plan helps in aligning the teams by addressing multiple aspects that can contribute to creative and innovative problem-solving.

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