Scrum.org

JULY 11, 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, for example, not all of your Scrum team’s members feel enthusiastic about the Sprint Retrospective, the critical event when the Scrum team inspects itself?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In many large organizations, Scrum teams fall into the ‘feature factory’ trap, focusing more on churning out features than creating real value. It’s too bad that this shift undermines Agile principles and hampers long-term success and innovation.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 25, 2023

Scrum Guide There isn’t anything in the scrum guide that prohibits this. Scrum Accountabilities In Scrum, there are three accountabilities: Developers → the people doing the work, delivering a high-quality done increment. Scrum Master → looking after the effectiveness of the scrum team.

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Scrum.org

MAY 16, 2022

Hence, learn more about 21 common Sprint Retrospective anti-patterns that will hold back your Scrum team. ???? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 35,000-plus subscribers. ?? Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! Source : Scrum Guide 2020.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Scope creep is the more common term but you might hear both, especially if you are working in software development. Ultimately, it isn’t the project manager coming up with new requirements and asking the team to “just do it”. What’s so bad about scope creep anyway? It takes its toll on team morale.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 8, 2024

Malinawan, PMP Navigating the complexities of modern project management demands a sophisticated comprehension of the Development Approach and Life Cycle Performance Domain. Delve deep into this insightful guide crafted to unravel the intricacies of Development Approaches. By: Meredith G.

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Leading Agile

DECEMBER 7, 2021

An Agile Transformation Consultant who wants to lead a successful Transformation is going to need more than a deep understanding of Agile. In a recent blog post, we discussed the various types of Agile Transformation Coaches needed to run a sustainable Transformation. Agile Transformation Consultant: Team Attributes.

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Scrum.org

JULY 11, 2021

Jimmy is an Agile coach & trainer based in Stockholm. Before starting his own company “ Agile With Jimmy ”, he worked at Crisp and supported organizations like Spotify, Casumo, KRY in their quest to increase agility. Jimmy is the author of the book “96 Visualization Examples — a toolkit for the Agile coach”.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Join the Mastering Agility Discord community! Photo by Alessandra Verre on Unsplash Meet Team Sauron. Sauron is a Scrum Team working at Magnum Opus, a company that creates biometric security machines. This team specifically is creating facial recognition software with highly sophisticated cameras.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

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. And in no particular order we start with: Mark Phillips Mark Phillips High performing teams are motivated by an exceptional vision.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

TL; DR: Agile Management Anti-Patterns. Learn more about agile management anti-patterns the aspiring servant leader should avoid during the organization’s transition: From applying the Stage-Gate® approach through the back door to the ‘where is my report’ attitude to other beloved signs of applied Taylorism.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In the world of product development, the role of a product owner is pivotal. They're the bridge between the development team and the stakeholders, ensuring that the product being developed aligns with the vision and delivers value. Because you don't just need agility, you need Naked Agility.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2021

O verview of Agile Estimating. A traditional or Waterfall software development lifecycle includes a long and detailed planning period to define requirements before beginning development. I have little experience or high time pressure; therefore, the estimate is influenced. The anecdote to ambiguity is agility.

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Leading Agile

APRIL 20, 2023

Empowering your teams isn’t about allowing them to make decisions in a vacuum and giving them free rein to do whatever they want. The days of providing a little guidance here, some methodology there, and letting the teams self-organize their way to success are behind us. What does it mean to empower teams?

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Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2021

In their book Agile Retrospectives , Esther Derby and Diana Larsen popularized the idea that a Sprint Retrospect comprises five stages. The second stage refers to gathering data so that the Scrum Team can have data-informed Retrospectives. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes !

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 4, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are you looking to elevate your leadership style to foster a more dynamic, collaborative, and high-performing team? One of the secrets to unlocking your team's full potential lies in embracing the core values of the Scrum Framework. What is the Scrum Framework?

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The IIL Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

However, the project manager, resource managers, and team members would still be required to review and validate the plan. Imagine a tool that takes requirements, develops test conditions, and automatically execute the tests. But the weak link in the reporting chain still exists—people. Status is subjective.

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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. They run from ill-suited personal traits and the pursuit of individual agendas to frustration with the team itself. The Scrum Master According to the Scrum Guide.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

What is an Influencer? These gentlemen are in all the top-10 lists of being the ‘the best’ Politician, Influencer, world changer, etc. So before diving into the Product Owner taking an Influencer stance, let’s first inspect what an Influencer is. The Influencer is also referred to as the Politician.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Whether you are just starting out, developing your project manager resume, or a seasoned professional, mastering the Project Management Buzzwords is non-negotiable. Agile A flexible and dynamic approach to project management that allows for iterative updates during defined time blocks, which allows for incremental value.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Scrum Guide on the Sprint Retrospective. The Scrum Master encourages the Scrum Team to improve, within the Scrum process framework, its development process and practices to make it more effective and enjoyable for the next Sprint. Source : Scrum Guide 2017. Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 3, 2023

TL; DR: Workshop Design with ChatGPT The following article explores whether we can use ChatGPT-4 to create workshops for agile practitioners; for example, Scrum Masters. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 45,000-plus other subscribers. ? Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The reasons often cited are poor work-life balance, salary, and impoverished physical and mental health. Benefits of Agile Coaching in Organizational Settings. Benefits of Agile Coaching in Organizational Settings. But, Agile Coaching costs a fortune. This helps the Agile Coach know if their methods are working.

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Scrum.org

MAY 23, 2021

In an agile context, we use metrics to set performance goals, measure current conditions, define small improvement experiments and measure the effectiveness of the experiments in order to inspect and adapt goals and determine the next steps. The Product Goal and the Sprint Goal is what we want the teams to focus on. Team velocity.

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Scrum.org

JULY 15, 2018

This is the third in a series of posts exploring Scrum Mastery. In our first post, we introduced the 4 dimensions of Scrum Mastery. In the second post, we explored how to grow a strong team identity. Now we will explore the team process dimension. How do you work as a team to maximize the benefits of Scrum and agility?

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The IIL Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

The development team was devastated. In my consulting practice, I see development teams struggling with their users. A primary reason is poor stakeholder engagement. Poor alignment with project objectives and expectations. Develop mitigation strategies. This experience is not unique.

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

There may be some measure of formalism, but little tracking or attempts at interventions to control or influence the project. Perhaps we would choose an Agile approach such as Scrum in those cases, not an entire abandonment of any project management principles. Ad hoc is a degradation further.

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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. What are the team dynamics?

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 15, 2024

Incorporating models, methods, and artifacts can transform your approach, thus promoting agility, informed decision-making , and effectiveness. These strategies enhance team dynamics and facilitate time and budget management as the project progresses, whether for leading small teams or managing large-scale projects.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 23, 2022

Mike Cottmeyer was recently a guest on the Agile to Agility podcast with Miljan Bajic where he discussed Transformation, Business Architecture, and Scaling. Agile to Agility Website. So, I’m the CEO of a company called Leading Agile, started about 11 years ago, I’m based in Atlanta, Georgia. Listen now.

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Scrum.org

MAY 13, 2019

And yet, this difficult challenge is a core responsibility of Scrum Masters: How can your organisation work effectively with Scrum if it is not considering the entire system? But how do Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches go about this? Age Of Product teamed up with The Liberators to identify what works in the field.

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Planio

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

No matter how agile and lean you try to run your projects there are inevitably going to be a lot of people involved in getting you from project proposal to launch day. Brainstorm with your project team. Project team members: The group working on the project and following the project manager’s leadership. Key stakeholders.

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Agile Coach

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

I didn’t renew my contract many months later because I couldn’t see any evidence that this organization was interested in being Agile. Well, I was the Agile Consultant. I was hired because there was a smattering of agile-y stuff on my Monster profile, and my CSM designation was some sort of proof I had a clue.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 31, 2020

Despite the rapidness of the change, moving to remote worked surprisingly well for many teams, because they were used to some degree of remote work before. Especially development teams and technology firms in general have many years of experience with allowing their workforce to do their jobs from wherever and whenever they like.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 21, 2020

Like many Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches and Agile Managers, I am beginning to understand organizations are complex adaptive systems. One of the powerful properties of Scrum is that it makes a very clear distinction in roles, events and artifacts. Let’s look at a Scrum example. Image by D.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

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. High performing teams are motivated by an exceptional vision. We won't send you spam. Unsubscribe at any time. Powered by ConvertKit.

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International Institute for Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

These tools were developed in the 1950s to manage the U.S. The plans will be more realistic, helpful and lead to happy customers and project teams. I knew an executive who was fond of the phrase, and to no one’s surprise was a poor project leader. Tools influence and constrain what we do. Navy’s Polaris submarine program.

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