Remove When Is It Time to Stop Using Scrum
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When Is It Time to Stop Using Scrum?

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TL; DR: When Should a Team Stop Using Scrum? When is the time to look beyond Scrum? outlive their utility sooner or later; why would Scrum be an exception? Scrum is a tool, a helpful practice but neither a religion nor a philosophy. Setting the Context of Using Scrum To Your Benefit.

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Agile and Scrum: Unravelling the Misconceptions

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As Scrum.org trainers, we often come across common misconceptions from course attendees about Agile and Scrum. We tend to hear red flags of misalignment when we explore folk's current definitions and understanding of Agile and Scrum at the start of our courses. Scrum: Scrum is thought of as a methodology.

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Could a Scrum GPT Challenge Scrum Masters?

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TL; DR: The Rise of the Scrum GPT Fewer Jobs for Scrum Masters, and now we see the universal Scrum GPT entering the competition: Will Scrum Masters change from essential practitioners to a niche role? The job market is currently challenging for many agile practitioners, particularly Scrum Masters.

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Fixing OKR Theater Using Agile/Scrum Principles

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OKRs that look more like tasks than strategic objectives – especially by the time they reach working teams. OKRs are used to micro-manage teams and individuals rather than empower and enable them. . OKRs are used to micro-manage teams and individuals rather than empower and enable them. . Dealing with the OKR Theater.

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Professionalism in Agile Coaching

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We spend a lot of time thinking about how to bring professionalism alive for our learners, our trainers and the broader community. What does professionalism mean in a broader context than Scrum? How do we bring it alive for Scrum practitioners? Does it mean someone that truly upholds the Agile values and principles?

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How to Build Your Project Backlog In 5 Steps

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A project backlog is a list of project tasks that are prioritized for a specific period of time in the project. It shows what must be completed over that time period and the order in which it should be completed. A project backlog is used in almost every kind of project. Learn how a project backlog can help. Learn more.

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Current State and Future Prospects of Scrum and Agile Development in Japan

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Since I became a Professional Scrum Trainer in November, I have been asked a lot about the current state, and the future perspectives, for Scrum and agile development in Japan, where I’ve worked for the last six years. So much so that many consider the paper to be part of the roots of Scrum. Why is that?