Scrum.org

JULY 14, 2021

This post is a non-technical version of an academic paper about Scrum teams that I wrote with Daniel Russo. I am an organizational psychologist and Scrum practitioner with a love for survey development and statistics. How can you make a Scrum team more effective? I created a free online app called the Scrum Team Survey.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 20, 2023

TL; DR: Employing Agile Coaches next to Scrum Masters? Often, when organizations employ agile coaches and Scrum Masters, we can observe that agile coaches work at an organizational level. However, if you take Scrum seriously, this approach has no upside. However, if you take Scrum seriously, this approach has no upside.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

A while back I have shared a video about what to focus on when you join a new team as a Scrum Master. There is no guidebook or an instruction manual to being a Scrum Master. You can’t go anywhere as a Scrum Master if you don’t know the right people and cannot influence bigger organizational structures.

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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

MARCH 19, 2022

You can download it for free here. In 2010 I started my first assignment as a Scrum Master. Mostly intended to help myself reflect on my role, receive feedback from other Scrum practitioners, and make improvements accordingly. Over the years, the sum of these blog posts resulted in the paper “ The 8 Stances Of A Scrum Master ”.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 18, 2021

TL; DR: My Top Ten Worst Scrum Anti-Patterns. I recently was invited to a Scrum.org Webinar, and I picked a topic close to my heart: the worst Scrum anti-patterns. So, without further delay, here are my top ten of the meanest, baddest Scrum anti-patterns I have experienced. ?? My Top Ten Worst Scrum Anti-Patterns.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 14, 2022

You can download the PDF here or check the package that includes 30 Quickstart workshops ! . Scrum Team Survey. So if you haven’t already done so, take the Scrum Team Survey with your team. We are developing a data-based scientific model for what makes some Scrum teams more effective than others. How To Prepare.

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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. ???? Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! The Scrum Guide on the Sprint Retrospective. The Scrum Team identifies the most helpful changes to improve its effectiveness.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 29, 2022

When I saw if from this perspective, I thought about how the shift from quantity to quality (Principle 10) is also one that requires leadership influence. The category for these 3 emerged as Leadership. .

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Here are some tips to get the word out that the business influencers are going Agile: Send them links to articles and blog posts that mention your competitors’ move to Agile. Give your stakeholders transparency into the process by inviting them to sit in on scrums or letting them monitor work progress. It’s not good for business.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 21, 2023

Get notified when the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book is available ! ? Join the community and help create the next edition of the Scrum Master Salary Report ! You will gain a comprehensive toolkit for successful collaboration, influencing stakeholders, and optimizing roles. Download the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide for free.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Get notified when the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book is available ! ? Join 300-plus peers and help create the next edition of the Scrum Master Salary Report ! Network & Influence: Power dynamics in organizations are complex. The Peril of Adhering to Legacy Systems, Processes, and Practices — Scrum Anti-Patterns Taxonomy (1).

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In its theory section, the Scrum Guide refers to the three elements of empiricism: transparency, inspection, and adaptation. However, a fourth element, foundational to enable empiricism, is hidden in a sentence on Scrum Values. Read on and learn more about the complete picture of Scrum’s empiricism. ???? Empiricism.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2021

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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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024! ?️ This Week Exclusively on my Substack Newsletter : Scrum Master Anti-Patterns — An Excerpt from the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide. ? Join 525-plus peers and help create the next edition of the Scrum Master Salary Report !

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Scrum.org

MAY 2, 2022

You can download the PDF here or check the package that includes 30 Quickstart workshops ! . Psychological safety makes it easier and safer for teams to learn and try new things and positively influences team performance. Scrum Team Survey. So if you haven’t already done so, take the Scrum Team Survey with your team.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Officially defined by the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMI’s PMBOK) as “the plans, processes, policies, procedures and knowledge bases specific to and used by the performing organization,” operational process assets influence the management of a project.

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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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Scrum.org

MAY 15, 2022

You can download the PDF here or check the package that includes 30 Quickstart workshops ! . Scrum Team Survey. So if you haven’t already done so, take the Scrum Team Survey with your team. We are developing a data-based scientific model for what makes some Scrum teams more effective than others. How To Prepare.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 26, 2023

TL; DR: Useless Agile Metrics Ideally, a metric is a leading indicator for a pattern change, allowing your Scrum team to analyze the cause in time and take countermeasures. Join your peers for an advanced Scrum Master class: August 29-30, 2023: Professional Scrum Master II. ? However, what if you picked the wrong metrics?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

TL; DR: Scrum Sprint Planning Checklist. Read more about why Scrum checklists are a handy tool if applied at an operational, hands-on level, reduce your cognitive load, and free up time for more relevant things. Do you want to get articles like this one from the Scrum Master Survival Guide in your inbox?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 24, 2020

One of the bits of feedback we hear most often from professional agile facilitators and scrum masters is they can trust nearly any team member to lead a meeting with Parabol, and that they don’t always have to be present in the room. This helps agile behaviors spread more easily throughout an organization.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 12, 2018

” The conference will look at how the profession is delivering value in a transforming world and transitioning from a position of facilitation to influence. Global Scrum Gathering: Austin, Texas, USA, 20-22 May 2019. I’m not an Agile expert by an means but if Scrum is your wheelhouse, this could be a good event to get to.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 4, 2022

This article is also available as a free download on our webshop. You can download the PDF here. Scrum Team Survey. So if you haven’t already done so, take the Scrum Team Survey with your team. We are developing a data-based scientific model for what makes some Scrum teams more effective than others.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 9, 2022

With the Scrum Team Survey , we measure task- and relationship conflict. Scientific research by Karen Jehn and her colleagues (2001) has shown that a moderate amount of task-related conflict increases productivity for non-routine tasks — which Scrum teams usually engage in. You can download this workshop from our webshop here.

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Resource Guru

MARCH 20, 2023

Download your free copy here. You have more influence than you know. Download your copy today Meet Ordonna Sargeant Ordonna Sargeant has over 15 years of experience as a project and program manager for system/software implementations and product development. Look at these moments as opportunities to learn.

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Henny Portman

JANUARY 6, 2021

project-success-qrc-standish-group-chaos-report-2020 Download. Principles for a good sponsor are: The Decision Latency principle The Vision Principle The Work Smart Principle The Daydream Principle The Influence Principle The Passionate Principle The People Principle The Tension Principle The Torque Principle The Progress Principle.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 30, 2022

In our book — the Zombie Scrum Survival Guide — we dive deep into what causes Zombie Scrum; something that looks like Scrum from a distance, but lacks a beating heart. We also offer 40+ experiments to recover from Zombie Scrum. Changing the environment of Scrum teams can be difficult when you’re trying to do it alone.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 11, 2020

As per Scrum Guide, version November 2017: “ The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product resulting from work of the Development Team ”. Scrum Empirical approach help Product Owner to measure if he is heading in the right direction and he is truly maximizing value for the Product. Product Start with an Idea.

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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

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

You can download the PDF here. And what seems to be influencing our morale?”. 5 min) Briefly introduce the problem the Scrum team will focus on. Improve How Your Scrum Team Uses Sprint Goals. Blog post: In-Depth: Why Great Scrum Teams Have A Mind Of Their Own. Invitations for the 4 rounds.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 5, 2023

TL; DR: The Three Daily Scrum Questions Won’t Die The Daily Scrum serves a single purpose: inspecting the progress toward the Sprint Goal by reflecting on yesterday’s learning. One of the recurring issues is the continued popularity of the “three Daily Scrum questions” from the Scrum Guide 2017.

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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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Planio

JULY 9, 2020

There’s a reason startups are obsessed with “community” and influencers tell you to find your “tribe”. This means anyone can download and view the source code or even rewrite parts of it and contribute back to the project. Your first step will be to get your hands on a copy of the code from the download page. Even software.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 25, 2022

TL; DR: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! Scrum’s Sprint Planning aims to align the Developers and the Product Owner on what to build next, delivering the highest possible value to customers. Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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Henny Portman

JULY 10, 2019

The Quantifiable Added Value of Scrum is an interview with Jeff Sutherland about result-oriented organizations operating on clear and simple performance indicators (by Serge Beaumont). Forces that influence doing are understanding, willing, able and being enabled. Download or request a printed copy at: AGILE NXT.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

XP, scrum, lean, etc.) And for project managers and scrum masters, what’s critical is that the development emphasis is placed on pulling walls down between people, not putting them up. Rather, as with most years, your ability to thrive has much more to do with your ability to lead and influence. Download the ebook now!

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