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Good Scrum Master; Bad Scrum Master

Scrum.org

This post (inspired by Ben Horowitz author of “The hard things about hard things”) is for scrum masters, and people who work with scrum masters, and explores what good and bad looks like. They are responsible for the successful implementation of Scrum within their team and their organisation.

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Event Management: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

Having an event is a like executing a project. It has a plan that’s executed by a team with a deadline with the final deliverable being the event. Just like a project, event management is the way you make sure everything seamlessly comes together for your stakeholders. What Is Event Management? Learn more.

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How Poor Risk Management Is Hurting Your Program

Project Risk Coach

Poor risk management is costly. Let's look at the cost of poor risk management through the example of Tom Whitley. I want an agile approach with the minimum process.” The senior management team praised Tom for the early action. The imaging team had started building workflows. But, it doesn't have to be that way.

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Event Management: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

Having an event is a like executing a project. It has a plan that’s executed by a team with a deadline with the final deliverable being the event. Just like a project, event management is the way you make sure everything seamlessly comes together for your stakeholders. What Is Event Management? Learn more.

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Unlock the Power in the Five Scrum Events

Scrum.org

A Scrum Event is a meeting. Given the poor reputation that meetings have, maybe it's not a surprise. Rather than replicate the name and pain of meetings, the Scrum Events are designed to replace them and be all that you need. The power of the Scrum Events is in the way they're time-boxed and in their purpose. Time-Boxes.

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A Facilitator as an (Event) Value Maximiser 

Scrum.org

Throughout this blog, I use a variety of terms such as meeting, event, and workshop ostensibly as synonyms. Many new Scrum Masters need help to gain facilitation skills to leverage the potential of diverse perspectives within their team. So, what is facilitation? . Is the Scrum Master always the facilitator? Who is the facilitator?

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A Quick Guide to Business Process Mapping

ProjectManager.com

That guide is called business process mapping. An Overview of Business Process Mapping. Business process mapping means defining what a business does, who is responsible for what, what is the standard for completing that process, what tools will be used and how the success of the business is determined.

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