Scrum.org

APRIL 5, 2022

I’ve been part of the Scrum community for about 12 years. In this period, I’ve noticed a clear pattern in the majority of Scrum-related threads on social media like LinkedIn, Medium, Twitter, and so on. We are also very good at contrasting this with the ideal state of Scrum.

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SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Influencer Closing 203

Scrum.org

JUNE 20, 2022

TL; DR: Scrum Master Interview Questions on the Sprint Review. Scrum has repeatedly proven 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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Technical Review Software Review SCRUM Agile 204

Scrum.org

MARCH 13, 2023

TL; DR: The Stoic Scrum Master – Making Your Scrum Work (30) Can wisdom from the past still be relevant to today’s VUCA-determined world? In other words: is there something like a Stoic Scrum Master? Zur deutschsprachigen Version des Artikels: Der Stoische Scrum Master – Making Your Scrum Work #30 ?

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ChatGPT SCRUM Artificial Inteligence Controlling 168

Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

TL; DR: Scrum Master Interview Questions (1). 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. Though whatever the case, we can say for sure that Scrum is very popular in software development.

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SCRUM Technical Review Software Review Agile 229

Scrum.org

AUGUST 6, 2020

Some may confuse the word “Foundation” in the name of the Professional Scrum Foundation course to mean simple or basic. But in truth this means it is a course for everybody to build a solid base of knowledge, understanding and practical application of Professional Scrum. Are you doing Scrum in name only and nothing has changed?

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SCRUM Certification Sustainability Agile 165

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. As you will learn, and despite being prone to lapse into project management speak, ChatGPT is remarkably capable of doing so, provided we feed it suitable prompts.

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ChatGPT Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Artificial Inteligence 141

Scrum.org

MARCH 16, 2023

As an Agile Coach, he’s responsible for about 50 Scrum Masters. For about one hour we talked about how to be a servant leader for such a group of Scrum Masters. Regardless if you’re an Agile Coach or Scrum Master, servant leadership is the desired mindset, behavior, and attitude. What are ways to lead, inspire, and guide them?

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SCRUM Leadership Consulting Defining 186

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

TL; DR: 20 Questions to Ask the Product Owner to Get up to Speed as a New Scrum Master. From Scrum Master to Product Owner, this set of questions addresses the future collaboration between the two individuals and the rest of the Scrum Team. The Essential Role of the Product Owner for the Success of the Scrum Team.

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SCRUM Agile 2017 Engineering 226

Scrum.org

AUGUST 6, 2020

Some may confuse the word “Foundation” in the name of the Professional Scrum Foundation course to mean simple or basic. But in truth this means it is a course for everybody to build a solid base of knowledge, understanding and practical application of Professional Scrum. Are you doing Scrum in name only and nothing has changed?

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SCRUM Certification Sustainability Agile 142

Scrum.org

AUGUST 25, 2023

With the Scrum Team Survey , teams can diagnose themselves with a scientifically validated approach, inspect the results together, and improve with evidence-based feedback. Since Christiaan Verwijs and I started the development of the Scrum Team Survey, almost 12.000 teams and 30.000 people diagnosed the state of their team.

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SCRUM Software Review Agile Closing 151

Scrum.org

MARCH 7, 2023

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?

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Agile Software Engineering 127

Scrum.org

JULY 1, 2020

If someone would have asked us one year ago to create a Live Virtual Class (online) of the Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master II class , I would have responded with a: “No way! Space we decided to mostly use for writing the final chapters of our book “The Zombie Scrum Survival Guide”. This created lots of space in our agenda.

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SCRUM Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Energy 170

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

TL; DR: 20 Questions from New Scrum Master to the Development Team. From Scrum Master to Development Team members, this set of questions addresses the foundations of a Scrum Team capability to build valuable products: technical excellence and what it takes to achieve this proficiency level.

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SCRUM Estimate 2020 Agile 238

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

You’re here because you’re interested in finding out whether the IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate is right for you? Summary review The IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate is a good CAPM® alternative or course to use towards your CAPM prep. Who is the IBM Project Management Certificate for? Let me guess.

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Technical Review Certification Software Review PMI 340

Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2021

About five years ago I published the paper “ The 8 Stances of a Scrum Master ”. In the paper, I describe the misunderstood and preferred stances of a Scrum Master. It often gets fulfilled in such a way the Scrum Master becomes Scrum police. Within their organization, Scrum Masters are not teaching but preaching.

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SCRUM Closing Lean Initiating 137

Scrum.org

JUNE 19, 2023

Retrospectives are a crucial component of the Scrum framework, providing teams with a dedicated space to reflect on their performance and identify opportunities for growth. I once had the opportunity to work with a Scrum Master who followed an identical Retrospective agenda for over a year.

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Innovation SCRUM Agile Sustainability 189

Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2023

TL; DR: Jira Anti-Patterns If you ask people to come up with popular attributes for “Agile” or “agility,” Scrum and Jira will likely be among the top ten featured. Moreover, in any discussion about the topic, someone will mention that using Scrum running on top of Jira does not make an organization agile.

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ChatGPT Technical Review 2023 SCRUM 178

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

"There's no predictability/commitment in Agile/Scrum". Product Management keeps telling me in this Agile way of doing things there is no committed scope, no plan, only 'Responding to change'. They are either already victims of "Bad Scrum" or are basing their concerns off of a lot of "Bad Scrum" going on out there.

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Underperforming Technical Team Risk SCRUM Executing 127

Scrum.org

JUNE 8, 2020

TL; DR: Results of a Virtual Strategy Session for Scrum Masters Regarding Remote Work. They identified robust and hedging strategies for Scrum Masters and agile coaches regarding the challenges of remote work and distributed agile teams. Nevertheless, the advantages seemed to be more beneficial than corresponding risks.

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SCRUM Agile 2020 Innovation 114

Scrum.org

APRIL 10, 2023

By Lavaneesh Gautam , Professional Scrum Trainer In the previous article (Stakeholder Exploration: Part 1 of 4 Steps of the Stakeholder Engagement) , we discussed: “Stakeholder”- who are they? Internal or External governance such as Finance, Legal, PMO, Risk, and Audit may fall into the category. However, the reality is different.

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Influencer Governance Government Consulting 204

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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2020 2022 SCRUM Cadence 186

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In Scrum, we have 4 Scrum events within a Sprint, and without effective facilitation, rooted in purpose, even these events can be ineffective. . Listed below are five ways you can improve your meetings and Scrum events, based on the principles of effective facilitation.

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SCRUM Risk Management Process Risk 153

Scrum.org

JUNE 20, 2021

This simple exercise revealed so much of the participants' mindset. The participants were managers and scrum masters who reported to these managers and there was some tension between them. The role of the scrum master as a coach and facilitator for the team . The risk of technical debt (Done, but.) .

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Technical Review SCRUM Risk Management Agile 150

Leading Agile

MAY 24, 2021

For the certification courses, the Scrum Alliance recommends not more than 30, but for LeadingAgile’s CSM and CSPO classes, we set a target class size at 15 with a max at 18. Using Scrum to Run Classes. Part of this is complying with the Scrum Guide, which requires that Scrum Teams be less than 10 people. Social Loafing.

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SCRUM Certification Risk Management Risk 125

Scrum.org

JULY 17, 2023

Fractal Systems is an Agile consultancy with a difference; we’ve worked with hundreds of managers, leaders and teams, helping them successfully implement Agility in their organisations. Leaders and managers are like the foundation of a building; they give the organization stability and direction.

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Agile Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Leadership 127

Agilemania

JANUARY 10, 2022

The Scrum is still the most popular framework per the 15th State of Agile Report. With this, the Scrum Master job requirement has increased significantly. Glassdoor ranked Scrum Master No.40 In 2022, the demand for Scrum Master will only increase. Who is a Scrum Master? 40 in the list of 50 Best Jobs in America.

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Certification 2022 SCRUM Consulting 52

Scrum.org

JUNE 15, 2020

We are used to saying the Scrum is a perfect probe for organizations, as it will reliably discover all dysfunctionalities. The process continues to be ruled by (annual) budgets, and risk-mitigation by committee is still the norm, becoming even more counter-productive during a remote agile transition. TL; DR: Remote Agile Transitions.

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Agile Technical Review SCRUM Software Review 165

Scrum.org

APRIL 27, 2020

It is the best moment to create or reaffirm the shared understanding among all participants whether the Product Backlog is still reflecting the best use of the Scrum Team’s resources, thus maximizing the value delivered to customers. What Does the Scrum Guide Say about the Sprint Review? Source : Scrum Guide 2017.

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Technical Review Development Team Review Agile SCRUM 181

Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 15, 2024

Malinawan, PMP Choosing the appropriate tools and techniques to your advantage is essential for professionals working in the dynamic field of project management who must contend with issues like project budget constraints, tight deadlines, and constantly changing requirements.

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Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 2024 Lean 52

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 28, 2019

TL; DR: 20 Daily Scrum Anti-Patterns. In my experience, the Daily Scrum is the Scrum event with the highest anti-pattern density among all events. Learn more about the Daily Scrum anti-patterns that threaten to derail your transition. The Purpose of the Daily Scrum. The Daily Scrum is held every day of the Sprint.

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SCRUM 2017 Risk Management Planning 62

International Institute for Learning

MARCH 15, 2023

By Mike Griffiths Welcome to part one of a four-part series introducing basic leadership ideas that any project manager or Scrum master can employ. This first article explains how leadership differs from management and outlines five core leadership attributes for managing projects. We use leadership skills to do this.

Leadership 59

Leadership PMI Technical Review Innovation 59

Epicflow Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

It’s rather difficult to define what makes a project manager worthy of a dream position. So what are the main aspects that make project managers competitive? Therefore, an ideal candidate for a project management position in Amazon, Apple, or Google must have the following personal traits and soft skills: Good decision-making skills.

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Technical Review Certification Project Life Cycle PMI 87

Kiron Bondale

AUGUST 1, 2016

But let’s not ignore the role of the project manager. Some might argue that project managers are no longer required once an organization has fully institutionalized agile. And the project to product shift will require sufficient time to enable project managers to move to the new operating model.

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Agile Governance Government Influencer 120

International Institute for Learning

MARCH 22, 2023

By Mike Griffiths Welcome to part two of this four-part series introducing basic leadership ideas that any project manager or Scrum master can employ. Be sure to see article one that explains leadership for project managers and outlines the five leadership components covered in the series.

Leadership 62

Leadership Technical Review PMI Consulting 62

The IIL Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Case studies on how agile methodologies have been applied to mission planning and how scrum has been used in spacecraft construction were discussed, as well as topics such as developing and delivering software, reliability and reuse of software, onboard processing, and communication. Representing Scrum, Inc. Representing Scrum, Inc.

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Aerospace Agile 2018 Information Technology 84

Planio

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

A 3-part stakeholder management process for keeping everyone happy. Step 3: Best practices for stakeholder management and communication. And learning how to identify, handle, and manage them is an essential skill for any project manager. Executives: The senior-level management at the organization running the project.

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Influencer Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 286

Scrum.org

JANUARY 23, 2023

TL; DR: Scrum Master Interview Guide 2023: The Scrum Master Role If you want to fill a Scrum Master position in your organization, you may find the following interview questions helpful in identifying the right candidate. This revised set of questions addresses the Scrum Master role.

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2023 SCRUM Technical Review ChatGPT 157