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. Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024!

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Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Sustainability 180

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 Learn how individual incentives and outdated organizational structures — fostering personal agendas and local optimization efforts — manifest themselves in Scrum stakeholder anti-patterns that easily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. ????

SCRUM 199

SCRUM Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Agile 199

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

TL; DR: 70 Scrum Master Theses. The following 70 Scrum Master theses describe the role of from a holistic product creation perspective. The theses cover the role of the Scrum Master from product discovery to product delivery in hands-on practical manner. The Role of the Scrum Master. It is not a mere management role.

SCRUM 227

SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 227

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

TL; DR: Scrum Master Interview Questions on Scrum Anti-Patterns. 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. Which makes any Scrum Master interview a challenging task.

SCRUM 204

SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review 2020 204

Scrum.org

MARCH 19, 2023

TL; DR: ChatGPT 4: A Bargain for Scrum Practitioners? I wanted to determine whether ChatGPT 4 is superior to its predecessor, which left a good impression in recent months; see my previous articles on Scrum, Agile, and ChatGPT. Zur deutschsprachigen Version des Artikels: ChatGPT 4: Ein Schnäppchen für Scrum-Praktiker? ?

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ChatGPT SCRUM Technical Review 2020 149

Scrum.org

AUGUST 13, 2023

In the past 20 years, I’ve been involved in a wide variety of software- and product development efforts. At the beginning mostly as a project manager, and afterward as a Scrum Master. Sometimes I was right in the middle of a ‘waterfall’ project, other times I was 100% dedicated to a Scrum team. First think, then build.

Software Review 160

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review SCRUM 160

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. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! ? Get notified when the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book is available !

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ChatGPT Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Artificial Inteligence 143

Scrum.org

MAY 2, 2022

TL; DR: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns. No other role in Scrum can contribute to mediocre outcomes like the Product Owner—garbage in, garbage out. If you recognize some anti-patterns in your daily work, why don’t you ask the rest of the Scrum Team for support? The Role of the Product Owner According to the Scrum Guide.

Technical Review 245

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review SCRUM 245

Scrum.org

MARCH 2, 2020

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 which easily can impede any agile transition. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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SCRUM Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 216

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Last week, someone on Reddit asked whether there would be any other profession that requires attending a 2-day training class and would then pay as well as a Scrum Master job. This attitude is precisely why the 47 Scrum Master Interview Guide exists: Prevent imposters from slipping through the hiring process and causing damage.

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SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Development Team Review 162

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”. Do a technical startup.

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SCRUM Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Energy 174

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

one of the founders of Scrum?—?pointing This picture underscores the most essential rule in Scrum: create “Done” software every Sprint. But many teams struggle with this rule. An increment is considered “Done” by the Development Team, but requires further testing and stabilization in the next Sprint.

Software Review 147

Software Review Technical Review SCRUM Software 147

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 7, 2019

TL; DR: Faking Agile Metrics — An Eye-Opening Exercise. Imagine you’re a Scrum Master and the line manager of your team believes that the best sign for a successful agile transformation is a steady increase in the Scrum Team’s velocity. Cooking the Agile Books — A Simple Exercise.

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Agile Underperforming Technical Team Estimate SCRUM 172

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

They are derived from my fifteen years of practical experience with Scrum and XP, serving both as Product Owner and Scrum Master and interviewing dozens of Product Owner candidates on behalf of my clients. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! ?? Source : Scrum Guide 2020.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Technical Review Development Team Review 189

Epicflow Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Besides the specific requirements in the technical background, all employers bank on soft skills. Therefore, you should be able to communicate effectively and build trust with multiple technical and non-technical business units, as well as across other cultures and geographies while managing multiple projects. . Soft Skills.

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Technical Review Certification Project Life Cycle PMI 87

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

What is the optimal size of a team? Should teams be stable over at least several years, or is it a good idea they change at will? How should leadership interact with autonomous teams? Is scaling always a bad idea? What contexts are Scrum suited to, and which not? All evidence is biased to some extent.

Agile 190

Agile Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 190

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

For years, I worked in several Berlin-based, fast-growing startups in my capacity as Scrum Master, agile coach, and Product Owner. These are my lessons learned on making ‘agile’ — including Scrum as a framework — work in a fast-growing startup. Their collaboration will lead over time to a ‘team of teams’ structure.

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Agile Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 128

Planio

JULY 22, 2020

Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time. Swipe to Unlock: The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable. The best books for building better habits (for yourself and your team). Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good habits & Break Bad Ones.

2020 148

2020 Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 148

Scrum.org

APRIL 14, 2020

TL; DR: A Remote Retrospective with a Distributed Team. This fifth article now dives into organizing a remote Retrospective with a distributed team: practices, tools, and lessons learned. This fifth article now dives into organizing a remote Retrospective with a distributed team: practices, tools, and lessons learned.

Underperforming Technical Team 146

Underperforming Technical Team Agile SCRUM Technical Review 146

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

TL; DR: Scrum Product Owner Anti-Patterns. Hence, if you recognize some anti-patterns in your daily work, why don’t you ask the rest of the Scrum Team for support? The Role of the Product Owner According to the Scrum Guide. Source : Scrum Guide 2017. Remember: user story creation is a team exercise.).

Development Team Review 194

Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Technical Review 194

Scrum.org

JANUARY 14, 2021

The Nexus group of teams is very similar to the Agile Release Train (ART) construct. In both SAFe/Scrum it is a self-managing team of self-managed teams with a couple of key roles at the team of teams level. . Scrum theory emphasizes Empiricism and Self-management, coupled with Flow in recent years.

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Cadence Technical Review Development Team Review Lean 137

nTask

MAY 3, 2019

Teams and organizations who were looking to expand, unknowingly adapted to a specific set of daily rituals that were later termed as Agile Project Management, PMP and other such condiments. Today, technology and businesses have gone through a metamorphosis that has led to such organizations in dire need for certified project managers.

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Certification 2019 PMI Technical Review 159

nTask

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This backlog contains many different elements like enhancements, bug fixes that the development team has to perform, new features that have to be introduced, and the technology upgrades that are needed in the current product. Maintaining the costs of the product development process. Product Backlog Grooming.

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2022 Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Development Team Review 78

Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 15, 2024

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. Among these resources are models, methods, and artifacts that each play a unique role in aiding project managers and their teams to achieve project goals.

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Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 2024 Lean 52

Scrum.org

MARCH 23, 2020

With everything that is happening around the world, teams now face the challenge of doing most of their work virtually. Over the years, we’ve developed and learned a lot of practices that may be beneficial to your own adventures with virtual collaboration. . Technical issues have to be resolved. Start with a ‘technical startup’.

Technical Review 203

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Closing 203

Planio

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Brainstorm with your project team. This means people within your organization like the project team, managers, and executives, as well as external stakeholders like customers, users, and anyone else who will be affected by your project at any point during its development. Key stakeholders. Break down the project decision trail.

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Influencer Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 286

MPUG

MARCH 25, 2021

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. Number one, we want to define and describe essential documentation and the team ramp-up to SIPOC workshops. Two main things that we want to be able to accomplish today.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management Software Review 52

Online PM Courses

DECEMBER 18, 2017

More demanding reads, with a higher technical content. I learnt so much from it that I wrote a comprehensive review of the book for an earlier article. If you want to self-coach, to become a better PM, and are prepared to put in the work of doing her exercises, Susanne offers a great book. This book blew me away. Susanne Madsen.

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Prince2 PMI Technical Review Risk Management 62

MPUG

MAY 6, 2021

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. Kyle: Today’s session is eligible for one PMI, PDU in the technical category, and the code for claiming that with PMI is on the screen now. Technology is wonderful.

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Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Governance 52

Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

This one is for software developers. ” The term “technical debt” isn’t just an excuse to type code as fast as possible and ignore design. Ron Jeffries has an article describing how fundamental refactoring is in the basic professional practice of a software developer. ” Too bad.

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Software Developers Software Development Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 114

Agilemania

MAY 25, 2022

The Product Backlog is a major Agile and Scrum Artifact. A lot of teams struggle while managing it. . Technical Debt . Boosts efficiency: Since prioritization of tasks happens regularly, the development team will be able to manage their time better. Why is that? . What are the reasons? . What is a Product Backlog?

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Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review Technical Review SCRUM 52

Leading Agile

MARCH 17, 2021

And I was working for this VP that was like really super cool, is very into agile and we were coming up with really creative things for like team formation strategies and agile governance, all stuff. And then the process developed a point of view around kind of why companies were jacking it up. What do you organize those teams around?

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2021 Agile Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM 62

MPUG

JULY 1, 2020

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. PMI PDUs in the technical category and the MPUG activity code for claiming the session was on the screen now. My name is Kyle and I’ll be the moderator today.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Risk 2016 Underperforming Technical Team 52