Scrum.org

JANUARY 1, 2024

At your next Sprint Retrospective, why not work with your Scrum team to identify a New Year's Resolution? Focus on improving your Scrum game in 2024 with one of these five resolutions to enhance collaboration within your team and deliver value sooner to your customers. 4) Try Scrum. 1) Focus on Incremental Delivery What is it?

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Scrum.org

JULY 15, 2021

TL; DR: Sustainable Agility at the Enterprise Level w/ Jorgen Hesselberg — ACB21. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! ?? Join us on August 10, 2021 : Hands-on Agile #33: Adapt How You Lead for Agile Success—Johanna Rothman. Providing an end-to-end example of how to create a balancing point.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 10, 2023

Photo by Alora Griffiths on Unsplash The Ultimate Litmus Test: Go on Vacation If the outcome of an effective Scrum Master is to create a high-performing, self-managing team, the litmus test may be — what happens when you are not there? Read on for three Power-Ups to drive change, achieve results, and promote sustainable Agile practices.

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Scrum.org

JULY 26, 2021

TL; DR: Abandoning Scrum. Can a Scrum team simply decide to abandon Scrum? After all, the Scrum team is self-managing, according to the Scrum manual, also known as the Scrum Guide. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! ?? Source : Scrum Guide 2020.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 3, 2022

As Scrum Master and Coach I often have to remind people that our goal is not to run but build a pace we can be confortable with for a long period of time, a sustainable pace. As long as we want to develop our product we should be able to sustain our pace indefinitely. Why building a sustainable pace. How to reach it?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

TL; DR: Value Creation in Scrum. As a tactical framework, Scrum is good at delivering Increments into customers’ hands. Nevertheless, there is a potentially hazardous void in the framework that successful Scrum teams start plugging early: how to figure out what is worth building—product discovery—in the first place.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 31, 2022

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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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

TL, DR: The Scrum Trap Scrum is a purposefully incomplete framework. And then there are others — the Scrum trap. Let’s look at what practices and tools for collaboration and team building are not helpful when used with Scrum. ? Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024! ?️

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 25, 2024

Plus, we’ll get into scrumban, a combination of kanban with scrum. Scrum teams use pin boards with user story cards and during a sprint (short iteration working on tasks) each user story (tasks) is written on a card. These cards are the sprint backlog and are placed on a board for the scrum team to choose which user story to work on.

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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

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Too many OKRs are set without any respect/consideration of the ability to deliver them sustainably while dealing with other work in the organization. Even worse, some organizations don’t even bother with a serious consideration of how they did on their OKRs…) . OKRs (and Scrum…) thrive in the Complex Domain.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2022

Agile principles also apply to other project management methodologies derived from agile such as kanban or scrum. The writers of the agile manifesto agreed on 12 principles that define how to run an agile project. Let’s look at each of these 12 principles to learn what they are and how they can help you manage your projects.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 25, 2022

How sustainable is your pace as a developer? What is a sustainable pace? The notion of “sustainable pace” is closely tied to Extreme Programming practices. But that recommendation was updated to “sustainable pace” by Ron Jeffries later. Pace should be sustainable over a long time. .

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 3, 2023

The Scrum Master is accountable for establishing Scrum as described in the Scrum Guide. The Scrum Master is a teacher, coach, impediment remover, change agent, mentor, and facilitator. They lead by example and they serve the Scrum team, the organization and the Product Owner.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Since Scrum is an intentionally incomplete framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. For example, what if the focus of the organization is on the maximizing utilization of the “workers” of the Scrum teams?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 1, 2022

Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. You can observe implicit coordination in Scrum teams when you look at how work moves across a Scrum board, or on- and of the Sprint Backlog. This is also why the Scrum framework includes the Definition of Done.

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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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Scrum.org

JANUARY 4, 2022

Many well-meaning Scrum practitioners have misconceptions about Scrum, which sometimes leads to creating “rules” that do not exist in the framework. Scrum is deliberately incomplete because the framework is used in complex environments where simple best practices won’t fit all situations.

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Scrum.org

MAY 8, 2023

TL; DR: Life Is a Negotiation; Why Would Scrum Be Different? Life is a negotiation; why would Scrum be different, particularly given its egalitarian nature? As you may recall, no one on a Scrum team can tell anyone else what to do, how to do it, or when to do it. Rant: Scrum Masters are no Project Managers ! ? ? ??

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Confession: I don’t care about Scrum… I don’t even care about the Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Scrum teams. I don’t care about the Scrum events or the various artifacts. ? As a result, I rarely engage in online discussions about the Scrum framework. Or: “it’s true because it’s in the Scrum Guide!”

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Scrum.org

JULY 17, 2023

The purpose of the Scrum Master is to enhance the efficiency and productivity of the Scrum team. It’s an important accountability for the success of the Scrum team, and yet, it is surprising that many people are uncertain about the qualities they should seek when hiring a Scrum Master.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 11, 2021

Of late, I've been noticing an interpretation of the Scrum Master role - the Scrum Master as An FFFCDO for Developers - a Fierce, Ferocious, Fearsome Chief Defense Officer! What is the Scrum Master protecting the Developers from? Who are the persecutors the Scrum Master protecting the Developers from? SCRUM VALUES.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 3, 2021

Organizations need to move fast and receive ongoing feedback from customers to drive sustainable innovation through continuous discovery and value delivery. How can organizations discover knowledge gaps? . . Scrum teams use refinement to do this. Sociotechnical learning is the sustainable elimination of knowledge gaps. .

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Scrum.org

JUNE 14, 2021

TL; DR: Common Developer Blunders — When Your Scrum Team Lacks Alignment. 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. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes !

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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. Let’s discuss how and why this happens and what we can do to break the chains of the feature factory. ? Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024!

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Inloox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In this article we will show you how to bring order into this chaos. Scrum and Kanban are among the most popular methods in agile management. Scrum as a framework for productive product development and Kanban as a useful tool for controlling processes and maintenance activities actually pursue two different goals.

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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.org

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The best teams that I have worked with were supported by Agile leaders who focus on communication, removing impediments and empowering the Scrum team to deliver value. This can be achieved by empowering a Scrum Master in leading, teaching, and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 24, 2019

I’ve met many amazing Scrum Masters along the way that have evolved to take on major responsibilities in their organizations. Are you always the one doing the typing in every Scrum event? Being a Scrum Master doesn’t make you the team secretary. Trap #2: You ask people for status updates in the Daily Scrum.

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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.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 ! It introduces a sustainable approach to product discovery, addressing the challenge of aligning customer value with business value.

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Leading Agile

JANUARY 21, 2021

The three systems include a System of Delivery, a System of Transformation, and a System of Sustainability. – [Announcer] This is Mike Cottmeyer’s talk from Agile Arizona, The Executive’s Guide to Large-Scale Agile Transformation and Sustaining an Adaptive Enterprise. Transcript. Transcript.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 21, 2023

The problem is that becoming stuck in an endless discovery cycle neither solves your customers’ issues nor contributes to your organization’s sustainability. Watch the video now : How much Product Discovery Is enough? Guaranteed : Professional Scrum Master Training w/ PSM I Certificate — Live Virtual Class: February 7-10, 2023.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2018

That way, you can ensure that you’re always keeping quality high (or that you at least know how to put quality back on track). Sustainability. The sustainability of a project can play a major role in the long-term strategy of a company, and can often affect a project’s success. Tool for Handling Sustainability.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 25, 2022

Frustrated developers started to introduce new methods, such as Scrum, rapid application development, extreme programming, DSMD, features-driven development and pragmatic programming. Agile processes promote sustainable development. Spring planning is that part of scrum that kicks off a sprint. Daily Standup Meetings.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Scrum Methodology. What It Is: Scrum is a short “sprint” approach to managing projects. The scrum methodology is It’s ideal for teams of no more than 10 people, and often is wedded to two-week cycles with short daily meetings, known as daily scrum meetings. It’s led by what is called a Scrum master.

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Scrum.org

JULY 21, 2021

The ability for organizations to be agile is what will help them pivot and sustain. EBM started as an idea that Ken Schwaber, the co-creator of Scrum, began to pursue almost a decade ago to help teams and organizations focus on valuable outcomes. EBM is defined in the Evidence-Based Management Guide.

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