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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

TL; DR: The Scrum Master Salary Report 2024 — How Do You Compare? The Scrum Master Salary Report 2024 is the fifth edition of the industry survey after 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2023. In the complete report, you will find more detailed information; just down your copy of the Scrum Master Salary Report 2024 by clicking the banner below. ?

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JANUARY 22, 2024

TL; DR: The Rise of the Scrum GPT Fewer Jobs for Scrum Masters, and now we see the universal Scrum GPT entering the competition: Will Scrum Masters change from essential practitioners to a niche role? The job market is currently challenging for many agile practitioners, particularly Scrum Masters. But don’t worry!

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MARCH 21, 2024

As we navigate this path, let’s talk about blending the strategic wisdom of Professional Scrum with the creative spirit that fuels our work. By adopting a flexible, feedback-driven approach akin to Scrum, we stay tuned into our users’ evolving needs. This perspective is core to both creative problem-solving and the Scrum framework.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The adoption of Scrum, an Agile framework known for its flexibility and adaptability, has extended beyond the realm of software development. Today, Scrum is utilized in various industries, and as a result, leaders from diverse backgrounds are tasked with guiding Scrum teams. Trust the Expertise of the Team: Trust is reciprocal.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

It brings clarity and the ability to make informed choices, breaking free from the confines of misinformation. In this article, we will dispel 3 Scrum myths. Myth 1: Scrum Is 'Dead' The reality: Scrum, the most popular Agile framework, has seen significant growth in adoption over the past few years.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

As a professional in the field of Agile and Scrum, I often encounter organizations striving to enhance their team's abilities, particularly in roles such as Scrum Masters. This approach is especially beneficial for large teams where the conventional training model often leads to a significant loss of information over time.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

By upholding Scrum and advocating for the team's needs and growth, a successful Scrum Master fosters a healthy and productive team culture, reflected by the team's ability to deliver quality products. Experienced Scrum Masters have a product mindset and are focused on delivering value to the customer.

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MAY 29, 2023

In the past years, Johannes Schartau, Christiaan Verwijs, and I wrote many articles on Zombie Scrum. Heck, we even wrote a complete Zombie Scrum Survival Guide ! I’d like to believe that since our book, Zombie Scrum completely disappeared. But Zombie Scrum is still present in different shapes and forms. Zombie Scrum?

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The beauty of Scrum lies in its simplicity. They take on tasks, build upon them, deliver, and then gather feedback to inform their next steps. These are the mirrors that Scrum holds up, revealing areas that need improvement. The very fact that Scrum highlights these challenges means that they can be addressed.

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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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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

This is where Scrum, an agile framework, comes into play. Within Scrum teams, the role of a Product Owner is pivotal. In this article, we'll explore these crucial areas for a Scrum Product Owner's success. This includes not only their own role but also those of the Scrum Master and Developers.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Part of the Scrum Master accountability is finding effective tools for Product Backlog management, which often means that the Scrum Master is accountable for setting up the Scrum Board. There are many ways to create a Scrum board. There are many popular software applications which can be used to create a Scrum board.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

Scrum of Scrums describes one of the first approaches to scale Scrum and is often confused with Nexus Daily Scrum. . Even experienced Professional Scrum Trainers, which I encounter in the Scaled Professional Scrum Train the Trainer, sometimes confuse this. This meeting is called the Scrum of Scrum.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

Telling an important customer that “we will get there when we get there” could come across as dismissive, sending the message that the customer’s needs are unimportant to the Scrum team. The Power of Predictability in Agile Teams Agile approaches - particularly Scrum - emphasize iterative and incremental development.

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APRIL 19, 2023

Scrum is the most popular Agile framework. According to Digita.ai’s 16th annual report, 87% of organizations using an Agile framework use Scrum. That’s up from 58% of Agile teams using Scrum, as documented in the 14th annual State of Agile report. Why is Scrum so popular? Scrum is simple; that is its power.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

So you recently started using Scrum and are struggling to get the most out of the Scrum events? Or, maybe your journey with Scrum has been going on for some time and you still feel that something is missing in your meetings. In this blog post you will find some tips and tricks that will boost facilitation of your Daily Scrum.

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

Scrum is the most popular Agile framework. According to the latest State of Agile survey from Digital.ai, 90% of teams who are using an Agile framework are using Scrum. I like to think that this is because Scrum is a goldilocks framework … with just enough - but not too much - structure. That is the power of Scrum.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

Before we talk about the comparison and contrast between Scrum Master and Agile Leader, people often compare and contrast Scrum Master and Agile Coach, and they often ask me, what’s the difference? The oversimplified answer is $200 per day because a scrum master should be working at an organizational level.

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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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JUNE 1, 2023

In the agile world, Scrum stands out as a Goldilocks framework. Scrum strikes a delicate balance, providing enough structure to guide teams without stifling their creativity and adaptability. Let's delve deeper into what makes Scrum the Goldilocks framework: Not too rigid, not too loose, but just right.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

For professional Project Managers transitioning to Scrum Masters, engaging stakeholders effectively is a principle that transcends traditional project management boundaries. The emphasis on proactive stakeholder engagement aligns well with Scrum's focus on delivering value and ensuring customer satisfaction.

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JULY 24, 2023

TL; DR: Product Discovery for Scrum Teams While Scrum excels at building and releasing Increments, it does not guarantee that those are valuable—garbage in, garbage out. Scrum teams can equally make things no one is interested in using at all. Get notified when the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book is available !

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OCTOBER 16, 2022

In this blog post, we focus on one specific topic that emerged: “Can Scrum teams use Scrum and Kanban, simultaneously?”. My hunch is that most of our readers are familiar with the basics of the Scrum framework. But this is obviously an assumption, so to prevent any misunderstandings, here’s how we describe Scrum in a nutshell.

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DECEMBER 17, 2023

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. Zombie Scrum is on the rise! That doesn’t usually work.

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MAY 14, 2020

If you are new to Scrum Framework or would like to visit Scrum quickly, here is 3 minutes watch for you to get an idea about essential elements of Scrum. . . . Scrum Master's role is unique, and comparing with any traditional roles will limit our thinking and exploring a beautiful journey of servant leadership.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A Scrum team's work can be classified into Sprint work and Refinement. To steer your Scrum Team towards success, it's essential to understand, manage, and balance these two types of work. Decode the intricacies of Scrum teamwork and unlock the path to achieving your product goals with increased efficiency.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The more people become proficient in living the Scrum values, the more successful the use of Scrum will be. When the Scrum values are embodied by the Scrum Team and the people they work with, the empirical Scrum pillars come to life, building trust. What can you do to make the Scrum Team live these even better?

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OCTOBER 30, 2022

Backlog refinement is not an event in single-team Scrum. First things first: in single-team Scrum refinement is not an official event. The Scrum team is accountable for the entire product, from conception til the point that it is decommissioned. Technically, all events in Scrum are in place to make all other meetings redundant.

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JULY 16, 2021

There is a piece of information that is missing in the Scrum Guide. Where is the role of Manager in Scrum? The missed-out information makes many organisations confused if they have a similar place and adopts Scrum or present an Agile transformation. Or a scrum master? Where is the role of Managers in Scrum?

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MARCH 14, 2022

Scrum is simple, but that simplicity means that each of its elements is essential. Teams that mess with the framework are messing with Scrum. Teams that make changes to the elements limit Scrum's effectiveness and aren't really using Scrum. . Each of the Scrum events has a timebox, and that timebox is important.

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DECEMBER 2, 2023

Scrum is the most popular Agile framework today, with over 90% of Agile teams using the Scrum framework (16th annual State of Agile report from Digital AI). The idea behind Scrum is empiricism , or making decisions based upon what is known. Scrum encourages self-organization and trusts teams to manage their own workloads.

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JANUARY 2, 2023

Being an effective Scrum Master or team member inevitably involves difficult conversations. Let’s look at some strategies for facilitating difficult Scrum Team conversations. . Let’s look at some strategies for facilitating difficult Scrum Team conversations. . It enables everyone to make better, more informed decisions.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

A Scrum Master can leverage data effectively to help the team by asking the right questions sooner and by using valuable insights to drive continuous improvement. The Scrum Master should facilitate discussions within the team to brainstorm and implement improvements collaboratively.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2021

There are a lot of high expectations associated with implementation of Scrum. For example, "Scrum helps teams deliver more faster". That is the reason why many organizations implementing Scrum demand metrics that can prove it, such as velocity. It is best to find a good way of presenting the information.

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JUNE 11, 2022

Why is the Product Goal important in Scrum? Vision: I wanted to be a recognized Agile Coach or Scrum Master. Product in Scrum. Scrum Guide) “A product is a vehicle to deliver value.” Having a Product Goal provides the information of “where we are going” to the teams. . What is a Goal? . Goal provides focus. .

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AUGUST 8, 2021

At the time, I was the Scrum Master for a team that was building an online application, and the Product Owner did not intend to release the new application to production until it was complete. Imagine you are building a web application which saves information to a central data store. How wrong I was. What is Incremental delivery?

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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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