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 2020 Cadence Technical Review 183

Scrum.org

AUGUST 13, 2023

TL; DR: Adherence to Legacy Systems, Processes, and Practices Administrative overreach and micromanagement in Scrum mainly arise from clinging to legacy systems and traditional (management) practices, leading to rigidity and misapplication of Agile principles. Get notified when the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book is available !

Process 148

Process Sustainability Technical Review SCRUM 148

Scrum.org

MARCH 16, 2024

Like the manufacturer of the JAS 39E Saab Gripen fighter, a handful of players are relying on Scrum to radically improve their economic competitiveness. How can Scrum principles be applied in the defense industry? The iterative and incremental approach of Scrum was of great support. It arrives in a few days.

Agile 142

Agile Technical Review Manufacturing Innovation 142

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Integrating a learning perspective shifts our approach, opening doors to more agile, responsive, and sustainable change initiatives. Digital transformation involves integrating digital technology into all areas of a business, fundamentally changing how you operate and deliver value to customers. Setting leadership’s role in learning.

Technical Review 160

Technical Review Sustainability Agile Initiating 160

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.

ChatGPT 177

ChatGPT Technical Review 2023 SCRUM 177

Henny Portman

MARCH 17, 2021

The first interview and 5-minute video is with Jeff Sutherland talking about the future of agile organizations, the importance of leadership and the use and impact of Scrum and Scrum at Scale (“ It’s all common sense with an uncommon level of discipline ” – Jeff Sutherland). He doesn’t believe in agile leadership exists.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Agile 2015 Leadership 118

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

TL; DR: The Illusion of Velocity In this article, I explore the pitfalls of ‘The Illusion of Velocity’ in agile contexts, peeling back the layers of traditional metrics as leadership tools. Moreover, I point to the advantages gained from leadership engaging directly with teams. Harvard Business Review. Collins, T., Snowden, D.

Leadership 161

Leadership Underperforming Technical Team 2007 Agile 161

Scrum.org

JUNE 29, 2019

A number of people inside and outside Scrum.org collaborated with me in 2018 and early 2019, to talk about 21st-century executive leadership. 21st-century executive leadership, what to stop doing . Discussions were mostly bilateral, most were online, some were face to face. And we have so many models, so what should we stop doing? .

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Leadership 2019 2011 2018 125

Wrike

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

At the heart of agile teams is the Scrum Master, a role that plays a crucial part in ensuring the team’s success. In this article, we will explore the responsibilities of a Scrum Master and how they champion agile teams. This philosophy fuels the agile approach and sets the stage for the Scrum Master’s involvement.

SCRUM 36

SCRUM Agile Technical Review Software Review 36

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Question: During an Enterprise Agility Transformation, there is often a tendency to strive for quick, short term financial gains, or other performance improvements; can you provide examples on how to find that balance to achieve longer-term sustainable growth? DW - That is true at the enterprise, department, product, and team level.

Agile 254

Agile Technical Review Development Team Review SCRUM 254

Inloox

JULY 1, 2021

In most cases, however, previous experience is based only on the small-scale use of Scrum or other agile methods in individual departments. Large corporations in particular, which are in urgent need of more agility due to entrenched structures, usually have the hardest time implementing an agile transformation. But it’s not that easy.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Lean 2011 Cadence 100

International Institute for Learning

MARCH 29, 2022

IIL’s 6th annual Agile and Scrum Online Conference: Co-Create for Greater Value opens on June 3, 2021. Agile has become one of the hottest topics in the project management world, mainly due to its proven success in software projects and its ability to deliver quick and real value to customers. Mindset and Culture.

2021 98

2021 Fractional CTO Agile SCRUM 98

International Institute for Learning

MAY 4, 2021

IIL’s 6th annual Agile and Scrum Online Conference: Co-Create for Greater Value opens on June 3, 2021. Agile has become one of the hottest topics in the project management world, mainly due to its proven success in software projects and its ability to deliver quick and real value to customers. Mindset and Culture. Additional Learning.

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2021 Fractional CTO Agile SCRUM 88

Scrum.org

JANUARY 30, 2023

This article is another excursion into this nascent yet fascinating new technology of generative AI and LLMs and the future of knowledge work. If technology can pass a Wharton MBA exam , maybe, it deserves some attention. Professional Scrum Master Training w/ PSM I Certificate — Live Virtual Class: February 7-10, 2023.

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ChatGPT Agile Artificial Inteligence Consulting 180

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 8, 2024

The desire for a project management framework that sustains deliverability, supports the required cadence, and remains faithful to an adaptable methodology is now within reach. Increased Flexibility The project's ability to adapt to changes with agility is due to a framework imbued with flexibility enhancements.

Underperforming Technical Team 52

Underperforming Technical Team Cadence Development Team Review Technical Review 52

Agilemania

DECEMBER 13, 2021

41% proclaimed absence of leadership to be the main problem. SAFe contains a combination of principles, processes, and best practices that help large organizations in easy adoption of agile frameworks including Lean, Kanban, and Scrum. Leadership: SAFe inculcates the Lean-Agile mindset which is necessary to become a Lean-Agile leader.

Agile 98

Agile Lean Software Review Technical Review 98

Scrum.org

JULY 18, 2022

And then there’s societal value, an example of which for me, would be sustainability. Maybe we’ve got a technical mess left behind this. I really admired a guy once, who was in one of my leadership classes. And so with approaches like Scrum for example, the delivery of real value increases over time. Don’t forget that.

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SCRUM Infrastructure Risk Management Risk 163

Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The popularity of agile positively affected the popularity of a relatively new technical role, Product Owner, with almost 6000 product owners currently employed in the United States. But, interviewing for technical positions like Product Owner can be challenging. A Product Owner is a person who’s part of the scrum team.

Development Team Review 52

Development Team Review Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 52

nTask

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

But whether you adopt Scrum, Kanban, XP or any Agile framework, in the end, it all depends on the teams involved, the leaders managing the project and the customers at the receiving end. In this blog, we attempt to highlight the top six practices that you can implement and practice today to sustain and boost team motivation.

Agile 89

Agile Technical Review Sustainability SCRUM 89

Agilemania

MARCH 3, 2022

According to Scrum Alliance , An agile coach helps organizations, teams, and individuals adopt agile practices and methods while embedding agile values and mindsets. . Train Scrum Masters, Kanban Leads, and Product Owners . Supervising multiple teams like Scrum of Scrums, Big Room Planning, and Retrospectives.

Agile 98

Agile Telecoms Technical Review Retail 98

Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The popularity of agile positively affected the popularity of a relatively new technical role, Product Owner, with almost 6000 product owners currently employed in the United States. But, interviewing for technical positions like Product Owner can be challenging. A Product Owner is a person who’s part of the scrum team.

Development Team Review 52

Development Team Review Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 52

Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 15, 2024

Possessing a toolkit that makes complex project management easier to handle and raises the success rate of the project and its leadership is undoubtedly advantageous. Scrum methodology and the Adaptive Project Framework (APF) can guide you on this. The intricacies of project management may become overwhelming for a project manager.

Artificial Inteligence 52

Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team 2024 Lean 52

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 2, 2024

The project environment is a complex relationship of internal and external facets consisting of organizational structure, culture, industry dynamics, regulatory frameworks, technological advancements, and market trends. And the dynamics allowed the industry to act and improve its sustainability.

Governance 40

Governance Government Influencer Technical Review 40

Wrike

JANUARY 12, 2024

Feasibility analysis: Next, evaluate each idea for its feasibility — this means technical, financial, and market viability. Market testing: Next, your product will be launched in a controlled market environment so that potential customers can review it and offer feedback. Be creative and think outside the box!

Innovation 36

Innovation Process Technical Review Artificial Inteligence 36

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 9, 2023

TL; DR: Can We Or Should We Change Scrum? Can we or should we change Scrum, or is it a sacrilege to tweak the ‘immutable’ framework to accommodate our teams’ and organizations’ needs? Not so fast; don’t just dismiss augmenting Scrum as leaving the path, contributing to the numerous Scrumbut mutations, giving Scrum a bad name.

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SCRUM Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 143

Leading Agile

AUGUST 2, 2023

When people say they have a culture problem that’s preventing them from sustaining change in an Agile Transformation, what they’re really saying is that they have a cognitive dissonance problem. People may resist agile practices, and we might attribute it to a resistance to change or leadership styles.

Agile 115

Agile Technical Review Controlling Sustainability 115

International Institute for Learning

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Accompanying the growth and acceptance of flexible methodologies such as Agile and Scrum has been a growth in strategic and other types of projects that were often difficult to manage with a one-size-fits-all methodology. Strategic projects may focus on the long-term needs of each senior manager and long-term corporate sustainability.

Technical Review 59

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Aerospace Executing 59

Wrike

AUGUST 25, 2023

However, with the advent of technology and automation, many routine tasks have been automated, freeing up employees to focus on more complex and creative work. Essential Tools for Modern Management Managing a team or an organization in today’s fast-paced business environment requires the use of various technological innovations.

Artificial Inteligence 36

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Innovation Monitoring 36

International Institute for Learning

APRIL 26, 2023

It could be as simple as a product review by a journalist, or a more complex campaign where a company is featured as part of a bigger news story. This is transformational because most companies undervalue referrals, treating them as the ‘icing on the cake’ when they should be treated as the most important indicator of sustainable growth.

Generative AI 52

Generative AI Technical Review 2017 2018 52

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

Leading Agile

MARCH 31, 2020

– I was working in my office down in technology Parkway. Sometimes fixing it isn’t a process problem, it’s a technology problem or sometimes it’s not a technology problem, it’s just an understanding problem. And BPR was about the technology. And so you and I go way back. – Mm hmm.

Agile 63

Agile Technical Review SCRUM Engineering 63

Scrum.org

MARCH 11, 2024

This article covers the three Scrum accountabilities (formerly roles) and addresses interferences of stakeholders and IT/line management with this crucial Scrum event. Your single best investment to improve your professional standing ; order the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now! ? Source : Scrum Guide 2020.

Technical Review 156

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review SCRUM 156

Scrum.org

JANUARY 4, 2021

They are derived from my fourteen years of practical experience with XP and Scrum, serving both as Product Owner and Scrum Master and interviewing dozens of Product Owner candidates on behalf of my clients. Join us on February 3, 2021: Hands-on Agile #29: Scrum Guide 2020 — Reloaded. Set 3: Internal Stakeholder Management.

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SCRUM Technical Review Software Review Agile 224

Scrum.org

MARCH 28, 2022

Welcome to the Sprint anti-patterns article from my series on Scrum anti-patterns, covering the three Scrum roles—pardon me: accountabilities—and addressing the contributions of stakeholders and the IT/line management. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! Source : Scrum Guide 2020.

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SCRUM Technical Review Software Review Consulting 154

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Agile, in this context, is now a widely used term, and the Agile Manifesto has given rise to a plethora of new approaches since its creation, many of which claim the manifesto as their impetus and driving force—including Scrum. . In Scrum, teams determine the frequency of value delivery by the length of the Sprint. Agile is different.

Agile 245

Agile Software Review Technical Review SCRUM 245

Scrum.org

JANUARY 4, 2021

They are derived from my fourteen years of practical experience with XP and Scrum, serving both as Product Owner and Scrum Master and interviewing dozens of Product Owner candidates on behalf of my clients. Join us on February 3, 2021: Hands-on Agile #29: Scrum Guide 2020 — Reloaded.

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SCRUM Technical Review Software Review Agile 172

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

TL; DR: ChatGPT Product Owner Job Interview A few weeks ago, I ran a simulated job interview with ChatGPT for a fictitious Scrum Master position. Consequently, I tried the same with a Product Owner position, aware of the challenges this would pose, as the Product Owner role is significantly fuzzier than the one of a Scrum Master.

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ChatGPT Development Team Review Technical Review SCRUM 152