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.

Technical Review 209

Technical Review Software Review SCRUM Agile 209

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

TL; DR: The Definition of Done: Business Agility & Technical Excellence Most of the time, stakeholders are not interested in how we solve their problems as long as we ethically play by the rules. Learn more about twelve success principles of employing such a Definition of Done as a Scrum team to help your organization become agile. ??

Technical Review 189

Technical Review Agile SCRUM Sustainability 189

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.

SCRUM 147

SCRUM Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 147

Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

For professional Project Managers seeking to transition into Professional Scrum Masters, the project management principle of being a diligent, respectful, and caring steward offers a valuable perspective. In Scrum, stewardship involves a broader responsibility, including the social, technical, and environmental impacts of the product.

SCRUM 168

SCRUM Technical Review Leadership Initiating 168

Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

For professional Project Managers seeking to transition into Professional Scrum Masters, the project management principle of being a diligent, respectful, and caring steward offers a valuable perspective. In Scrum, stewardship involves a broader responsibility, including the social, technical, and environmental impacts of the product.

SCRUM 162

SCRUM Technical Review Leadership Initiating 162

Scrum.org

MAY 15, 2023

The following article offers a primer to creating ChatGPT prompts for Scrum practitioners to get you started running. Zur deutschsprachigen Version des Artikels: 60 ChatGPT-Prompts Plus Prompt Engineering Guide für Scrum-Praktiker. ? Are you planning to hire a new Scrum Master? ? ? ?? Yub, that works, too.) ??

ChatGPT 188

ChatGPT Technical Review SCRUM Artificial Inteligence 188

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The Product Owner is the bridge between corporate strategy and the Scrum Team. The Product Owner must balance the demands of users against the need to ensure that the product remains up to date from a technical perspective. What is technical debt? Evaluate user requests and technical debt against this strategy.

Technical Review 169

Technical Review Software Review Sustainability 2023 169

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! ?️

SCRUM 157

SCRUM Technical Review Innovation 2024 157

Scrum.org

APRIL 8, 2024

The project management principle to enable change to achieve the envisioned future state is inherently supported by the Scrum framework. Scrum's approach, characterized by close stakeholder involvement and iterative development, naturally facilitates the adoption of new behaviors and processes.

SCRUM 159

SCRUM Technical Review Risk Management Closing 159

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 29, 2023

TL; DR: Scrum Team Failure This post on Scrum team failure addresses three categories from the Scrum anti-patterns taxonomy that are closely aligned: Planning and process breakdown, conflict avoidance and miscommunication, and inattention to quality and commitment, often resulting in a Scrum team performing significantly below its potential.

SCRUM 197

SCRUM 2024 Sustainability Technical Review 197

Scrum.org

MARCH 20, 2024

The presence of a Scrum Master goes beyond facilitating Scrum Events and meetings and resolving impediments. The Scrum Master encourages the team to embrace change, not as a challenge but as an opportunity for growth and innovation. Transparency and Trust: The Scrum Master helps the team focus on their work.

SCRUM 156

SCRUM 2024 Technical Review Agile 156

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The name is apt, as the waterfall methodology is a process in which the phases of the project flow downward. When implementing the agile methodology , project planning and work management are adaptive, evolutionary in development, seeking early delivery and are always open to change if that leads to process improvement.

Technical Review 483

Technical Review Prince2 Manufacturing Lean 483

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 15, 2024

Beyond Scrum , several Agile frameworks were developed to address the unique needs and challenges of projects and teams. Whether you're looking to streamline your development process, enhance team collaboration, or deliver higher-value products to your customers, these Agile methodologies offer valuable strategies to achieve your goals.

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review Agile SCRUM 52

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 Software Review Technical Review Innovation 138

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

When I work with customers, the ones who have the biggest troubles are the ones who are obsessed with ”doing scrum right”. Scrum is not the point. If I’m working with a company on their agile transformation or their implementation of Scrum or doing a Scrum training for their team, they’re not wrong in thinking that Scrum is important.

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SCRUM Software Review Development Team Review Technical Review 191

Scrum.org

MARCH 13, 2024

People may not see the point when they hear about the Definition of Done in Scrum. T he Definition of Done (DoD) in Scrum is a set of criteria determining when a Product Backlog item can be considered complete. Others may think a code review is needed before the work can be considered done.

Software Review 164

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Technical Review 164

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 152

Process Sustainability Technical Review SCRUM 152

Scrum.org

JANUARY 9, 2023

TL; DR: A ChatGPT Job Interview for a Scrum Master Position. Can a large language model, not specializing in anything “agile,” pass a screening interview for a Scrum Master position? So, read on and learn whether Scrum Masters will soon be replaced with a chatbot. ?? Question : Thank you for your application as a Scrum Master!

ChatGPT 220

ChatGPT SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 220

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. So I was pleasantly surprised when Carsten Grønbejrg Lützen pointed at a peer-reviewed academic paper by Michele Tufano and his colleagues (2015), called “When and Why Your Code Starts To Smell Bad”. Technical Debt and Code Smells.

Software Review 180

Software Review Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 2015 180

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. Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024! It’s too bad that this shift undermines Agile principles and hampers long-term success and innovation.

Technical Review 180

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Sustainability 180

Scrum.org

JANUARY 17, 2023

TL; DR: ChatGPT Prompts for Scrum Practitioners. Last week, I ran an “interview” with ChatGPT as an applicant for a fictitious Scrum Master position based on questions from Scrum Master Interview Guide. Think twice if you still believe this technology is a fad or a toy. ChatGPT Prompt for Scrum Masters.

ChatGPT 171

ChatGPT Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Technical Review 171

Scrum.org

APRIL 23, 2022

In this article you will learn: Why enabling Scrum Teams with UX Design capabilities is important. Why introducing UX capabilities to Scrum team is frequently hard. The job of a Scrum Team is not just to deliver a product, but to solve user problems. The narrative around Scrum is centered on delivering products.

Underperforming Technical Team 225

Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Technical Review Software Review 225

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

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. A range of appropriate answers.

2023 162

2023 SCRUM Technical Review ChatGPT 162

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Scrum doesn’t help complete the product faster rather than how quickly a team can release a product. They got training on Scrum, understood concepts, and formed teams, but struggle to commit. Ideally, scrum masters and the management team could do that, but challenges come when Scrum Masters struggle. It is essential.

Software Review 253

Software Review Technical Review SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team 253

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 ! ? ? ??

SCRUM 168

SCRUM Agile Technical Review Software Review 168

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Every project is different, of course, but the differences when managing software development projects are especially so, due to its distinct life-cycle processes. Both of these overlapping processes must be managed for successful software development. Scrum teams can manage their backlog and collaborate when planning sprints.

Software Review 329

Software Review Software Software Developers Software Development 329

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 3, 2023

What are the 5 events in Scrum? Chances are that you said something like “Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, and…. The Sprint is the most commonly overlooked event in Scrum. In fact, many people don’t even realize that it is an event in Scrum. Can you name them?

SCRUM 158

SCRUM Cadence Technical Review Development Team Review 158

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We plan a lot in Scrum: There is a daily plan when the Developers think about progressing toward the Sprint Goal during the Daily Scrum. Of course, the Sprint Goal reflects an intermediate target the Scrum team considers valuable to solve their customers’ problems. The Scrum Guide on the Product Goal.

SCRUM 172

SCRUM Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 172

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 30, 2022

If anything, more risk was created due to the inability to effectively refine Product Backlog Items (PBIs) before they were needed. Backlog refinement is not an event in single-team Scrum. First things first: in single-team Scrum refinement is not an official event. Ready' is mentioned in the Scrum Guide.

SCRUM 197

SCRUM Technical Review Software Review Consulting 197

Scrum.org

MARCH 30, 2021

I'm encountering more and more people that are trying to solve different kind of problems with Scrum: People designing Consumer Goods. One of the key questions I start a conversation about Scrum with is Why - Why do we need Scrum? Next, we typically explore Where/When - Where would it make sense to use Scrum?

SCRUM 178

SCRUM Technical Review Software Review Healthcare 178

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? ?

ChatGPT 149

ChatGPT SCRUM Technical Review 2020 149

Scrum.org

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. From a technical standpoint, a web form that saves to a data storage location has three main components: . How wrong I was.

SCRUM 239

SCRUM Technical Review Software Review Risk 239

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

JUNE 13, 2022

TL; DR: Scrum Developer Anti-Patterns. After covering the anti-patterns of the Scrum Master, the Product Owner, and the stakeholders, this article addresses Scrum Developer anti-patterns, covering all Scrum Events and the Product Backlog artifact. The Role of the Developers in Scrum. Source : Scrum Guide 2020. .

Underperforming Technical Team 147

Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Technical Review Software Review 147

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 31, 2023

And many of the professional bodies offer certificates and credentials that require pre-requisites – difficult to get if you are just starting out in technical project management. I’ve spent many hours reviewing the materials and going through the lessons so you can save time in your own course evaluation.

Certification 338

Certification Technical Review Software Review 2023 338

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Are there any boundaries to where a transparency created by a Scrum Master should not reach? When looking at Scrum pillars, we clearly see: transparency, inspection and adaptation as core beliefs on which Scrum stands. A Scrum Master works with the Scrum Team for some time. Let’s see what will happen.

SCRUM 164

SCRUM Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Agile 164