Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

TL; DR: Club Scrum — You, too, ChatGPT? A few years ago, I ran a survey to figure out what Scrum Masters serving a single Scrum team do all day. Now that we have a new kid, pardon: a new LLM, on the block, I reran the old questionnaire: Club Scrum: What Are You Doing all Day, ChatGPT — as a Scrum Master?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

TL;DR: Scrum Master Duties, Serving a Single Team. Scrum Master Duties: supposedly, a great Scrum Master serves only one Scrum Team—that’s at least a popular narrative in the Scrum community. And if so, does the Scrum team then need a Scrum Master 24/7? . Scrum Master Duties: Survey Results.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 20, 2022

And what does this mean for remote Scrum Teams? For many Scrum Teams finishing tasks is less important than delivering value toward the Product Goal and Sprint Goals. For a Scrum Team, remote or in-person work requires special attention to ensure that it is both enjoyable and productive. Everyone, not just the Scrum Master.

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Scrum.org

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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Rebel’s Guide to PM

OCTOBER 28, 2022

A survey showed that teams using Slack had: 32% less email 23% fewer meetings 24% of features (in technical teams) delivered on time 27% less time required for software testing 10% improvement in employee satisfaction. That number is from Slack’s own survey in December 2021 of 2,000+ users). How project teams use Slack.

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Scrum.org

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.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Therefore, back in 2017, I ran a first survey on the Net Promoter Score® of the Scaled Agile Framework SAFe®. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! Survey Data. Between December 13, 2021, and January 27, 2022, 505 peers participated in the survey. Quotes from Survey Participants.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 19, 2022

One of the themes Scrum teams can measure with our Scrum Team Survey is refinement. In this blog post, we share the ones that help Scrum teams improve refinement and as such prevent or fix Zombie Scrum. “We Within the Scrum Team Survey, we call these 15% Solutions “Quick Tips”.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2022

Technical Project Management Conference. Project management at its core is a technical discipline, and the Technical Project Management conference, produced by the American Management Association, is a great place for those in the IT and technology space. Global Scrum Gathering. Website: [link]. USA and Virtual.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Or a critical part of a Scrum team’s journey of continuous improvement? In my experience, Scrum teams start utilizing Retrospectives to their full potential when they embrace a short set of Retrospective first principles, outlining the essence of the Why, the What, and the How. The Scrum Guide on the Sprint Retrospective.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 28, 2019

have been doing Scrum trainings for a long time. During the last years, I have stressed even more the importance of understanding the nature and purpose of the Scrum Framework just at the begginning of the classes. This is, by no means, accepting distorted or flaccid applications of Scrum.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 6, 2021

TL; DR: How to Sabotage A Scrum Master — 44 Anti-Patterns from the Trenches to Avoid. One of my favorite exercises from my Professional Scrum Master classes is how to best sabotage a Scrum Master as a member of the middle management. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! ??

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Scrum.org

MAY 20, 2022

Together with Craig Larman, Bas developed Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS). A framework for scaling Scrum to medium to large products while staying true to the original Scrum principles. Contrary to what you might expect from me, I’ve minimized the use of Scrum terminology. Check the video!

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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

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Outcome-based metrics are an essential measure of Scrum Team performance. A faster way to take the pulse of a Scrum Team is to (wait for it) ask them. Ask them how it’s going using sentiment surveys at the Sprint Retrospective or through an anonymous survey. But they can be lagging indicators. How are you feeling?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

TL; DR: Scrum Sprint Planning Checklist. Read more about why Scrum checklists are a handy tool if applied at an operational, hands-on level, reduce your cognitive load, and free up time for more relevant things. Do you want to get articles like this one from the Scrum Master Survival Guide in your inbox?

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Scrum.org

MAY 10, 2022

A Scrum Master needs to be well prepared to work with resistance and have knowledge and skills in change management. There are three forms of co-creation that we often use: facilitated sessions such as open-space, surveys, and instant feedback techniques. Conforming to the rules of the game described in the Scrum Guide.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 6, 2020

When is the right time to think about innovation for a Scrum Team? . One of Scrum Team's objectives is to focus on delivering high quality product increments. technical debt : the technical debt we're accumulating (and that we need to reduce through activities like bug-fixing, or refactoring). . So what. .

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2022

And we share results from our own analyses based on actual data from stakeholders and Scrum teams that we collected through the Scrum Team Survey. Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. We collected the data through our Scrum Team Survey.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 22, 2022

Given the importance of a viable Definition of Done for a Scrum team’s success, it has always puzzled me how complacent or ignorant many Scrum teams are regarding their Definition of Done. Zur deutschsprachigen Version des Artikels: Definition of Done: 10 einfache Prinzipien eines kritischen Scrum-Erfolgsfaktors. ??

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Scrum.org

JUNE 22, 2023

Agile methodologies like Scrum emphasize the need for refinement to take place continuously. This is particularly relevant to complex work where even seemingly straightforward tasks can quickly take days or weeks due to unforeseen challenges. Agile methodologies like Scrum emphasize the need for refinement to take place continuously.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 3, 2021

With 60 percent of survey respondents saying Agile has helped increase speed to market, 41 percent agreeing they are better able to manage distributed teams, and 58 percent saying they have improved team productivity it is clear these practices are invaluable during these challenging times.”.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 19, 2021

Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. Are good Scrum Masters and Product Owners what makes the difference? Are good Scrum Masters and Product Owners what makes the difference? And what about the socio-technical skills of Developers? What do we already know?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

TL; DR: Scrum Master Engagement Patterns. Last year, I ran a (non-representative) survey on how Scrum Masters are allocating their time when working with a single Scrum Team. The first article of this series will address the Scrum Master engagement with the Development Team.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. From our own quantitative research with 1.200 Scrum Teams , we know that teams are more effective when they are more aware of the needs of their stakeholders. The Scrum Guide seems pretty clear about what Product Owners are accountable for.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 1, 2020

The concept I describe below is tested, proven, and modeled after my virtual Professional Scrum training classes. I provide an invitation to the upcoming (remote) technical prep session to ensure everyone has his or her device set-up properly. Of course, I am available for all upcoming questions in advance of the tech prep session.

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Agilemania

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Due to its enhanced and expanded value, it is much more valuable than any other kind of technical credential. At least $139,000 is the base salary reported by the top 25 percent of survey respondents. CSM (Certified Scrum Master). Prerequisites: Familiarize yourself with scrum. Experience in Scrum framework.

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Kiron Bondale

MAY 5, 2019

The Scrum Guide calls sprints the “heart of Scrum” and also indicates that they should be one month or less. Expectations from the stakeholders who will participate in sprint reviews. This could cause them to get discouraged and might frustrate the stakeholders who are expecting to see progress every sprint.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 26, 2023

TL; DR: Useless Agile Metrics Ideally, a metric is a leading indicator for a pattern change, allowing your Scrum team to analyze the cause in time and take countermeasures. Join your peers for an advanced Scrum Master class: August 29-30, 2023: Professional Scrum Master II. ? However, what if you picked the wrong metrics?

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Agilemania

JANUARY 3, 2022

With the fast-paced world, technologies have become obsolete, and those who fail to adapt today become ghosts. 19% of business organizations have customers leaving them due to inaccurate or partial data . 45% of the companies who have suffered a loss in revenue due to Covid-19 are increasingly focusing on digital transformation .

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024! ?️ Exclusively on my Substack Newsletter : Product Owner Anti-Patterns — An Excerpt from the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide (2). ? Join 575-plus peers and help create the next edition of the Scrum Master Salary Report ! Harvard Business Review.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

To get such negative reviews after putting so much effort into writing an entire article. The picture below describes the fast feedback approach you can use while writing the article: 0 Just like the above example, the agile team also uses this fast feedback loop in Scrum to ensure the product development process is heading the right way.

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Resource Guru

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Although the manifesto was originally focused on Agile development in tech, these four preference points remain the foundation of all things Agile : 1. You can have the fanciest tech in the world, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t have the right people in place working together. Testing or internal reviewing. Easy peasy.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

What contexts are Scrum suited to, and which not? What if you end up applying a methodology like Scrum to a context where it isn’t suited, and people leave the company as a result? when everyone is pro-Scrum, or against SAFe or against estimation, or exclusively Scrum Masters? Is scaling always a bad idea?

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Rapid changes in the market demand arising from social trends, competitor activities, or technical capability, for example. Rapid development in the technology available. At the end, the team can then survey what they have learned and what has changed externally, before deciding what the next chunk should be.

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nTask

OCTOBER 4, 2018

In this article, we attempt to clarify the basic concepts behind Scrum, Kanban, Agile and Waterfall. Comparing Scrum vs Agile is equivalent to comparing apple to fruit. Scrum is one of the Agile frameworks that have taken multiple industries by storm in the last few years. Let’s begin. One is a sub-category of the other.

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NimbleWork

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

With the advent of technology, especially mobile and AI – how has the job of a project manager evolved? Mobile devices and technologies have certainly eased things a lot, especially on the go. Traditional (waterfall), Agile (Scrum, Kanban, other) or Hybrid? Has it become easier in many ways?

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