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Scrum Master Power-Ups

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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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Fixing OKR Theater Using Agile/Scrum Principles

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Too many OKRs are set without any respect/consideration of the ability to deliver them sustainably while dealing with other work in the organization. OKR Theater has the potential to become a member of a big family – Scrum Theater, Agile Theater, SAFe Theater, Lean Theater, Six Sigma Theater; you get the picture.

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28+2 Sprint Anti-Patterns Holding Back Scrum Teams

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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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How We Reduced Cycle Time from 164 Days to 8 Days in 6 Months

Scrum.org

In December 2020, my friend Adrian Galarza and I delivered a Scrum.org Scrum Pulse Webinar - A Cycle Time Journey: 164 to 8 Days in 6 Months that summarized the journey of Adrian’s Scrum Team. Some key topics that we covered in the webinar were…. Does Scrum allow testers? BACKGROUND.

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Measuring the value of business agility - your questions answered

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On June 30th Christopher Handscomb and I presented a webinar based on our joint research on the topic of the value of enterprise agility. Over 400 people joined that webinar and there were a number of questions that we did not have time to address. Even if that means we change the name Scrum Team to Squad :-) .

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The Human Experience in the Digital AgeBy Stephen Plante

International Institute for Learning

He has over four decades of experience navigating the intersection of business and technology, with the goal of achieving and sustaining successful outcomes via high performance culture. Browse IIL’s Business Relationship Management Courses here! Call Us +1 (212) 758-0177 Chat Live Talk with a Representative Email Learning@IIL.com Need help?

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Webinar Recap: PMI PMBOK Guide 7th Edition Standard – What’s New?

MPUG

webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. You have Scrum.

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