Scrum.org

MARCH 19, 2022

From that moment on, I captured my struggles, failures, and successes in a series of blog posts. Already at that point in time, my message & expectation wasn’t that you can only be a successful Scrum Master if you master all 8 stances. For example, I’ve always been “average” at coaching but excelled in facilitation.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Have you ever tried piecing together a jigsaw puzzle without knowing what the final picture should look like? Knowing what the outcome should be can guide you in reaching product success. If you understand and follow it meticulously, it becomes the linchpin of success. They have a vested interest in your product.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 16, 2024

These innovative agile practices are a departure from the Taylorist traditions of the defense industry, which is grappling with continuous inflation and delays, impacting national security and human lives. Our world is becoming more unpredictable every day. How can Scrum principles be applied in the defense industry?

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Scrum.org

MAY 23, 2022

There is a popular myth that the scrum masters accountabilities ends with the scrum team and may not be required when the team becomes matured. In this article, we'll explore the scrum master's accountabilities beyond the team in the service of the overall organizational agility and bust this myth once and for all.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Consequently, it needs to be augmented with tools and practices to apply its theoretical foundation to an organization’s business reality: what problems shall be solved for whom in which market? Moreover, there is an organization’s culture to take into account. TL, DR: The Scrum Trap Scrum is a purposefully incomplete framework.

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Scrum.org

JULY 16, 2021

The missed-out information makes many organisations confused if they have a similar place and adopts Scrum or present an Agile transformation. What are they? In traditional project management, the success of the project gets measured against scope, time and cost. We are following the Agile transformation. Or developers?

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Scrum.org

JULY 25, 2023

As Scrum.org trainers, we often come across common misconceptions from course attendees about Agile and Scrum. We tend to hear red flags of misalignment when we explore folk's current definitions and understanding of Agile and Scrum at the start of our courses. Agile eliminates the need for planning or documentation.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

If you are looking to fill a position for a Scrum Master (or agile coach) in your organization, you may find the following 47 Scrum Master interview questions useful to identify the right candidate. Then sign up for the Food for Agile Thought newsletter and join 26k other subscribers. Introduction.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 8, 2021

What does a Scrum Master do? Scrum is an agile project management framework that enables teams to deliver value in 30 days or less. But for those new to Scrum, it’s a bit of a mystery what a Scrum Master does day to day – here are five things that Scrum Masters do. Trains, Mentors and Coaches. Facilitation.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 14, 2023

What are Larman’s Laws? Larman's Laws of Organizational Behavior are profound insights derived from years of studying how large organizations react and adapt to change, particularly when transitioning to Agile practices. Organizational change can often seem confusing and directionless. You've introduced new tech.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 16, 2023

Some time ago, I had an interesting conversation with an Agile Coach from a large car manufacturer in Germany. As an Agile Coach, he’s responsible for about 50 Scrum Masters. What are ways to lead, inspire, and guide them? You don’t manage or lead the team by telling them what to do or how to do it.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Many organizations nowadays have an urgency to adopt Agility. So, it's not a surprise that Agility has become mainstream, 20 years after the Agile Manifesto was released. So, it's not a surprise that Agility has become mainstream, 20 years after the Agile Manifesto was released. Agile immaturity.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 6, 2022

That’s how to become a project manager in a nutshell, but in this article I’ll explain three routes to entering the profession and share the stories from 5 people who chose project management as their career. Further education is generally what people think of first when they consider how to become a project manager.

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Scrum.org

JULY 26, 2021

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 32,000-plus other subscribers. ?? However, no paragraph is addressing the question of when and how to abandon Scrum directly: Page 4: Adaptation becomes more difficult when the people involved are not empowered or self-managing. TL; DR: Abandoning Scrum.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 21, 2022

The Product Owner owns the content and ordering of the Product Backlog, which describes what the team will work on. But what happens when an individual fulfilling one (or more!) But what happens when an individual fulfilling one (or more!) The Developers own how to deliver their work. The Product Owner.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 29, 2022

What is one of the most important aspects of holding the Scrum Master accountability? Not sure what that means? Read on to see why your mindset and what you bring of yourself to your Scrum practice are critical to success. What “showing up” as a Scrum Master means. Open and curious.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In this article, I’ll explore the need for and the attributes of an agile business operating system related to Private Equity (PE) portfolio companies. Dealing with common business challenges through agility. A repeating pattern is where a very successful company is facing growing pains affecting its ability to scale to the next level.

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Scrum.org

MAY 10, 2022

As Scrum.org professionals, we have coached, trained and mentored thousands of Scrum Masters and consulted the organizations they work with, and we’ve consistently encountered similar issues that not only limit Scrum Teams from thriving, but also restrict empiricism from working. That’s Mechanical Scrum. This critical work is not easy.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 23, 2021

However, what about managers that occasionally attend a Retrospective? However, what about managers that occasionally attend a Retrospective? Moreover, what if the (line) manager is also a team member? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 32,000-plus subscribers. ??

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Now Scrum is not just a smart way of delivering software, it is a fundamental part of any enterprise agility transformation. . Now Scrum is not just a smart way of delivering software, it is a fundamental part of any enterprise agility transformation. . A pattern I would like to label ‘The Agile Hangover’. .

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

According to the Scrum Alliance report last year on “ The State of Scrum ,” 89 percent of Agile users use the Scrum approach, where 62 percent of those polled have an in-house Scrum coach and 86 percent hold a daily Scrum meeting. So let’s take a closer look at the role of the Scrum Master. What Is a Scrum Master?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It’s impossible to perfectly predict what our customers want or what shifts in the market lie ahead. So, how does one navigate having accountability without having control as a Scrum Master? Recognize what striving for control looks like and why it doesn’t work. Let’s delve into it. Micromanaging. Have you tried X?). .

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Scrum.org

JUNE 15, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile Transitions. Since the pandemic has forced many of us to work remotely, this unique capability has been kicked into overdrive regarding remote agile transitions. Here are my top-10 challenges of organizational change that remote Agile has made more urgent to address than ever before. ??

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 25, 2021

We started the Scrum Guide for Leaders series with a discussion of what Scrum means for you as a Leader. While the Scrum Guide does not explicitly talk about anyone outside of the Scrum Team, Scrum assumes organizational leadership and support. . Next, We are turning to the Scrum accountabilities/roles. Scrum Team. Product Owner.

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Leading Agile

JUNE 7, 2021

In our Try It Series, we will explain a common Agile or company problem, and provide solutions that have worked for us in the past. We include entire job aides and coaching materials for our readers to experiment with at their teams. And the coaches learned a lot more than the teams did! Answer : Parking Cars. A Little History.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 3, 2018

This article, How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects , first appeared on Girl's Guide to Project Management. Would you like to make 2018 a successful year for your projects? But what does it take to get there? What will you be doing in 2018 to have your most successful year ever?

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Scrum.org

MARCH 18, 2022

Thus, without the correct ‘intention’, it is fair to say that learning often becomes didactic and is only received at a surface level. Thus, without the correct ‘intention’, it is fair to say that learning often becomes didactic and is only received at a surface level.

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Scrum.org

MAY 17, 2021

While the Scrum Guide makes numerous references to stakeholders in Scrum, stakeholders themselves are no official role (accountability), no matter their crucial contribution to a Scrum team’s overall success. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 31,000-plus other subscribers. ??

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Scrum.org

MARCH 7, 2022

Personally, I feel more effective as a teacher and facilitator than when I’m coaching. However, what I’ve observed in my practice as a consultant and Professional Scrum Trainer is that we can become overly reliant on the stances we are comfortable in. What makes something ‘professional’?

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 8, 2021

How much preparation does it take to achieve this feat? Does it take days? Today, we at Agilemania are proud to share that we have become a Scaled Agile Gold Partner. Why Scaled Agile Framework? It is the Framework of Choice for Leading Organizations to scale agile. Not a chance.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 9, 2020

The agile movement really has changed the way we lead our people. Because knowledge workers (or highly educated people) don't need a boss to tell them what to do, they only need a healthy context or environment in which they can do their job. One very big pitfalls of the agile movement is around the autonomy.

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Scrum.org

MAY 4, 2023

In this blog post, I describe how Scrum teams can use it with managers, leaders, and coaches in their organization to effectively remove impediments. In this blog post, I describe how Scrum teams can use it with managers, leaders, and coaches in their organization to effectively remove impediments. How to prepare?

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 31, 2019

The end of the year, where many of us take a step back to reflect on the year that will almost be over soon and create another new year resolution. I was reminded by Ken Schwaber’s statement when he told me the reason why he chose the term Scrum Master rather than Scrum Coach because mastery is about the “being” and not the “doing”.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 7, 2019

TL; DR: Faking Agile Metrics — An Eye-Opening Exercise. Imagine you’re a Scrum Master and the line manager of your team believes that the best sign for a successful agile transformation is a steady increase in the Scrum Team’s velocity. Cooking the Agile Books — A Simple Exercise.

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Planio

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Jump to a section: What is servant leadership? Why is servant leadership so important for Agile teams? Become a better listener. Become more self-aware. Servant leaders are key to agile success. So, what does it mean to be a servant leader? What is servant leadership? How is it unique?

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 4, 2022

TL; DR: Business Agility, Scrum and Generative AI’s Take on Getting There. I thought it might be fun to ask ChatGPT a few questions about business agility in general and Scrum in particular. . ???? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 36,000-plus other subscribers. ??

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Scrum.org

MARCH 22, 2021

If you are looking to fill a position for a Scrum Master (or agile coach) in your organization, you may find the following 47 interview questions useful to identify the right candidate. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 30,000-plus other subscribers. Agile Metrics.

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