Do you want to investigate various estimation techniques deeply? Especially, how Planning Poker is played. Here is the answer.

Für den folgenden Artikel habe ich Vorschläge aus mehr als 50 Kursen zusammengetragen, wie man die Velocity „am besten“ manipulieren kann.

In diesem Artikel teilt PST Simon Flossmann 5 Lektionen aus über 150 Scrum Trainings mit mehr als 1800 Teilnehmern aus den letzten 4 Jahren.

このポッドキャストでは、業界のエキスパートを特別ゲストとして迎え、アジャイルとスクラムの世界にふかく潜り込んでいきます。スクラム、DevOps、ユーザーエクスペリエンス、プロダクトマネージメント、コーチングなど、様々なトピックをカバーします。私、フォンテーヌグレゴリは、「アジャイルの旅」ポッドキャストのホストです。アジャイルコーチ、スクラムマスター、またはコンサルタントとして日本企業を支援しております。そして、Scrum.orgの認定プロフェッショナルスクラムトレーナーです。 今回のゲストは木原 朝美さんです。優れたプロダクトを作るために、UX Designスキル・Experience Designスキルがどのように貢献できるか、アジャイル開発の中でのデザイン活動の進め方、具体的に仮説検証をどう行うか、DesignerとNon-designerのコラボレーションの仕方など、様々なトピックに掘り下げていきます。

The PO maximises value by setting the direction for the product, reflecting the customer needs and desires in clear business objectives, assessing technical challenges, and validating assumptions.

El Proceso de desarrollo ágil puede lograr un mejor impacto en el negocio y los clientes cuando se produce una mejora de la transparencia a través del alineamiento estratégico. Esto puede partir desde la definición del objetivo de negocio a nivel estratégico. En esta ocasión les comparto una forma de ver este viaje que puede servir de referencia al Product Owner.

To help you identify when your team is deviating from the practice of incremental delivery, here are 4 red flags to watch for.

In this Responsive Advisors Scrum Lightning Round, PSTs Gregory Crown, Jason Malmstadt, and Robert Pieper explore the true skills that make a really good Scrum Master. Learn what sets great Scrum Masters apart from the rest. They will discuss important traits like leadership, influence, and managing complexity. Whether you're new to Scrum or looking to improve your skills, this video will help you understand what it takes to excel in this role.

For the following article, I aggregated exercise suggestions on how to “best” game velocity.

In diesem Artikel zeigt dir PST Simon Flossmann, wie du eine Sprint Retrospektive in 6 Schritten durchführen kannst, die langfristig den Teamzusammenhalt stärkt.

In a conversation with a new Scrum Master, I shared advice for the first 90 days on the job.

25/10 Crowdsourcing is the Swiss Army knife for workshops, retrospectives, strategic planning, vision and user story workshops; for finding and evaluating desired outcomes, product goals, process optimizations. This blogposts goes into detailed steps on how to facilitate this liberating structure in an online setup

The Product Goal serves as a compass that directs the team's work and facilitates and fosters a shared understanding among all stakeholders. By dispelling common misconceptions and embracing the product goal's true characteristics, Scrum teams can ensure that their efforts are focused, strategic, and aligned with the overall product vision.

Embrace scope flexibility, prioritizing value over predefined requirements, and utilizing feedback cycles to ensure the delivery of solutions that genuinely meet user needs and business objectives.

In diesem Artikel teilt PST Simon Flossmann 4 Feedback-Methoden für Scrum.

The Increment serves as a measure of progress and a foundation for continuous improvement, helping teams to remain focused and adaptive in a dynamic environment. By dispelling common misconceptions and embracing the true characteristics of the Increment, Scrum teams can ensure that each sprint delivers tangible value and aligns with the overall product goals.

Sin datos, las decisiones son básicamente buenos deseos con un alto riesgo de negocio. Una referencia de cómo llevar a cabo el descubrimiento y validación es el modelo Doble Diagrama es una referencia de como el proceso creativo sigue una divergencia y convergencia en este caso, para aprender del cliente en forma creativa.

The Sprint timebox helps to foster a sense of urgency that creates a low tolerance for organizational impediments or wasted effort. The Sprint timebox forces the team and the organization to identify the things that have been holding back delivery - so they can solve them.

In recent years though, Scrum adoption has expanded far beyond its original roots in IT and software development. Today, Agile frameworks including Scrum are used in Operations, Marketing, Human Resources and in product development for industries as varied as industrial microscopes, fighter jets, appliances, candies and more.

This article provides actionable insights on leveraging alignment tools to build trust, enhance collaboration, navigate risks, and maximize value creation, ultimately leading to more successful product outcomes aligned with organizational goals.

In diesem Artikel teilt PST Simon Flossmann seine Erfahrungen der letzten 10 Jahre als Scrum Master.

By dispelling common misconceptions and embracing the Sprint Backlog's true nature, teams can enhance responsiveness and work cohesively towards their goal. The Sprint Backlog is a powerful guide that, when used correctly, ensures that the team remains focused, adaptable, and aligned with the overall objectives.

Scrum is often implemented at the team level, which can limit achieving business agility at scale. Moving beyond this "team-level agility" to a more holistic approach fosters in-team and inter-team collaboration, aligning with the "second wave of Agile".

Understanding the true nature of the Product Backlog is essential for the success of Scrum and the delivery of value to stakeholders. By dispelling common misconceptions and embracing this knowledge, teams can enhance their responsiveness, prioritize effectively, and deliver maximum value to their customers.

These questions can shift the focus from solutions and features, to value and utility - useful when a stakeholder's asking for a specific solution.

Transitioning from a traditional project manager to a Scrum Master involves moving from sole responsibility for project work and reliance on formal status reports to fostering a culture of team collaboration, shared ownership, and empirical progress tracking.

Ein Blick auf eine kaum genutzte Möglichkeit der Schaffung von Werten für Kunden und Organisation.

In diesem Artikel erklärt PST Simon Flossmann seine 5-Schritte-Anleitung die Scrum Master hilft mit "abwesende Product Owner“ umzugehen.

Understanding the role of Stakeholders in Scrum is essential for the success of any product. By dispelling common misconceptions and embracing the true nature of Stakeholder involvement, teams can foster more effective collaboration, improve decision-making, and deliver products that truly meet user needs and business goals.

In the late 90s, many companies adopted a 150-person rule for organizational units to maintain manageability and cohesion. However, this approach often led to fragmented products and complex management structures, making strategic execution a challenge. Today, a new idea is emerging. Instead of splitting units by size, companies are forming dedicated product groups with full P&L responsibility, encompassing entire product families. This shift has streamlined strategic units, reduced reporting lines, and enhanced agility in responding to market changes.

Louis-Philippe Carignan joins Matt Dominici to share some data that tells us we might be starting the clock to late in our efforts to measure Cycle Times.

Every Scrum Team wishes they had time each Sprint to accomplish more. By leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI), teams can get that time back and become more effective. AI is revolutionizing various industries, and its potential to enhance how people and teams work is becoming increasingly evident.

One of the accountabilities that a Scrum Master has to fulfill is to make the Scrum Team effective. This includes the Scrum Master, as well. However, in my experience I have come across only a handful of Scrum Masters who understand the concept and who focus on improving and making themselves effective. If as a Scrum Master one does not focus on making themself effective they might not be able to help the team to become effective.

En este artículo, el PST Alex Ballarin explica qué beneficios tiene añadir los OKR al muro de producto del Equipo Scrum, y como utilizarlo para el centro de las conversaciones en los eventos compartidos entre Scrum y OKR.

Understanding the true role of the Product Owner is crucial for the success of Scrum teams and products. The Product Owner is not a traditional manager or a taskmaster but a value maximizer, visionary, collaborator, and customer advocate. By dispelling these misconceptions and embracing the true nature of the Product Owner, teams can foster a more effective and productive environment for product development.

Agile Teams as Investors: A Deeper Dive into Maximizing Organizational Value by Trusting Your Teams to Find Solutions to Your Customers Problems.

Effective stakeholder management is crucial for a successful product. By understanding their perspective, focusing on their success, and slowing down to bring them along, you’ll significantly improve your communication and collaboration. Remember, it’s about creating a shared vision and journey, not just pushing your agenda.

A myth re-visited. Seven years ago, Christiaan Verwijs and I wrote the article "The Scrum Master is a Junior Agile Coach" and explained why this is a myth according to the Scrum Guide. What's the state of this myth today?

In diesem Artikel erklärt PST Simon Flossmann, was du tun kannst, wenn du in der Sprint Retrospektive in Zeitproblem kommst.

While there are various ways to write or format items on the Product Backlog, one of the most popular and effective methods is writing them in the user story format. This practice, though beneficial, is not mandatory. Scrum teams may choose to adopt the user story format when it suits their needs and enhances their workflow.

Some teams think that if they skip refinement, they're saving time, but that's not true at all. Teams must understand what is needed before they can deliver value. Refinement will happen. It's just a matter of whether it will be done in Sprint Planning, during the Sprint, or whether you will do it in advance of the Sprint as part of regular, planned refinement activities.

このポッドキャストでは、業界のエキスパートを特別ゲストとして迎え、アジャイルとスクラムの世界にふかく潜り込んでいきます。スクラム、DevOps、ユーザーエクスペリエンス、プロダクトマネージメント、コーチングなど、様々なトピックをカバーします。私、フォンテーヌグレゴリは、「アジャイルの旅」ポッドキャストのホストです。アジャイルコーチ、スクラムマスター、またはコンサルタントとして日本企業を支援しております。そして、Scrum.orgの認定プロフェッショナルスクラムトレーナーです。 今回のエピソードのゲストは株式会社ITプレナーズジャパンアジアパシフィックの原秀文さんです。 DX、DevOps、アジャイル開発の導入に関する原さんの仕事について話しています。バリュー・ストリーム・マッピング(VSM)の多くの利点、ベンダーと協力してアジリティを支える働く方法、そしてDX・DevOps・アジャイル開発の導入の成功・進捗の測定方法について話し合います。

Understanding the Scrum Master's true accountability is crucial for the team's success. By dispelling these misconceptions and embracing the Scrum Master's true nature, teams can foster a more supportive and effective environment for product development.

Cosa vuol dire che uno Scrum Master è agente del cambiamento? In questo articolo, Fabio Panzavolta condivide la sua esperienza. Usare Scrum per rivelare ciò che rende l'azienda (o il team) meno agile per poi aiutare tutti, in azienda, a migliorarsi continuamente. Gli ostacoli che si presenteranno nel percorso di creazione del prodotto, saranno rimossi. Questa rimozione porterà più business agility: prodotti di migliore qualità, clienti e dipendenti più contenti, più rapidità per andare dall’idea alla produzione.

Organizations can foster a more productive, innovative, and responsive work environment by recognizing what a Scrum Team is Not and embracing what it truly is. What kind of Scrum Team do you have? Pick your favorite from the list.

Transitioning from a traditional project manager to a Scrum Master requires embracing shorter planning cycles that focus on continuous adaptation and stakeholder collaboration, moving to flexible, outcome-oriented approaches that enhance team agility and responsiveness to change.

El Product Owner tiene la responsabilidad de maximizar la entrega de valor. Esta responsabilidad puede requerir desarrollar una variedad de competencias y habilidades como son: Liderar hacia el valor, Involucrar en la visión, y evolucionar el producto con la validación a través de un enfoque incremental y empírico. En esta entrada se muestran algunas de las competencias requeridas.

The implementation of an agile lean change approach is easy to talk about, but harder to execute. By focusing on incremental change, frequent feedback, and tailoring the approach to specific needs, Agile enables businesses to respond effectively to evolving markets and deliver greater value.

Product Managers and Product Owners often find themselves caught in the delivery drain, where their time and energy are consumed by the operational aspects of getting a product out the door. This focus on delivery not only drains their resources. But also forces them to operate on an operational level, leaving little room for the strategic and tactical thinking that drives real product innovation. To truly excel, product teams must shift their attention to product discovery. A critical yet frequently overlooked aspect of product management.

In diesem Artikel beschreibt PST Simon Flossmann 3 kreative Methoden zur Rettung deiner Scrum-Master-Community-of-Practice