In this vlog, join hosts Andreanna Marshall and Grand Scrum Master Scott as they dive into practical strategies for implementing Scrum principles seemingly solo. 🚀 Discover how to navigate resistance and transform your workplace from the ground up!

Elevating Katas: Driving Continuous Improvement in Organizational Topologies In the evolving landscape of software development and organizational design, Elevating Katas play a crucial role in fostering continuous improvement. These structured, repeatable exercises help teams refine their workflo...

This article explores the conditions under which pure Scrum thrives, the organizational DNA required to support it, and practical scenarios where it works best—along with a candid look at where it struggles.

The Scrum Guide emphasizes the importance of fostering an environment for success—not controlling teams or stakeholders. Discover how Scrum Masters can shape the conditions for growth, collaboration, and effectiveness at every level.

Scrum was designed to be simple—deliberately so. Adding too much too soon can actually slow you down, making it harder to reach the value Scrum is built to deliver.

Two Words Check-in - Focusing on the human connection aspects of the Daily Scrum

Learn more about addressing impediments imposed by leaders by redefining success, aligning incentives, fostering alignment, and balancing autonomy with standardization.

Starting with Scrum can feel overwhelming. It’s a framework with defined events, accountabilities, and artifacts that might seem rigid or even intimidating at first glance. But here’s the truth: it’s okay not to get everything perfect on day one. The real magic of Scrum unfolds as you practice and i...

In questo episodio esploriamo una delle sfide più comuni nelle organizzazioni che adottano Scrum: cosa succede quando il Product Owner non ha vera ownership sul prodotto? Insieme al nostro ospite Michael Forni, Agile Coach con esperienza nel settore finanziario, analizziamo le cause, le conseguenze ...

For a Scrum Team to gain autonomy, they must first show they are trustworthy. And how do you build that trust? By making your work visible. By embracing transparency, Scrum Teams can take greater control over their work and deliver even more value to their stakeholders and organizations.

Psychologischen, organisatorischen und strategischen Gründe warum Führungskräfte das Product Operating Model unterstützen, wenn "Agile" zuvor nicht erfolgreich war.

This article uncovers the psychological, organizational, and strategic reasons behind this seeming contradiction, exploring what motivates leaders to believe that a new approach will succeed where others have not.

🎙️ In questo episodio Fabio Panzavolta legge la Guida Scrum, il documento scritto da Ken Schwaber e Jeff Sutherland che definisce il framework Scrum. Scopriremo la teoria, i valori, gli eventi e gli artefatti che compongono Scrum, direttamente dalla fonte ufficiale tradotta in italiano.

Accountability. It's a word that can strike fear into the hearts of many. But it's not about blame or shame. It's about owning your commitments, delivering on your promises, and creating a culture of trust and transparency.

In questo episodio Fabio Panzavolta esplora gli artefatti di Scrum: Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog e Increment. Scopriremo come questi elementi fondamentali del framework rappresentano il lavoro e il valore, e come sono collegati ai rispettivi impegni (commitment) che ne garantiscono l'efficacia.

In questo episodio Fabio Panzavolta esplora la Sprint Retrospective agile, l'evento conclusivo dello Sprint dedicato al miglioramento continuo del team. Scopriremo come questa retrospettiva Scrum permette allo Scrum Team di evolvere e ottimizzare il proprio modo di lavorare, garantendo maggiore effi...

In questo episodio, Fabio Panzavolta approfondisce la Sprint Review, un evento di Scrum che si concentra sull'ispezione dei risultati dello Sprint e sull'adattamento dei piani futuri. Scopriamo come i Team Scrum possono trasformare questo evento da una semplice presentazione a una sessione di lavoro...

When teams first start adopting Scrum, it seems like they often encounter similar challenges.  In this article, I will address some of the common commons facing new Scrum teams and how to overcome them.

Be mindful of your coaching distance. Too much distance from a team can lead to disconnection and false assumptions, while too close might block the team's growth and autonomy.

The effectiveness of a Sprint Review can influence a product’s future direction and success. It also helps understand possible challenges and how to overcome them in future development.

While Product Operating Models focus on developing new Products, they have implications and potential benefits for the teams operating the business and supporting these products. How can we improve the interface between product and business operations? Which elements of product operating models can ...

In diesem Artikel stelle ich fünf umsetzbare Praktiken vor, wie Sie mit Retrospektiven zu echten Veränderungen gelangen.

In this Ask a PST session, Agile Director, Executive Coach and Professional Scrum Trainer Jay Rahman answers listener questions and offers advice about their Scrum challenges and obstacles. Jay offers strategies for avoiding and recovering from product delivery failures. (60:26 Minutes)

How to Make Retrospectives Lead to Real Change and Stop Spinning Wheels.

An effective Sprint Retrospective ensures the team remains cohesive and aligned, leading to sustainable development and innovation. It is a dedicated time for reflection, learning, and improvement.

Rebuilding Agility from the Ground Up

In this PST Spotlight Episode, PST Ryan Ripley interviews Pawel Felinski about his journey into Scrum. Pawel shares how he became a Scrum Master and the initial challenges he faced, including the misconception that Scrum Mastery is simple, and the importance of practical experience over theoretical ...

If Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters, and all other Agile practitioners want to survive, make more impact, and offer more value, they should use data, evidence-based feedback, and insights from scientific research to improve team and organizational effectiveness.

In this article, we explore the Kanban practice of "make policies explicit" and how it equips teams for self-management

Dive in to explore how the Agile community is coming full circle, rediscovering the essence that made Agile transformative in the first place.

Scrum is an idea. The word ‘Scrum’ comes from the game of Rugby: a whole team working together; their singular mission is to move the ball down the field. The idea grows out of a few important truths about team development and product quality.

In this episode, Dave West, our host and Mik Kersten, CTO at Planview and author of Project to Product discuss the critical shift from project-oriented to product-centric organizations.

Is the role of Scrum Master really relevant when Scrum has become the norm while the Scrum Masters themselves have not really upskilled or reskilled to support the Scrum Teams.

This blog post explores how Scrum's intentional pressure on both engineering and product management teams drives continuous improvement and excellence. It emphasizes the importance of the "Definition of Done" and the need to close the "Effectiveness Gap" between current and target practices. Ultimat...

In this blog, we dispel a series of myths associated with product discovery in Scrum. Myths such as “it's a phase in the process and can not be done in a Sprint,” “It's only for greenfield projects,” to “ The DoD stops us from doing Discovery”.

An introduction to the intersection of Practical Agility, IT Product Model and Collaborative Incentives.

The Scrum Guide outlines essential elements of the Scrum framework, each serving a critical purpose. Understanding the true purpose of these elements, rather than common misconceptions, is vital for effective Scrum practice.

Learn why too much transparency can have a detrimental effect and why strategic opacity may sometimes be necessary to protect the team’s autonomy and maintain a healthy dynamic.

In diesem Artikel teilt PST Simon Flossmann mit dir 5 Fehler, durch die Scrum Master die Sprint-Retrospektive unnötig verkomplizieren

Self-management is critical to succeeding as a Scrum Team because it leads to ownership and empowers the team. And it creates intrinsic motivation, which is such a powerful driver of team effectiveness. However, in reality we find that self-management remains a challenge. Developers in Scrum Teams o...

The Product Community’s Criticism of Scrum Is Unjustified.

In this episode of the Scrum.org Community podcast, Steve Lizotte, VP of Engineering at NEC, and PST Yuval Yeret are interviewed by Dave about the practical implementation of Scrum and Kanban practices at NEC as a part of our Value Delivered series. (40:56 Minutes)

Respect Scrum's core elements while integrating adaptable, complementary practices that enhance team effectiveness

Dieser Artikel zeigt zehn schnelle Scrum-Erfolge auf, die Sie erzielen können, um Ihren Beitrag zum Fortbestand Ihrer Organisation in diesen schwierigen Zeiten zu belegen.

How to Elevate Your Standing as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach

Hiring Pitfalls: Why Combining Project Manager and Scrum Master Roles May Fail in Regulated Industries

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...

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, ap...

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....