Product Owners have a variety of job titles ranging from Project Manager to Product Manager, From Business Analyst to Team Leader. Still, these job titles reflect the complexity of their work environment. In this blog, we discuss the messy reality of Product Ownership and provide a 2 by 2 grid focus...

We all know it does. Hear how team size relates to agility and some tips to know if your team is the right size.

En este artículo exploramos el papel fundamental del Objetivo del Sprint como faro que guía al equipo hacia el logro de resultados valiosos para el cliente y la organización. A través de ejemplos prácticos en los sectores de mantenimiento, tecnología, construcción y alquileres de apartamentos, descu...

In this Scrum Pulse webcast, PST Roland Flemm and Alexey Krivitsky walk through the Org Topologies map and will share insights of a year of Org Design discovery.

A Comparison of Traditional, Guided, Immersive, and Flipped Learning Approaches to accelerate your knowledge retention.

If you take Scrum seriously, empower your Scrum Masters to work with the organization. Being a Scrum Master is not a tactical role at the team level.

The Professional Scrum Master training is designed to help Scrum Masters (or those who want to become one). So what do you do if you want to learn Professional Scrum, but don't want to become a Scrum Master?

Escape the Rinse and Repeat Cycle with 5 Sprint Retrospective Ideas

User Stories are a vehicle for communication, not an excuse to make contracts within a team.

Was unterscheidet eine Diskussion vom Handeln?

Vamos a explorar las ideas de Nigel Thurlow sobre agilidad escalada. Además de eso, profundizaremos en los problemas subyacentes de liderazgo y comunicación que plagan las transformaciones ágiles.

Unplanned work can throw off even the most organized teams or companies. To adapt to unexpected situations, it's important to ask the five W's. I've put together a helpful tool to help manage unplanned work on a Scrum Team. Use these 5W Questions to think critically before adding new items to you...

A personal experience of identifying the ideal Product Owner

In this short video, PST Nagesh Sharma shares 3 ways Scrum Teams can create more focus. (1:32 Minutes)

How does Sprint Planning support adaptation in order to minimise deviations from agreed goals? Each of the Scrum Events serves to adapt. So does Sprint Planning. Check out our tips!

This 2023 survey and report on the State of Agility in Procurement and Supply Chain shines a light on the need and desire for organizations to improve their business agility.

In this conversation on the Women in Agile podcast Renae Craven and Sharon Robson explore what the future may look like in our workplaces and how we prepare our schools today so they can be happy in those future workplaces.

Woher wissen Sie, dass der Scrum Master Ihres Teams erfolgreich ist? Ich habe dafür zehn Indikatoren aus der Sicht des Teams identifiziert.

No, we can't cancel the Sprint Retrospective. Here's why.

In this live session of Ask A Professional Scrum Trainer, Lavaneesh Gautam answers questions about the Daily Scrum, performance measurement, facilitating the Sprint Retrospective, Scrum with Kanban and more!

Conflict in Scrum Teams will happen. Here are some tips for making it positive.

In this episode, Jeff and Mike share some tips on how you can get the most out of your time!

Nexus is a scaling framework that can be used to scale Scrum when there are three or more Scrum teams working together on the same Product. Teams using Nexus create a Sprint goal not only for each Scrum team, but also for all teams working together in the Nexus. This shared Sprint goal is called t...

El Product Owner ordena el Product Backlog por valor, pero las dependencias y el riesgo pueden influir en el orden. Los criterios de valor y riesgo pueden tomar varias formas, por ejemplo, valor para retener clientes o atraerlos. Cuando queremos mejorar el valor actual asociado al objetivo de produ...

From self-managing magicians to magic in metrics to vanishing obstacles: 10 indicators to identify successful Scrum Masters.

Keine Passage des Scrum Guides stellt Scrum Master vor ein größeres Dilemma:

Comment développer la confiance à travers l’autogestion, la sûreté psychologique ainsi que de l’Analyse Transactionnelle en tant qu’outils d’amélioration des relations et de la communication dans l’écosystème de Scrum.

El Scrum Master desempeña un papel crucial en un equipo que trabaja en una cultura DevOps. Aunque el Scrum Master no necesita ser un experto en DevOps, debe tener un buen conocimiento de los principios y prácticas de DevOps. Básicamente, para poder ayudar al equipo a adoptar los principios Dev...

How can the Scrum Master detect undesirable variances in progress towards agreed goals? Each of the Scrum accountabilities participates in one or more inspections. So does the Scrum Master. Check out our tips!

Kann ChatGPT vernünftige Fragen für ein Scrum-Master-Interview generieren?

The question we ask ourselves in this article is, "To what extent is Kniberg's graph still relevant to improving the performance of large-scale agile team collaboration?".

Sprint Reviews are a chance to inspect and adapt. We want feedback!

In this Scrum Pulse, Professional Scrum Trainer Ben Day will discuss why projects have problems, how to spot those problems, and how to recover and get those projects back on the right track.

In this article, we explore the concept of catharsis and how its intentional, occasional integration into the Sprint Retrospective can foster emotional release, team bonding and ultimately drive higher team performance. We’ll also look at a practice that supports catharsis called the silent retrospe...

Yes! Scrum Teams can be effective when working remotely. However, it takes intentionally effort and discipline to break down the barriers that are inherent in remote work.

The Product Goal is a powerful magnet that propels Scrum teams towards value delivery. It guides efforts, prioritizes activities, fosters collaboration, and ensures focus on delivering value to customers. Regular evaluation and refinement are essential to maintain its effectiveness in driving value.

My excursion into creating useful Scrum Master interview questions with ChatGPT.

In diesem Artikel erfährst du vier Prinzipien, die dir helfen eine effektive Sprint Retrospektive durchzuführen.

Learn from your colleagues. It's approved every time!

10 Liberating Structures To Help Your Organization Lose Weight And Increase Agility

He visto un artículo titulado “Surprise, I am no wizard (Agile nor Scrum)” escrito por Gunther Verheyen, que explora la percepción errónea de que los Agile Coach o Scrum Master son expertos o “magos” en agilidad.

How can Developers detect undesirable variances in progress towards agreed goals? Each of the Scrum accountabilities participates in one or more inspections. So do the Developers. Check out our tips!

In the agile world, Scrum stands out as a Goldilocks framework. Scrum strikes a delicate balance, providing enough structure to guide teams without stifling their creativity and adaptability. Unlike traditional project management methodologies with rigid processes and exhaustive documentation, Scrum...

This case study explores how Professor Harald Augustin incorporated a hands-on Scrum simulation and the Professional Scrum Master I certification into the Agile Project Management course at Reutlingen University.

Embracing self-management can be challenging for teams transitioning to Scrum. It involves new skills and a different approach to getting work done. Scrum Masters play a critical role in helping their teams embrace greater autonomy. Let’s look at how.

Workshops ohne Vorstellungsrunde beginnen? In diesen Artikel teile ich 4 Beispiel mit dir, wie du die Teilnehmer deiner Online-Workshops und Trainings von der ersten Minute an einbeziehen kannst.

Scrum.org's Evidence-Based Management (EBM) effectively combines the Scrum framework with an emphasis on value, vision, and strategy. This approach appreciates the unpredictability of product development, promoting fact-based management over speculation. EBM's core involves continuous inspection and...

Dans cet épisode de Ask a Professional Scrum Trainers, les PST Alex Gbaguidi, Fanny Ndengue et Romuald Franck Kenmeugne Tchuinkam répondent à vos questions brûlantes sur Scrum et les défis auxquels vous ou vos équipes pouvez être confrontés.

In the last “Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer” episode I got a question that was not answered during the session. We discover Non Violent Communication, good coaching questions and patience as key Scrum Master skill.

In this article, we discuss how forecasting in VUCA has always been problematic and the questions that should be asked instead.