Back to the Foundations of the Scrum Framework – Introduction (00)
In the heat of "the battle" teams tend to forget why they use the Scrum framework after all and what the foundations are of it. Why do we have Sprint…
Das Problem mit dem Produkt-Ziel und der Product Goal Canvas — Making Your Scrum Work (28) 🇩🇪
In Kürze: Das Problem mit dem Produkt-Ziel und der Product Goal Canvas In Scrum planen wir viel: Es gibt einen täglichen Plan, wenn die Entwickler während des Daily Scrum darüber…
Liebe Agilisten: Wie lautet die eine Frage, der ihr euch täglich stellen solltet? (Was ihr verbessern könnt, ist es nicht.)
Liebe Agilisten: Wie lautet die eine Frage, der ihr euch täglich stellen solltet? (Was ihr verbessern könnt, ist es nicht.) 9 von 10 Agilisten verbringen ihre Zeit damit, Dinge zu…
Facilitation and Conflict – Graceful Conflict
Facilitating Conflict This is the fourth and final installment of the four-part series on conflict. In the first part, we explored why we need conflict. In the second how to…
Make the most of Sprint Planning
In my experience, Sprint Planning is the most misused event in Scrum. There is a lot of competition for this dubious title. Many teams skip the Sprint Retrospective, which is…
Your Unfit Product Goal and the Product Goal Canvas — Making Your Scrum Work (28)
TL; DR: Your Unfit Product Goal and the Product Goal Canvas We plan a lot in Scrum: There is a daily plan when the Developers think about progressing toward the…
Product Owner coping strategies
In a previous blog post, I talked about different categories of product owners. You can check it out here. But here’s a summary: Scribe — doesn’t add any value, just takes orders.…
Sind Sprint-burn-down-Charts, Schätzungen oder Task-Break-Downs von User Storys verpflichtend in Scrum?
Der Scrum Guide enthält viele Regeln und Empfehlungen, aber kannst du sie unterscheiden? User Storys zu schätzen ist nicht verpflichtend. In Scrum gibt es keine verpflichtenden Best Practices! Scrum ist…
Facilitation and Conflict – Idea Evaluation
Idea Evaluation This is the third part of the four-part series on conflict. In the first part, we explored why we need conflict. In the second how to establish a…
How can a Scrum Master serve the organization?
How can a Scrum Master serve the organization? There is a very sad joke about Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters regarding work at organization level – “an Agile Coach…
Nuestro análisis del 16th Annual State of Agile Report
Ha salido el ’16th Annual State of Agile’. Cómo sabes es un reporte sobre la agilidad en el mundo. Agile es una metodología de trabajo que enfatiza la flexibilidad, la…
Actively do nothing: Five powerful questioning techniques to remain curious
(this blogpost is available in german, too) Does the following situation ring a bell? You as an Agile Leader, a Product Owner, a Scrum Master or Developer enter a room…
No, trust should not be a Scrum value and here’s why
Trust among Scrum Team members is essential to enabling agility. Virtually everyone agrees with this statement. We intuitively know that if we don’t trust one another, we won’t be able…
Nexus Daily Scrum
Nexus es el marco ideal para escalar Scrum debido a que no modifica Scrum. Es ideal para quienes ya usan Scrum debido a que su adopción se basa en Scrum.…
Facilitation and Conflict – Ground Rules
This is the second part of the four-part series on conflict. In the first part, we explored why we need conflict. In this post, we will explore how to establish…