Monthly Archives: July 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…

Scrum itself is a framework, a way of working, which gives structure to people’s relationships and interactions. But, first people should have SOMETHING in themselves to transfer through their relationships…

Join the Mastering Agility Discord community  The essence of a team is that people collaborate. Else it's incredibly hard to perform as an actual team, rather they just happen to…

TL; DR: Product Discovery for Scrum Teams  While Scrum excels at building and releasing Increments, it does not guarantee that those are valuable—garbage in, garbage out. Scrum teams can equally…

Einen peinlicheren Moment hatte ich noch nie erlebt: Der Ausbilder Simon Reindl nahm meinen Notizzettel von der Wand, las ihn laut vor, sah mich an und sagte eindringlich: „You can’t…

Professional Scrum with User Experience: Gaining the Competitive Edge Discover how Professional Scrum with User Experience Training offers your team a competitive edge through a synergistic approach that enhances product…

I was recently talking to a senior leader at a large manufacturing company. We were talking about how much he liked Scrum. It had ‘changed his life,’ he said, ‘It…

Lors des sessions de coaching gratuites offertes après nos formations, l'une des questions que les Scrum masters me posent est : comment bien comprendre le rapport entre la Definition of Done…

Remember that Scrum is founded on empirical process control, and that adaptation is the third pillar, following transparency and inspection. Each of the Scrum Artifacts is adapted in one or…

Time off and vacations/holidays are a reality for all Scrum Teams. What does Scrum say about this and how do you deal with a missing Scrum Team member under these…

Health Checks für agile Teams Agile Teams gedeihen durch kontinuierliche Verbesserung und Anpassungsfähigkeit. Die Selbsteinschätzung ist nicht nur ein Instrument für Health Checks agiler Teams, sondern ein Kompass, der Teams…

As the software development landscape evolves, evaluating the time-tested traditional project management strategies alongside the burgeoning agile methodologies is essential. The central tenet I would like to explore today is…

Part 1, improving an A-level ecosystem: the first steps.   The organizational archetypes of the Org Topologies™ map can be used to plot organization designs that we refer to as…

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The purpose of the Scrum Master is to enhance the efficiency and productivity of the Scrum team. It’s an important accountability for the success of the Scrum team, and yet,…