How to use Scrum for Hardware Development
It's very common to use waterfall to develop hardware since hardware can be very difficult to change once built. But have you ever wondered if Scrum can be used…
A New Era in Collaboration: Asynchronous Meetings
In today's fast-paced business world, time has become more valuable than ever. Collaboration and communication are the cornerstones of successful teamwork, but traditional meetings and our old habits often pose…
The 10 Commitments Of An Agile Leader
Agile has become more than just a buzzword in our complex world. Agility is a mindset, a skillset, a culture, and a driving force behind successful, flexible, and responsive organisations.…
Health Checks for Agile Teams
Health Checks for Agile Teams Agile teams thrive on continuous improvement and adaptability. Self-assessment isn’t just a health check measuring tool but a compass guiding teams toward their potential. It…
Don’t Sleep on Culture
In our last episode, we discussed FAILure in Agile transformations. (See that post here.) However, big Agile changes can also succeed and often do. What is the key ingredient? Culture!…
Vom Diskutieren zum Handeln: 4 Entscheidungsregeln, die jeder Scrum Master kennen sollte
Über Entscheidungen existieren viele Fehlvorstellungen: Stille bedeutet Zustimmung. Wenn ein Thema besprochen wurde, wurde auch eine Entscheidung getroffen. Dot-Voting bedeutet, dass das Scrum Team den Vorschlag mit den meisten…
Experiment: Measure Lead And Cycle Time
Zombie Scrum flourishes in environments where people are unaware of how much time items from the Product Backlog are “in progress” somewhere in the organizational pipeline. Product Backlog items are…
How the Sprint itself supports Adaptation (27)
Remember that Scrum is founded on empirical process control, and that adaptation is the third pillar, following transparency and inspection. During each of the Scrum Events, and throughout the Sprint…
Der teurer Irrtum eines kompletten Produkt-Backlogs 🇩🇪
In Kürze: Das komplette Produkt-Backlog: Die ungewollten Seiteneffekte Einige Product Owner glauben, dass ein umfassendes Produkt-Backlog der beste Weg ist, um das Produktziel zu erreichen und gleichzeitig völlig transparent zu…
A Titanic Misfit: The Alpha Organization’s Wasteful Endeavor in Red Markets
Under the ruthless canopy of the red market, I find myself staring at the bloated behemoth of an Alpha organisation, huffing and puffing in a vain attempt to keep up…
Sprint Retrospektive: 3 Schwierigkeiten, bei denen selbst erfahrene Scrum Master aufgeben, und Tipps, damit du nicht dazugehörst
Vor ein paar Wochen habe ich dir davon berichtet, wie frustrierend die Arbeit mit Scrum Teams für einen Scrum Master sein kann. Es frustriert, wenn die Retrospektive ohne konkrete Lösung…
Trying to keep things simple – “ready”
When helping teams and organisations, I quite often find myself saying something along the lines of "Scrum attempts to keep things simple". One such time that I frequently use…
Trying to keep things simpler – “ready”
When helping teams and organisations, I quite often find myself saying something along the lines of "Scrum attempts to keep things simple". One such time that I frequently use…
🇮🇹 Scrum e la reazione autoimmune aziendale
Scrum e la reazione autoimmune aziendale è una riflessione sulla mia esperienza dell’applicazione di Scrum professionale in azienda. Rivela i meccanismi socio-aziendali, ai quali ho assistito, che impediscono di trarre…
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