Yearly Archives: 2023

TL; DR: Missing Sprint Goals Do you excel in the art of setting unattainable, imposed, or plain non-existing Sprint Goals? In other words, are you good at missing Sprint Goals…

In today’s fast-paced work environment, the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously is often seen as a valuable skill. However, this multitasking often involves what is known as “context switching”,…

Navigating leadership in complex work environments demands a nuanced approach, blending various tactics, practices, frameworks, and strategies. The road to success is multifaceted, requiring leaders to navigate and adapt to…

Scrum is a framework, not a set of work instructions. The Scrum framework guides the way individuals interact and work together to deliver complex products. The flexibility of Scrum is…

When it comes to Scrum Sprint reviews, one fundamental question often emerges: What do my stakeholders care about? Understanding this is the cornerstone of effective stakeholder engagement. In my experience…

Es vergeht kein Scrum Training, an dem nicht darüber diskutiert wird… Die Rede ist von Sprint-Zielen. Oder besser: Warum Sprint-Ziele nicht funktionieren. Dabei wiederholen sich die Gründe, die angeführt werden:…

En el vertiginoso mundo del desarrollo, garantizar la entrega de productos de alta calidad del software es fundamental. La metodología Ágil ha revolucionado la forma en que los equipos abordan…

Scrum is the most popular Agile framework today, with over 90% of Agile teams using the Scrum framework (16th annual State of Agile report from Digital AI).  The idea behind…

  Team effectiveness suffers when teams are too large.  In this  Responsive Advisors video, PST's Jason Malmstadt, Robert Pieper, and I explain how to make adjustments to fix this problem.

  Team effectiveness suffers when teams are too large.  In this  Responsive Advisors video, PST's Jason Malmstadt, Robert Pieper, and I explain how to make adjustments to fix this problem.

We started this Scrum foundation series explaining we see four underlying concepts of the Scrum framework. In the past series of blog posts we covered the three pillars of Empiricism,…

  Is there a clear line between a Scrum Master and a Product Owner on a Scrum Team? Is it okay for one person to be both?  In this Responsive…

What is the ‘Navigating the Scrum Events’ Series? If you or your team are new to Scrum, you can use this as a starting point to answer, “what should we…

What is the ‘Navigating the Scrum Events’ Series? If you or your team are new to Scrum, you can use this as a starting point to answer, “what should we…

What is the ‘Navigating the Scrum Events’ Series? If you or your team are new to Scrum, you can use this as a starting point to answer, “what should we…