An executive recently posed a thought-provoking question:“We’ve been practicing Agile for seven years. It’s supposed to bring improvements, right? But we keep adding people. Where are the freed-up resources?” This…
TL; DR: Pure Scrum? Can you rely on pure Scrum to transform your organization and deliver value? Not always. While Scrum excels in simplicity and flexibility, applying it “out of…
Kommen wir gleich zum Punkt: Du kannst dich nicht Scrum Master nennen, wenn du den Scrum Guide nicht kennst. Der Scrum Guide ist wie die Straßenverkehrsordnung fürs Autofahren. Als Autofahrer…
Management of work can be approached through two useful perspectives: the flow perspective and the product perspective. These perspectives provide valuable frameworks for understanding how work can be organized and managed…
Is your Scrum Master shaping the right environment for success? According to the Scrum Guide, “The Scrum Master fosters an environment where…” But what does that actually mean? …
Context Usage of an agile framework such as Scrum often conflicts with the paradigms present in organizations. It is not about applying new project management methods to do a little…
I love communities ❤️. I’ve been part of the Scrum.org trainer community for almost a decade, participated in the broader Agile community even longer, and organized 100+ meetups for The…
The Product Goal clearly directs the team's focus. The Sprint Goal is a step towards that destination, ensuring that every short-term gain effectively contributes to delivering value. This article was…
Change is hard. And adopting Agile is no different. Starting with Scrum can feel like stepping into a whirlwind of new terms, accountabilities, and events. Many new teams think they…
This is an excerpt from the new Illustrated Scrum Myths book by Mary Iqbal, now available on Amazon. Each myth in the book includes a full-color illustration, a description of…
TL; DR: The Lean Tech Manifesto with Fabrice Bernhard — Hands-on Agile #65 Join Fabrice Bernhard on how the “Lean Tech Manifesto” solves the challenge of scaling Agile for large organizations…
From the Scrum Guide: “In a nutshell, Scrum requires a Scrum Master to foster an environment where: …” The Cambridge Dictionary defines to foster as “to encourage the development or…
What a difference through just two words. Two Words Check-in. I used it as a warm-up in a leadership session for a Boston-based BioTech. They liked it so much that…
Let's be honest. These are "interesting" times for being an agilist. Whether you're in the "Agile is Dead" camp or not, it is clear that the movement is not well.…
People sometimes refer to the one-off meetings that happen outside of weekly refinement meetings as pre-refinement. I get it. It's hard to find language to talk about that. But there…