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There are good and great Scrum Masters. Sometimes the distance from good to great is the hardest part of the journey. If you want your Scrum Master to be 5…

What is a Sprint Goal? The scrum guide defines the sprint goal as: “The Sprint Goal is the single objective for the Sprint. Although the Sprint Goal is a commitment…

Some well-intentioned practices sound reasonable, but a closer examination reveals potential pitfalls that can compromise the Agile manifesto principles or the Scrum guide's underlying Empiricism. By understanding the rationale behind these…

Scrum is a modern way of teamwork for product delivery. Watch this video to get a precise and concise definition of Scrum.  In the end, Scrum is more about behavior…

Breaking big product backlog items into smaller ones is an essential skill that all product owners should build.  In the previous article ‘Benefits Of Smaller Product Backlog Items’, we explored…

Los Scrum Masters (SM) pueden beneficiarse de los 7 hábitos de Covey para mejorar su efectividad. Lo que aprendí de este libro me ayudó a apoyar a estos roles, durante…

While there are only 3 accountabilities in the Scrum Team, the entire team is accountable for creating a valuable, useful Increment every Sprint. Mastering this one accountability is key to…

In my professional career I have been project manager for many years in different types of environments and for different types of projects. I have studied frameworks, methodologies, and bodies…

At your next Sprint Retrospective, why not work with your Scrum team to identify a New Year's Resolution? Focus on improving your Scrum game in 2024 with one of these…

Was zeichnet erfolgreiche Führungskräfte aus? Kürzlich wurde Tim Cook gefragt, was seinen Führungsstil auszeichne. In einem der wenigen Interviews, die er gibt, antwortete er Journalistin Dua Lipa in der BBC (frei…

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,…

Scrum is often misunderstood as a set of rigid practices. However, at its core, it's about empiricism and understanding complexity. This fundamental approach helps us adapt to varying circumstances and…

The Sprint Goal is essential for maintaining focus, collaboration, alignment, motivation, adaptability, transparency, and progress measurement, ultimately leading to more successful sprint outcomes. The Scrum Team should care about having…

Scrum, a framework I've engaged with extensively in my professional journey, is deceptively simple to comprehend yet remarkably challenging to master. This dichotomy often leads to misunderstandings and misapplications in…

Since 2001, Agile has undergone a significant transformation. Initially envisioned as a way to decentralize and democratize work processes, its journey has been anything but straightforward. I've seen, firsthand, how…