I've given the same advice to almost all of my clients -- "you need a clearer Product Backlog", "You're working really hard but you're not getting anything done", and "You need to cut scope, launch your product with a more focused scope, launch it, and then get feedback." ...

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What is the difference between Scrum and Agile? Today's question asks us to ponder the difference between "Scrum" and "Agile". These words are not synonyms. Ryan and Todd explore the definitions of each word and how they are related, but not the same.

This blog aims to shed some light on the underlying forces at play and how good goal setting with well-chosen metrics can help.

In this discussion, Ralph Jocham, Don McGreal, and Patricia Kong discuss how to improve goals by adding specific measures to know when goals are achieved, how to seek toward goals using empiricism, and how to choose measures to help inform improvements. They will talk about Evidence-Based Management...

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Help! Our Product Backlog is Out of Control!?! Today's question is all about the Product Backlog. What do you do when the Product Backlog is out of control and no one can actually understand what you're trying to build anymore? Todd and Ryan discuss ways to cu...

Scrum’s what I got, My agile school of thought, Definitely give it a shot

Yes, even absolute beginners can prototype an app. And learn a lot about agile product management, Scrum, empiricism, product design, and user experience along the way.

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: When does a Scrum Team create a Definition of Done? Today's question asks when the Definition of Done (DoD is created by the Scrum Team.

In an earlier blog post on Servant Leadership, Commander’s Intent and Decentralised Command we discussed the ways in which decentralised command and decision-making has rapidly become a business essential for all.

In this blog post, Leslie Morse talks about the Women in Agile podcast and how Scrum.org is its new sponsor. She also includes the latest podcast episode with Patricia Kong and Dave West.

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What is the difference between a project mindset and a product mindset? Today's question is all about what's going on in our minds! What is the difference between a project mindset and a product mindset? We deep dive into each mindset and show how they are bot...

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Can we do Scrum with a distributed (remote) Scrum Team?

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Is it OK to ignore the Scrum Guide?

I'm encountering more and more people that are trying to solve different kind of problems with Scrum..

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Is Scrum the Answer for Everything? Today's question asks whether or not the Scrum Framework is the right answer for all product development. Todd and Ryan have some fun with this one as they ponder when Scrum isn't a great fit for some work types. Ryan...

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: How does a Scrum Team handle unexpected work?

Make no mistake: Your Product Backlog is the last line of defense preventing your Scrum Team from becoming a feature factory; hence Product Backlog defense is vital: Figure out a process that creates value for your customers. Moreover, have the courage — and the discipline — to defend it at all cost...

What is the common perception of what “ship it fast” means? What seems to be important about shipping fast? And what are ideas to improve the situation in your team or organization? Check the article to find inspiration.

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: How is risk management handled in Scrum? Today's question asks Todd and Ryan to discuss how the Scrum Framework addresses risk management. They explored a number of ideas including the fact that by using Scrum you get quite a few risk management tools for free...

Some time ago, someone on Reddit asked whether there would be any other profession that requires attending a 2-day training class and would then pay as well as a Scrum Master job.

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Should a Scrum Team Context Switch and Work on Multiple Projects? Today's question is all about the dangers of context switching. Todd and Ryan take a look at what happens when a Scrum Team isn't able to focus on their work and has to take on multiple projects...

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Where Does Quality Assurance (QA) Fit on a Scrum Team?

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Should a Scrum Team Have Multiple Sprint Goals? Today's question is about how a Scrum Team should handle multiple sprint goals. Todd and Ryan break down their past experiences with teams who insist on having multiple sprint goals and the issues that come with ...

One continuing problem we see with many of today’s business leaders is that they rarely adopt Agile at the leadership level. It’s not that they are resistant to the idea of creating an Agile organisation. Most understand the value of agility at the level of the project/delivery teams, but all too of...

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Should a Scrum Team Estimate Bugs and Defects? Today's question is about how a Scrum Team should handle bugs and defects.

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: How does a Scrum Team Use a Project Status Report? Today's question is about how a Scrum Team should handle a request for a project status report. Todd and Ryan break down their past experiences handling this situation and what we can do use a status report as...

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Does the Scrum Master attend the Daily Scrum?

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Why isn't product backlog refinement a Scrum Event? Today's question is about Product Backlog Refinement and why it isn't an official Scrum Event. Refinement is a great product management practice for a Product Owner to use to help the Scrum Team gain an under...

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What does a Scrum Master do all day?

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Who is responsible for release planning on a Scrum Team? Today's question is about release planning on a Scrum Team. When it comes to deciding when to release, the Product Owner has a lot of input.

Today is International Women’s Day! In the spirit of this year’s theme, #ChooseToChallenge, I would like to highlight an initiative between two women who came together with the common goal of elevating women in their respective communities and learning from each other in the process.

Join Leslie Morse, Product Owner of Professional Development Solutions at Scrum.org in celebrating Interational Women's Day. She issues two #ChooseToChallenge callings to the Agile industry. First, to seek out opportunities every day to find someone around you to share your glow with. Second, to fin...

Peer Recruiting is the new hiring: Shortly, all creative, technology-based organizations will need to abandon the command & control structures that served the industrial world of the 20th century so well. Instead, they will reorganize themselves around autonomous teams to deal with the complexity an...

In the Peoples And Teams section of the Professional Scrum Master course, we discuss the impact of Task Switching. We discuss that task switching destroys efficiency and quality. Using the work of Gerald Weinberg's book, Quality Software Management: Systems Thinking, the course shows that if so...

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: How does a Scrum Master protect a Scrum Team? Today's question is from a viewer who wants to know how a Scrum Master protects a Scrum Team. There is a common theme in many Scrum shops that involves the Scrum Master acting as a shield or protector for the Scrum...

A real life Agile transformation story! You can download the free eBook!

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What is the Definition of Ready in Scrum? Today's question asks us to take a look at how to know when a Product Backlog Item is "ready".

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: How Does A Scrum Team Build Trust?

Sometimes the challenging Sprints help us appreciate the great ones!

You will fall down on the floor if you lost your balance, or any effect from the outside moves your body away from the center of your balance axis. How to avoid that? You need to know where is the point of your balance and how to keep it.

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: How Do You Facilitate the Daily Scrum without the 3 Questions? Today's question is from Jodie who wants to know about alternatives to the 3 questions when facilitating the Daily Scrum. We are always happy to take questions about the Scrum Events. Todd and Ryan...

In the previous article, Agile Transformation – Success Factors part 1, there was a strong focus on key levels that should be taken first into consideration. That was a high level overview.

Have you been wondering how you can measure the impact of your Scrum Masters? And how these Scrum Masters or Agile coaches can really help with the bottom-line result?

In this blog post, Joshua Partogi talks about the meaning of true leadership of the Scrum Master.

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Where Does a Business Analyst Fit on a Scrum Team? We get this question pretty often, especially when speaking at conferences: I'm a business analyst at a company that just adopted Scrum, am I now out of a job? The quick answer is: Of course not, but there are...

This post will explain how the Product Owner can leverage the Product Goal to improve the engagement with stakeholders during product development because it provides context on why the Scrum Team is doing the work.

Scrum is hard. To be more specific, learning Scrum is easy, using Scrum to develop complex products is hard.

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Help! The Product Owner and Developers Don't Get Along! Today's question is a tricky one.

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What is the Benefit of Having a Sprint Goal?

November 2020 was the launch of the Scrum Guide update. It seems like only yesterday but was over 3 months ago...