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Accountability and Delivery
February 13, 2023
Accountability is the act of being answerable or accountable for something. It is a key component of any successful organisation. In this blog post, we will cover the benefits of organisational accountability and how it can help you improve value delivery.
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Intro to Scrum (7 of 16): What is a Scrum Master?
February 13, 2023
What is a Scrum Master? Is a Scrum Master like a project manager? Are they your boss? Do they conduct all the Scrum Events or run all the meetings? Learn all about the role of a Scrum Master as it is defined in the 2020 Scrum Guide in this video.
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The Scrum Master Salary Report 2023
February 13, 2023
The Scrum Master Salary Report 2023 is based on the answers of 1,143 participants globally. Find out how you compare!
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Scrum Master Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
February 13, 2023
Scrum is a popular Agile project management framework that has been adopted by organizations worldwide. A Scrum Master is a critical member of a Scrum Team, responsible for facilitating the process and ensuring the team follows Scrum practices. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about being a Scrum Master, including the role and responsibilities, the skills you’ll need, and how to get started.
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Spain, Trains, and Incremental Delivery
February 13, 2023
A very interesting (and sad) piece of news made headlines in Spain recently that provides some lessons about agile product development and incremental delivery.
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Effektive Kommunikation: Wie du mit nur 3 Facilitation-Methoden die wichtigste Fähigkeit in deinem Scrum Team förderst
February 13, 2023
Wenn die Scrum Events in deinem Team aktuell noch so aussehen:
- In Meetings reden alle durcheinander.
- Larry wiederholt sich ständig, wie eine Schallplatte, die einen Sprung hat.
- Am Ende findet immer nur die lauteste Stimme Gehör.
Dann ist es Zeit, dies zu ändern!
Lies weiter und du erfährst, wie du mit nur 3 Facilitation-Methoden die Kommunikation in deinem Scrum Team förderst.
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The 1 Question to Figure Out Where You Are in the Product Life Cycle
February 11, 2023
What if I told you there is one 1 question you can ask to figure out where you are in the product life cycle?
Moreover, what if I told you figuring out where you are can tell you the kind of complexities you can expect to deal with?
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BA World: 5 Ways To Spot Fake Scrum
February 10, 2023
FAKE #Scrum is everywhere! But can you spot it? In this talk, you'll learn the early warning signs of when you have fake Scrum and why a fake is such a problem.
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The importance of Transparency and the Increment (08)
February 9, 2023
How does the Increment support Transparency? Transparency being one of the core underlying concepts of the Scrum framework. How can you use the Increment to raise transparency?
Podcast
Women in Agile Podcast - Authenticity in Agile Leadership and Self-Development - Renae Craven | 2301
February 9, 2023
This episode of the Women in Agile podcast features a new member of the Women in Agile Podcast team, Renae Craven. Get to know her through a conversation with our host Leslie Morse. Together they discuss authenticity and its importance in building our own leadership as well as building successful teams and organizations.
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Definition of Done: Business Agilität und technische Exzellenz 🇩🇪
February 9, 2023
Keine Business-Agilität ohne solide technische Grundlagen; ein Scrum Team braucht eine gute Definition of Done. Erfahren Sie mehr über deren zwölf Erfolgsprinzipien, damit Ihr Unternehmen agil werden kann.
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How to Improve Communication and Collaboration Between Developers and Scrum Masters
February 8, 2023
Scrum is a tool that helps people, teams and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions to complex problems. If Scrum is a source of frustration (because, for example, "the Scrum Master keeps on distracting us"), it's a sign that it is not Professional Scrum but the team is just going through the motions and not embracing what Scrum has to offer. In this Scrum Pulse, PSTs Joanna Plaskonka and Magdalena Kucharska will talk about these misconceptions and consider what you can do to make working with Scrum Master better and more effective through communication.
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Intro to Scrum (6 of 16): What is a Product Owner?
February 8, 2023
Is a Product Owner the boss on a Scrum Team? Do they write all the user stories? Do they participate in the Scrum Events/Meetings?
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🇮🇹 Creare prodotti complessi - L'esempio Spacex
February 8, 2023
Creare prodotti complessi impone una strategia di sviluppo centrata sull'esplorazione di soluzioni incrementali. SpaceX è un'ottimo esempio di come un prodotto evolve nel tempo, facendo tesoro dell'esperienza.
Spesso, in formazione o in clientela, mi sento dire che è impossibile sviluppare prodotti fisici in modo iterativo e incrementale. "Sai Fabio, questo non è software, noi facciamo prodotti fisici complessi". Ok ok, capisco 😊.
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How Long A Sprint Should Be?
February 8, 2023
Sprint is the heartbeat of Scrum. But, how do you select the right Sprint Length?
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Using the Prime Directive to avoid Retrospective Witch Hunts!
February 7, 2023
How can savvy Scrum Masters and Scrum Teams use the Retrospective Prime Directive to avoid Retrospective Witch Hunts but instead create a culture of continuous collaboration and learning?
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Why your Customer Should Care about Scrum
February 7, 2023
Because let's face it, they don't.
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Intro to Scrum (5 of 16): What are Developers?
February 6, 2023
While Scrum started with software development, the developer accountability is no longer just about developing code. But what are Developers exactly? Are technical writers or Quality Assurance people considered "Developers"? Watch this video to find out!
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Definition of Done: Business Agility Abhors Technical Shoddiness
February 6, 2023
Business agility is only possible with technical excellence. Learn more about the twelve success principles of employing a Definition of Done as a quality standard to support your organization’s path to agility.
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Die 3 schlimmsten Fehler mit Working-Agreements – und wie Scrum Master diese für immer vermeiden
February 6, 2023
Unternehmen erwarten, dass Scrum Master eine respektvolle Kultur schaffen.
Working-Agreements sind eine einfache Möglichkeit, Respekt im Team zu fördern.
Leider ist es ebenso einfach dabei Fehler zu machen.
Fehler, die Teammitglieder zu Einzelkämpfern werden lassen. Fehler, die zu keinen wirksamen Verbesserungen in der Retrospektive führen. Fehler, die dazu führen, dass neue Mitglieder im Team nicht wirklich ankommen.
Erfahren Scrum Master übernimmt die Verantwortung, dass diese Fehler nicht passieren. Wenn du auch bereit bist, diese Verantwortung zu übernehmen und dabei diese Fehler vermeiden willst, dann lies weiter…
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Intro to Scrum (4 of 16): What is a Scrum Team?
February 3, 2023
Is a Scrum team like a rugby team where everyone works together to move the ball? Or is it more like a golf team where we add up the scores of all the individual members at the end? Watch this video to find out what the Scrum Guide definition says and what that all really means to you.
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Descubrimiento de producto con Lean Startup
February 3, 2023
El descubrimiento de productos es el proceso de investigar, probar y validar ideas para nuevos productos o características usando Lean Startup.
Para garantizar que se satisfagan las necesidades de negocio y que se proporcione valor es estrictamente necesario descubrir que quieren los clientes.
El objetivo es identificar oportunidades y tomar decisiones informadas sobre qué productos o características construir y cómo construirlos antes de ejecutarlos.
Uno de las mejores maneras de usar esto del descubrimiento de producto es lo que ahora te lo comento.
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What is the Increment?
February 3, 2023
We have a Product Owner, a Product Goal, and a Product Backlog in Scrum. Why don’t we have a Product but an Increment?
Read this blog to understand the reasoning behind the naming.
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Why Should I Use Personal Scrum?
February 3, 2023
For 10 years I have been using an adapted version of Scrum to organise my personal and professional life. I call this the Personal Scrum System. The Personal Scrum System is simple and it can help you achieve your Goals, whatever they might be.
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The importance of Transparency and the Sprint Backlog (07)
February 2, 2023
How does the Sprint Backlog supports Transparency? Transparency being one of the core underlying concepts of the Scrum framework. How can you use the Sprint Backlog to raise transparency?
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Agile Transformation mit ChatGPT oder McBoston? 🇩🇪
February 2, 2023
Wie sollen wir erfolgreich eine agile Transformation durchführen? Sollen wir die Arbeit an eines der großen Beratungsunternehmen — McBoston — auslagern? Oder sollen wir eine agile Transformation mit ChatGPT in Angriff nehmen?
Podcast
Scrum.org Community Podcast - How Professional Scrum Master Certification and Google Career Certificates helped my Career featuring Nicholas Otu
February 1, 2023
In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Dave interviews Nicholas Otu, Project Manager about his career journey and the benefits he experienced through the Google Project Certificate Program and Professional Scrum Master certification. (16:23 Minutes)
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La visión de producto
February 1, 2023
En la gestión de producto la visión de producto es muy importante para proveer motivación y propósito al equipo de Scrum y el alineamiento con el negocio. Con una visión apropiada la autogestión llega a tener sentido para orientar adecuadamente el foco del esfuerzo compartido para entregar valor.
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Intro to Scrum (3 of 16): What are the Scrum Values?
February 1, 2023
Are Scrum Values just a fluffy part of Scrum? Should we really embrace and respect those values? What would happen if we didn't?
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Self-Managing: Scrum’s Most Misunderstood Phrase
February 1, 2023
Self-managing doesn’t mean that the Scrum Team — or the Scrum Master — is all-powerful. (Sorry, not sorry!) It means that the organization gives the Scrum Team the mandate to deliver value according to the product vision and goal within a set of guardrails.
Webcast
10 Tips to Enable Self-Managing Teams
January 31, 2023
In this webinar, Professional Scrum Trainer Ravi Verma shares a play from his Scrum Adoption Playbook – the Scrum Team Quick-Launch or Reboot. He shares the 10 common barriers to the emergence of self-managing Scrum Teams and the 10 practices we use to help Scrum Teams break-through these barriers. He will also leave you with one concrete action you can take immediately after the webinar to deepen your learning and bring this approach to your organization.
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Lean Startup and Scrum
January 31, 2023
Lean Startup provides an approach to delivering breakthrough businesses. It does that by focusing on learning and working with customers and stakeholders to explore the problem and product space. By connecting the ideas of Lean Startup with Scrum practitioners have a blueprint for exploring risk and value. In this blog, we discuss how the two approaches can work together.
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5 Bad Scrum Master Habits You Should Quit Right Now
January 30, 2023
You're an amazing Scrum Master, right? How would you know if you weren't? Wouldn't you want to know? Here are 5 common bad habits Scrum Masters might develop that one should remove ASAP.
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Agile Transformation: ChatGPT or McBoston?
January 30, 2023
How shall we successfully pursue an agile transformation? Shall we outsource the effort to one of the big consultancies? Or shall we embark on an agile transformation with ChatGPT providing guidance?
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Curso Evidence-Based Management #5: Las Metas Intermedias en EBM
January 30, 2023
En este capítulo aprenderás:
- Su papel en Evidence-Based Management.
- Cómo ayudan a agilizar las organizaciones.
- Su impacto en equipos y stakeholders.
- Su relación con Scrum, y
- Un ejemplo en nuestro caso de estudio (GymTonic)
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Scrum auf einem Blick: Scrum in 11 Schritten erklärt
January 30, 2023
Der Scrum Guide leistet bereits eine gute Arbeit, das Scrum-Rahmenwerk in seiner Ganzheit zu erklären. Für Scrum-Neulinge ist diese Darstellung zu theoretisch, sie suchen als ersten Einstieg einen Schnelldurchlauf durch einen Sprint.
Wenn du weiter liest, dann bekommst du diesen Schnelldurchlauf.
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Intro to Scrum (2 of 16): What is the Theory Behind Scrum?
January 27, 2023
Scrum is a really popular way for agile teams to deliver. But what are some of the underlying ideas that make Scrum work? What's the theory behind it all?
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The importance of Transparency and the Product Backlog (06)
January 26, 2023
How does the Product Backlog supports Transparency? Transparency being one of the core underlying concepts of the Scrum framework. How can you use the Product Backlog to raise transparency?
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The Future of Agile Roles != The Future of Agility
January 26, 2023
The story of Capital One laying off hundreds of people in Agile roles is making the rounds. I have no direct connection to Capital One, so I can’t comment about what’s going on there. I'll just say that based on what I hear from people who've been involved, the reality is more complex than it seems on the surface. Check out my thoughts about the future of agile roles and agility in general.
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Porqué no te recomendamos usar story points ni velocity
January 26, 2023
En cada interacción que tengo con un equipo ágil, siempre sale la conversación de la velocity y los story points. Siempre siempre siempre, no falla nunca.
Y siempre, eso en un punto de inflexión en la relación que tengo con el cliente o las personas que estén compartiendo una capacitación conmigo.
Básicamente, unen siempre story points y velocity a Scrum, cosa que no es cierta, ya que nunca han sido mencionados en la guía Scrum.
Dejadme explicar porqué recomendamos usar story points ni velocity en tus equipos explicando que son estos 2 conceptos.
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El Scrum Master entrega servicios de Coaching Ágil
January 26, 2023
Los mejores Scrum Masters nutren y aumentan sus habilidades y experiencia de coaching ágil con el tiempo, enfocándose en varias áreas que sienten que los ayudarán a ser más eficientes y efectivos. Si bien las técnicas de entrenamiento, consultoría, mentoría, entrenamiento, invisible pero presente y facilitación son las herramientas principales del Scrum Master, saber cuándo y cómo usar una herramienta, técnica o enfoque específico es esencial para que un Scrum Master pueda ayudar a entregar valor.
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Six Ways Scrum Masters Can Be More Effective
January 25, 2023
A Scrum Master is effective when their team is effective. As the Scrum Guide says, Scrum Masters are accountable for the effectiveness of the Scrum Team. Let’s explore what this entails.
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The Difference between a Scrum Master and a Project Manager
January 25, 2023
Organizations sometimes misconstrue the role of a project manager with the accountability of the Scrum Master. While a project manager and a Scrum Master are similar in that they both work and interact with teams, there are distinct differences between their roles.
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[VLOG] What Does The Scrum Master Do All Day (part 2)
January 24, 2023
In this vlog, PST Joshua Partogi shares some more insights how does the Scrum Master as a true leader who serves uses the 8 Scrum Master hats through illustration.
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Intro to Scrum (1 of 16): What is the Scrum Framework?
January 24, 2023
Many agile teams are using Scrum. Sometimes in whole, sometimes just part of it. But what is the Scrum Framework? What is its intent? Watch this video to find out.