Garbage in, garbage out: This webinar addresses ten common Product Backlog anti-patterns that prevent Scrum Teams from living up to their potential.

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What is the hardest part about being a Scrum Masters? Ben F. left a comment and asked Todd and Ryan about the hardest part of being a Scrum Master. Tricky question as every Scrum Master faces different challenges as they help teams use Scrum to solve complex p...

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Which books do you recommend for Scrum Masters?

Like a job ad for a Scrum Master position, the equivalent for the Product Owner position also reveals excellent insight into an organization’s progress on becoming agile.

Here are some simple examples of Product Goals, Sprint Goals and the relationship between them.

Gathering the metrics for Evidence-based Management in software organisations can be a strenuous task and I have a number of customers that are fretting on what to collect and from where. Here I try to create an understanding of the ‘what’ that we need to collect. Updated to reflect the 2020 Scru...

Le Product Backlog est une liste ordonnée et évolutive de tous les travaux jugés nécessaires par le Product Owner pour créer, publier, maintenir et entretenir un produit.

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What do we need to get started in Scrum?

The Product Owner in Scrum originally called the ‘agile product manager’ describes the responsibilities necessary to focus the team on delivering value. But for many Product Managers, the role causes confusion. Is the Product Owner owner someone different, is it an additional set of responsibilities...

Os voy a comentar las fuentes más fiables que he encontrado para preparar el assessment PAL-EBM de Scrum.org

Contexte Lorsque l’on débute un projet, c’est une initiative qui est lancée sur la base d’une idée. On espère cette idée bénéfique pour l’utilisateur et rentable pour l’entreprise. Le produit résultant du projet n’existe pas encore. Mais on émet déjà l’hypothèse que l’idée est assez intéress...

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What is the Right Sprint length in Scrum?

For many people, the traditional project management methodologies (see PMI / PRINCE2) are the root of the problems that birthed Waterfall. I assert that this is the tip of the iceberg.

"Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people, teams and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems."

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What does a Scrum Team do when they deliver early?

I sat, as an observing consultant, in my third Retrospective of the day. I noticed high energy and openness as the room's buzz showed me signs that this team was genuinely collaborative...

Se você é ou busca ser um Líder Ágil, você precisa conhecer essa técnica de como deixar seu time mais ágil. Antes de falar da técnica, é importante você entender o que é um Líder Ágil. Quer saber mais sobre Líder Ágil, veja esse artigo Essa e outras técnicas fazem parte do treinamento ...

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Sprint Backlog vs Product Backlog - What's the Difference? A recent student asked Ryan and Todd to talk about the differences between a Sprint Backlog and a Product Backlog. It's an interesting question as these are two Scrum Artifacts that teams use to keep i...

Are you considering a new Scrum Master job? However, you are not sure that it is the right organization? Don’t worry; there are four steps of proactive research to identify suitable employers or clients for Scrum Masters and avoid disappointment later.

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Who attends product backlog refinement in Scrum?

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Unbelievable: the agile manifesto turns 20. Agile leadership has grown up. With it, the community around agile frameworks of all kind has grown over the years. The Scrum community is the most favorite one of them. To celebrate this achievement, a community driven, worldwide festival goes online i...

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What does a Scrum Master do on day one? You're just starting a new Scrum Master role, and you see many opportunities to change and improve things. With so many options, it's hard to know where to begin. Watch as Todd and Ryan break down this situation and give...

On November 23, the book “The Zombie Scrum Survival Guide”, written by Christiaan Verwijs, Johannes Schartau, and Barry Overeem officially launched. In this book, they dive deep into what causes Zombie Scrum; something that looks like Scrum from a distance but lacks a beating heart. During the Scrum...

Imagine Developers arriving at the Daily Scrum feeling like they want the monotony of it to end. They wish they hadn't had to bother to attend in the first place.

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Do we still have a Sprint Review if nothing is done?

This blog post describes some lessons that I learned from facilitating a retrospective in a real prison for a group of my cellmates, political prisoners.

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Can you have too many Product Backlog Items? This comes up in our Product Owner class quite a bit. The short answer is: YES!

On today's episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: How Do I Get Scrum Master Experience? A listener asked Todd and Ryan how to get Scrum Master experience after getting certified as a Professional Scrum Master. Quite a few Scrum Master's have gotten creative as they've looked for ways to apply their learnings ...

Qualquer pessoa responsável pela gestão de resultados dos negócios também deseja aprimorar esses resultados, melhorando seu desempenho nos negócios. Independentemente de quais estratégias eles usam, espera-se que os gerentes revisem e aprimorem regularmente os processos de negócios. Não apenas para ...

One of the most common questions I receive via the Contact Us page on TheScrumMaster.co.uk is – How can I get my first job as a Scrum Master?

I'm hearing from more and more companies that are using the Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS®) and are also looking at or practicing Agile e.g. using Scrum. In discussions with these companies two key questions surface time after time: My teams want to use Agile/Scrum - is that...

Zum 10. Januar 2021 hat die scrum.org das bisherige Professional Scrum Developer Training (PSD) in Applying Professional Scrum for Software Development (APS-SD) umbenannt.

TL; DR: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns from Job Ads Job ads for Scrum Master positions reveal great insight into an organization’s progress on becoming agile. I analyzed more than 50 job ads for Scrum Master positions to gain these. Learn more about what makes job ads such a treasure trove with the f...

As of January 10, 2021, Scrum.org has renamed the former Professional Scrum Developer Training (PSD) to Applying Professional Scrum for Software Development (APS-SD). At the same time, the Professional Scrum Foundations (PSF) training has also been renamed to Applying Professional Scrum (APS).

En quoi les compétences d'un chef de projet sont précieuses en agilité ? Quelle est la place du chef de projet avec Scrum ? Nous y répondons précisément dans cet article.

By Professional Scrum Trainer Antonio Costa Neto: Aprenda o que é Scrum, em poucos minutos, e de uma fonte confiável. Scrum é um dos assuntos que mais cresce, quando se fala de gestão de Projetos e Produtos. (21:32 Minutos)

We are moving toward the "Agile" Transformation. One of our goals is to increase velocities across all our teams by X%. Have you heard this?

Como sou um Trainer oficial da Scrum.org, recebo essa pergunta constantemente, e por isso resolvi colocar todos meu conhecimento nesse artigo.

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Why won’t the Developers attend the Daily Scrum? A past student left us a comment in our Slack channel asking how to get the Developers on their Scrum Team to attend the Daily Scrum.

On today's episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Where does a Project Manager fit on a Scrum Team? We get this question pretty often,..

I've been asked several times now about Nexus and SAFe - what are the similarities, differences, etc. If you’re not familiar with either Nexus or SAFe I recommend taking a look at the Nexus Guide and the SAFe whitepaper first.

In this webinar, Ram Srinivasan and Dr. Gervase Bushe introduce a research-based, and time-tested model that explains how teams and leaders can build effective partnerships where people learn from each others' collective experience and collaborate better.

There have been a few changes in Scrum Guide 2020, and I am really excited. These changes focus on ‘Values’ within the framework of Scrum...

Asking questions rather than prescribing solutions and designing an alliance to shift the focus from “who” to “what” could make it easier for people to embrace objective truths.

On today's episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Can one person be both the Scrum Master and Product Owner on a Scrum Team?

When I made the transition from traditional project management to agility and Scrum, I was excited to step out of the chaos and feel more purpose in my daily work.

In the Evidence-Based Management framework, we measure opportunities in terms of a concept we call Unrealized Value, which can be thought of as the benefit that would be realized if we could satisfy all of the currently unsatisfied outcomes of our customers.

La Guia Scrum 2020 se publicará en noviembre, y traerá novedades importantes. En esta sesión, podréis preguntar a Alex Ballarin, un Professional Scrum Trainer cosas como: ¿Cuáles son las novedades de la Guía Scrum 2020? ¿Por qué se han cambiado los aspectos de la Guía? ¿Qué mejoras pueden aport...

There is a new a new Scrum Guide out - version 2020. What has changed for Scrum teams practicing Kanban?