Often people confuse and conflate opinions from experts inside the building with evidence, and it's not evidence.

If you’re a newcomer to all of this, you might be asking yourself: What is Agile even all about? How can organizations such as your own profit from becoming more agile?

In Scrum, the Product Owner’s purpose is to maximize the value of the Scrum Team’s work (the product). Delivering value to the customer (beneficial customer outcomes) is the ultimate measure of success for the Scrum Team, including the Product Owner.

Why does Agile focus on values and principles rather than a prescribed set of steps? In an agile space, there are no predetermined set of steps that will lead to a predefined outcome. The problem has never been solved before, nor has the solution ever been created, so you don’t know what you don’t k...

Todd, Ryan, and Prateek discuss throughput and why it is the most suitable flow metric for Sprint planning.

In order for Scrum Masters to fulfill their accountability they must enable the team to continuously improve its practices within the Scrum Framework. Learn about how a Scrum Master can instill continuous improvement mindset through an exploration of some frequently asked questions that we’ve encountered from Scrum Teams.

Will You Compete for a Position w/ an LLM Soon? — I took a few questions from the Hiring: 82 Scrum Product Owner Interview Questions guide and ran a ChatGPT Product Owner job interview.

Why giving your people the time and space to learn and improve is important.

Scrum could be used in all sorts of domains, but I would not be so arrogant to tell you it can be used in any domain. It has been used and you can try it in pretty much any domain, but there would be one constraint holding back Scrum or holding back your ability to do Scrum: if you cannot deliver a...

Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various industries is driving the change in how companies hire. As AI continues to shape and transform how we work and live, it is unsurprising that it also affects how companies recruit new talent.

What is Sprint planning? Does a Scrum Team really need to plan the whole Sprint in the beginning? What should be the output of this Scrum Event? Watch this video to find out!

Was zeichnet ein schwieriges Gespräche aus? - Die Gesprächspartner haben unterschiedliche Ansichten. - Es sind Emotionen im Spiel. - Es steht viel auf dem Spiel für die Personen. Führst du als Scrum Master Gespräche über Veränderungen, sind diese Gespräche schwierig. Wie du sie souverän meis...

¡Agile is not dead! Te queremos mostrar que debes saber del por qué y cómo puede utilizar la metodología ágil en tu vida profesional sin acabar en una defunción.

What transparency can the Product Owner bring to the Scrum Team and the stakeholders of your product? Transparency, being one of the core underlying concepts of the Scrum framework, we can expect the Product Owner to actively work on this.

For those new to the concepts of Scrum and its framework, Sprints can be a topic of curiosity. Does it mean sprinting to the end as fast as possible? Do we have any downtime between Sprints? And most importantly, what's the point of a Sprint? Learn all about the Sprint as it is defined in the Scrum ...

Traditional management models consider the work of people and team development to be the job of the team’s manager. Scrum puts specific responsibility on Scrum Masters to support and guide Scrum Team members (as well as other members of the organization). However, team development is not only th...

Der Scrum Master Gehaltsbericht 2023 basiert auf den Antworten von 1.143 Teilnehmern aus aller Welt. Finden Sie heraus, wie Sie im Vergleich abschneiden!

Many of us find it difficult to ask for help at work, which is a problem if you are part of a Scrum Team. Interdependence and collaboration are central to Scrum, but these practices don’t always come naturally to those new to the framework. In this post, we explore the incorrect assumptions tied up ...

The best way to support a team working on complex problems is to give them the space to determine how to do their work, rather than directing them. Learn about self-managing teams and their characteristics. Explore some myths and misunderstandings about self-management.

The ways that leaders present themselves and interact with their colleagues can either support agility, or defeat it. Learn the difference between leaders and managers and the traits of an agile leadership style. Explore why we speak more about agile leadership and not servant leadership.

In diesem Scrum-Pulse-Webcast erklärt Professional Scrum Trainer Simon Flossmann, wie man mit nur 3 einfachen Facilitation-Techniken die Kommunikation in Scrum Teams nachhaltig effektiver gestaltet.

The coach’s job is to be a process expert, enabling those they are coaching to achieve their goals using skills such as developmental conversations, active listening and asking thought-provoking questions. Learn a few of the coaching principles, traits and skills of a coach, and why coaching is beneficial for Scrum Teams.

Mentoring is a mutually beneficial relationship in which a mentor provides guidance to a mentee to help the mentee reach their goals. It’s often confused with coaching. Learn why mentoring is beneficial for Scrum Team, mentoring principles, skills and traits of a mentor as well as the traits of a mentee.

Is your Sprint Review effective? In this VLOG, I explain the foundation of the Sprint Review event concisely and precisely containing 4 questions to trigger you to think of improving your way of conducting the Sprint Review.

In this episode of Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer, Sander Dur, PST at Xebia, joins to answer questions around Scrum Mastery, Self-Management, Product Ownership, estimation, metrics and more! (57:36 Minutes)

In this vlog, PST Joshua Partogi elaborates how Scrum Masters can use the Scrum values to lead people in the company towards agility.

About the Sprint Review Event Purpose: Inspect the Increment, through feedback and adaptation of the Product Backlog if needed Facilitator Focus: Enable an engaging, energetic and participative environment. Encourage listening vs. reacting. Empathize, listen actively and build synergy b...

About Sprint Planning Event Purpose: Initiates the Sprint by laying out the work to be performed for the Sprint. Output is a Sprint Backlog (Sprint Goal + selected PBIs + Plan) Facilitator Focus: Enable a collaborative and transparent environment with a clear objective. Keep the team f...

About the Sprint Retrospective Event Purpose: The Scrum Team inspects how the last Sprint went; individuals, interactions, process, tools and Definition of Done. Output: the Scrum Team adapts by identifying the most helpful changes to improve its effectiveness. Facilitator Focus: Enabl...

About the Daily Scrum Event Purpose: Developers inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal. Output of the Daily Scrum is a plan for the next working day Facilitator Focus: Enable an atmosphere where the team focuses on delivering quality, commitment (Sprint Goal) and addressing impedimen...

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.

Facilitation can be used to lead people toward agreed-upon objectives in a manner that encourages participation, ownership and creativity by all involved. Learn about the principles of facilitation, skills and traits of a facilitator, how to facilitate diverse perspectives and explore some facilitation techniques for the Scrum Events.

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.

The Scrum Master Salary Report 2023 is based on the answers of 1,143 participants globally. Find out how you compare!

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...

A very interesting (and sad) piece of news made headlines in Spain recently that provides some lessons about agile product development and incremental delivery. 

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 e...

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?

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.

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?

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 te...

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.

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 t...

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?

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 prodot...

Sprint is the heartbeat of Scrum. But, how do you select the right Sprint Length?

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?

Because let's face it, they don't.

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!

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.