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Do you know anyone who has scars from trying to help large, multi-billion dollar organizations travel on the path to Agility? Do you know if those scars still hurt? And do you know why helping large travel on the path to Agility (what I used to call "Agile Transformation") can be so scarring....? ...
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McKinsey and Scrum.org presented a webinar on joint research about measuring business value. There were a number of questions unanswered. This blog answers those questions.
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Dit is een veelgehoorde vraag van mensen die kennismaken met de Scrum Master rol. En ik merk dat ik het lastig vind om hier een antwoord op te geven. Natuurlijk, het gaat om het ‘continu verbeteren’ van menselijke interactie, vaardigheden, processen en technieken. En dit als ultiem doel om Scrum zo ...
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Plenty of teams still use hourly estimates for complex work. In my experience this always hurts. I thought plenty was written on this, but maybe some summarizing of what I have learned over the years might help.
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How to tell if Scrum fits your work and what to do when it doesn’t
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En este video hemos explicado las métricas Kanban para equipos Agile o DevOps.
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In this Webinar Professional Scrum Trainer Jim Sammons talks about the big "V" in Scrum, Value.  Much is said about this term, but what "is" value?  How do I find it? When I "think" I know what is valuable, what do I do next?  How can I validate the value with my customers? During this session Ji...
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In business, the quest for predictability is universal. We all want to grab hold of the reality we face everyday and, somehow, bend it to our will.
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In this Scrum Tapas video, Professional Scrum Trainer Ravi Verma looks at ways to become a more effective manager in an Agile environment. (4:59 Minutes)
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In this Scrum Tapas video, Professional Scrum Trainer Ravi Verma reflects on an experience that he had working for a client and being in the middle of conflict between the client and another party who was providing members of the Scrum Team. Ravi discusses the importance of ethics, trust, agile prin...
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In this Scrum Tapas video, Professional Scrum Trainer Stephanie Ockerman looks at how Scrum Masters can use the Scrum Values as a starting point when coaching their Scrum Teams. She walks through some examples and experiences she has had coaching Scrum Teams. (4:33 Minutes)
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Is your management concerned about risking boat-loads of time, money and good-will on an "Agile Transformation" (I prefer "Agile Enablement"), only to have their hearts broken when they see nothing more than a bunch of Jira boards and "Daily Standups"?
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Scrum has proven time and again to be the most popular framework for software development. Given that software is eating the world, a seasoned Scrum Master is nowadays in high demand.
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Aunque la lista de competencias puede ser amplia y variar según el tipo de producto y el escenario a enfrentar las siguientes áreas de competencia pueden ser tomadas en cuenta para ser un gran Product Owner.
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A problem with many teams is that they are not living in an environment where opportunistic discovery is supported or promoted. Teams are there to deliver, which we measure by monitoring their velocity. This is sadly a common practice. 
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So you have a couple of Scrum Teams working in adjacent areas, and you're starting to face some challenges in delivering value in a coordinated integrative way. What we haven't talked about much until now in the Scrum.org world is how Flow/Kanban can help organizations use Scrum at Scale more effect...
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What is up awesome people? In this vlog, I am doing something different to all of my other vlogs. The topic technical debt does not get talked about often in the agile space even though some of the agile manifesto signatories like Ward Cunningham and Martin Fowler have concerns about it. 
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This webinar That features Professional Scrum Trainers Guus Verweij and Bjorn van den Einden is an opportunity to learn more about Scrum.org classes. This webinar is in Japanese with live translation in English.
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I was recently asked What should each role be doing during the Sprint? So, I took a copy of the latest Scrum Guide (November 2017), read it (again) and broke it down for them and now for you! The items below are taken directly from the Scrum Guide Novermber 2017 and so may see vague or...
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As I look back at 10+ years of being a guide for organizations on the path to Agility, I have come to the dreadful realization that I have failed more than I have succeeded.
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Im skalierten Scrum finden die Daily Scrums der Scrum Teams nach dem teamübergreifenden Nexus Daily Scrum statt! Handelt es sich hierbei um einen Scrum Mythos oder Fakt?
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Ha sido una semana especialmente dura. Nos situamos en finales de Agosto de 2020.
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The Sprint Review is not merely a "Demo" or a presentation. It is a collaborative event where the Scrum Team interacts with business stakeholders.
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People in Belarus fight the dictatorial regime that purposefully removes all protest leaders. Under these circumstances, though, self-organization strives. Having a common bigger goal, people invent various kinds of protests and demonstrate unprecedented creativity and courage.
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The Scrum Values are like a compass guiding us on our journey of using Scrum, while exploring Scrum is a journey in itself....
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Learn more about agile management anti-patterns the aspiring servant leader should avoid during the organization’s transition: From applying the Stage-Gate® approach...
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Somewhere between the 15th and 45th minute of the first pre-sales call, the prospect usually asks me - "Based on what you have heard about our company, by when do you think we will be 100% Agile Transformed and what will it cost...
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Este canvas de Scrum.org te permite hacer una revisión básica de como ha adoptado Scrum tu equipo y organización para identificar mejoras accionables. Esta herramienta se usa mejor en un taller colaborativo con los miembros de los equipos Scrum, el management y otros roles relevantes de la organizac...
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Vielleicht habt ihr euch auch schon das ein- oder andere Mal über die Übersetzung mancher Wörter im Kontext von Scrum gewundert.
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This experiment is about creating transparency around dependencies and the effect they have on your team’s ability to ship fast.
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En este post vamos a aclarar y enfatizar la diferencias entre input, activity, output, outcome y impact.
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El Product Owner es un líder que actúa de acuerdo a diversos escenarios y circunstancias. Ser un líder que atraviesa y vive estas situaciones exige que pueda adoptar diferentes posturas que le permitan mejorar la entrega de valor.
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Whitepaper
Is your organization really agile? How do you know? This whitepaper describes the foundation mindset, actions and behaviors of agile in four simple statements supported by 12 principles.
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Scrum Master aufgepasst! Der Sprint beginnt nach dem Sprint Planning. Handelt es sich hierbei um einen Scrum Mythos oder Fakt?
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Have you ever faced challenges in enabling effective adoption of Scrum in an organization? If not, you have something awesome going and this blog might not be a good use of your time.
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Values drive behaviour. Therein lies the importance of the Scrum Values, for different people and roles involved in Scrum.
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Twenty questions for you — the new Scrum Master — that fit into a 60 minutes time-box.
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When I ask this rhetorical question in a training class or a coaching call, I often get knowing smiles and uncomfortable laughs. This problem shows up in Scrum Teams, and it shows up well beyond Scrum Teams.  In this post, we will explore the 3 common challenges that lead us to end a meeting with th...
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What's up, awesome people? I hope you are having a good weekend. Recently, many people asked me how to write a perfectly detailed user story...
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In this series of ‘In-depth’-posts, we take time to consider the bigger picture. This series is not about easy answers or practical tips, but to develop a more complete understanding of what may be going on.
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Scrum se ha convertido en el marco ágil de trabajo más usado en el desarrollo de software en el mundo.
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What is the biggest mistake managers make as they transition from a traditional command and control culture to an agile culture based on Servant Leadership and Self-Organization? What is the single most important adjustment needed in an Agile manager's focus?
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One of the key stances of the Scrum Master is being a Coach. Often coaching is perceived as the art of asking powerful questions. How many times while taking a coaching stance do you ever feel like you’re chasing the coachee? Have you ever felt that the coaching sessions are going around in circles,...
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En este video exploramos los límites de la autoorganización y el papel que desempeña el Scrum Master en la protección del equipo y el proceso empírico.
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An attendee of a course I delivered recently reached out to me post course to ask a question. [This is something that I always encourage, with new knowledge often comes new questions]
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The Scrum Master tactics series are a series of articles in which I write about and explore contemporary techniques that will aid you in your journey as a Scrum Master.
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Suitable agile metrics reflect either a team’s progress in becoming agile or your organization’s progress in becoming a learning organization.
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Put your understanding of the Scrum Framework to the test, with these 52 challenging cases for Scrum practitioners.
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Le Sprint Planning est le premier évènement d'un Sprint. Son objectif est de collaborer à la planification du travail à effectuer durant le Sprint. C'est un timebox de 8 heures pour un Sprint d'un mois, proportionnellement moins pour un Sprint plus court. Toute la Scrum Team y participe.
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¿Alguna vez te has preguntado qué hacen los gerentes en Scrum?
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