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The Nexus framework was created by Ken Schwaber, co-creator of the Scrum framework, and was released by his organization, Scrum.org, along with a body of knowledge, the Nexus Guide, in 2015. This paper written by Professional Scrum Trainer Simon Bourk and Scrum.org Product Owner for Enterprise Solutions, Patricia Kong takes a look at Nexus providing examples to help provide an introduction to Nexus.

Martin Hinshelwood discusses why tools don't solve problems, but they can help reduce the friction of Scaling Professional Scrum.

In this Federal Computer Week (FCW) article by Scrum.org CEO and Product Owner Dave West, he discusses why for the majority of government projects, agile is still a dream, and waterfall methodology continues to be used, with large amounts of process governance and control. 

In this episode of AgileNext, Professional Scrum Trainer Richard Hundhausen discusses examples of where he has seen Agile and Scrum succeed and fail.  Richard also goes into details about Scaling Scrum with Nexus. 

In this episode of AgileNext, Professional Scrum Trainer Richard Hundhausen discusses examples of where he has seen Agile and Scrum succeed and fail. Richard also goes into details about Scaling Scrum with Nexus.

In this AppDeveloper Magazine article, Phillippe Sauve discusses how to work with a Scrum Team to get commitment and what the impact is across the organization.  

What is a good Product Owner and am I the right person to fill in this role? If you have ever struggled with this question, you should probably keep reading.

In this podcast, Ryan Ripley and Dave West, Scrum.org CEO got together at the Path to Agility Conference to discuss the future of Scrum.

In this podcast, Ryan Ripley and Dave West, Scrum.org CEO got together at the Path to Agility Conference to discuss the future of Scrum.

In this podcast, Ken Schwaber provides his thoughts on comparing bad agile versus good agile.  He considers velocity versus value.  He talks about managing agile teams. 

In this podcast, Ken Schwaber provides his thoughts on comparing bad agile versus good agile. He considers velocity versus value. He talks about managing agile teams.

Interview after the 3 day training with 3 students, asking them 3 questions: 1. "Why did you take this class?" 2. "What was your personal highlight of the class?" 3. "What will you do differently on Monday?"

In this CIO Magazine article, Scrum.org CEO and Product Owner Dave West's gives his thoughts on the subject of why for IT organizations hungry for talent.

Working with a range of people, it is interesting to observe how many are aiming to “Do Scrum” or “Get Agile”. The issue with this thinking is that people are focusing on the transport, not the destination.

I'm sure you've heard of Waterfall, ever heard of Water-Scrum-Fall? Ever heard someone in a product development group tell you “they use a hybrid-agile approach”? There’s a million ways people continue using a traditional, phase gated, software development lifecycle approach and marry it with an agile framework or methodology.

When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail! Huh? I don’t know; it’s something my father always said.

As we approach the mid-year point in our jobs, I often find that knowledge workplaces have a tendency to slow down a bit and lose some steam - even the ones that leverage Scrum.

Scrum.org, the home of scrum, and Pragmatic Marketing, the leader in product management and marketing, discuss how to resolve the tension and avoid getting into a cage fight between the two roles.

In this interview, Dave West, CEO for Scrum.org talks about the history of Scrum as it has turned 21 years old, why Scrum has been successful and a small look into the future of Scrum.

In this interview, Dave West, CEO for Scrum.org talks about the history of Scrum as it has turned 21 years old, why Scrum has been successful and a small look into the future of Scrum.

Fifteen crucial responsibilities of an entrepreneurial Product owner. Maximize value & Optimizer, The Product Vision, Value, and Validation, Return of Investment, Reducing the Total Cost of Ownership, Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration, Business Agility.

Scrum.org announced that it has renewed its Partnership in Principle agreement with Avanade, the leading provider of innovative digital services, business solutions and design-led experiences, to help them continue to develop, validate and improve their agile capability.  

In this MSDN Channel 9 interview, Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer Gunther Verheyen talks about the history of Scrum and how to successfully apply Scrum in an organization.

In this MSDN Channel 9 interview, Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer Gunther Verheyen talks about the history of Scrum and how to successfully apply Scrum in an organization.

In this AppMasters podcast interview, Dave West, Scrum.org CEO discusses how he met Ken Schwaber, how he has used Scrum in projects and a little insight into his personal life.  

In this AppMasters podcast interview, Dave West, Scrum.org CEO discusses how he met Ken Schwaber, how he has used Scrum in projects and a little insight into his personal life.  

Scrum.org CEO, Dave West is interviewed in this CIO Magazine article where he discusses a misconception that agile and scrum is going to be simple … but it's not easy.

At a recent course, one of my attendees talked about his use of a "to delete" status for items in his Product Backlog. Where items had been in his Product Backlog for more than 3 months he tagged them as "to delete".

In this talk, PST Ralph Jocham introduces your to The Core Protocols.

In this InfoQ article, Professional Scrum Trainer Barry Overeem discusses how according to the Scrum Guide, Scrum is a framework within which people can address complex problems, and productively and creatively develop products of the highest possible value.

The role of a Scrum Master is one of many stances and diversity. A great Scrum Master is aware of them and knows when and how to apply them, depending on situation and context.

In this VentureFizz interview with Ken Schwaber, he talks about the road to agile being a long one and many of his experiences along the way.

Over the past 10 years I have worked with many organisations and helped them to use Scrum to create innovative and sometimes market leading Products. I have seen a lot of Scrum during this time, much of it done well, but some of it done badly.

Scaling Scrum. Agile at Scale. Enterprise Everything. Everyone is using the Scaled Agile Framework SAFe.  Scaling, Scaling, Scaling. If you’re working in product development, you’ve probably had a few conversations on this topic.

In this AppDeveloper Magazine article, Professional Scrum Trainer Clementino De Mendonca discusses answers to questions from a budding Scrum Master who is transitioning from a background as a traditional project manager...

The most common question I am asked at my courses is - what makes a good Scrum Master? I always answer this question with a story from my own experience working with Scrum Masters (good and bad) over the years.

The role of a Scrum Master is one of many stances and diversity. A great Scrum Master is aware of them and knows when and how to apply them, depending on situation and context.

In this AppDeveloper Article, Ken Schwaber talks about how one can find qualified Scrum help?

In the past few months I've been working with a company whose products are most hardware, circuit boards, and firmware.

How to facilitate a Product Backlog Refinement meeting? What do you do as a Scrum Master to keep the item under refinement on track? When do you estimate and what do you do when you need more time for discussion?

The most common question I am asked at my courses is - what makes a good Scrum Master? I always answer this question with a story from my own experience working with Scrum Masters (good and bad) over the years.

Last week I participated in a Product Owner course facilitated by Gunther Verheyen. What triggered me was the part where we discussed the difference between having a project-

What do you do during Product Backlog refinement? How do you prevent discussions going off track or in too much detail? Who should be there? When do you estimate?

Yes, of course it is! Scrum is a framework to help teams and organisations on their path to agility, but it is by no means the only way to be agile.

One of the most challenging activities in Scrum is Product Backlog Refinement. During training courses I get many questions on this activity. What do you do during Product Backlog refinement?

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When facilitating a Scrum Master training, the Sprint Goal is a topic that often causes a good discussion. Participants question the background, purpose and advantages of using a Sprint Goal.

This is the first in a three part article series on how to build an Agile organization.