The Mid Sprint Check-in, Demo, or Review: these meetings make Scrum much less effective while giving the illusion of control and predictability and may be masking other problems. Does your Scrum Team need another meeting?

In this Introduction to Facilitating a Sprint Review, you will learn a facilitation technique that can help turn the Sprint Review into a more engaging and collaborative session so that you can gather valuable feedback from stakeholders to determine future adaptations of your product. (5:51 Minutes)

In this vlog, PST Joshua Partogi explains the differences between project management and product management and how to use Scrum from a product perspective.

In this article, we will discuss how limiting Work in Progress can help teams deliver a done increment which meets the Sprint goal.

The backlog was a great idea until it wasn’t. Many successful teams deliver backlog items daily, but their backlogs aren’t getting smaller. Learn more about Allan’s remedy for oversized product backlogs in less than an hour.

Die Chancen stehen gut, dass dein Team jeden Sprint erneut vor folgendem Problem steht: Einerseits möchtet ihr die Einträge im Product Backlog vor dem Sprint in Story Points schätzen, um die Komplexität der Arbeiten besser zu verstehen. Andererseits sollt ihr gegenüber dem Kunden ein Datum angebe...

En cada formación, en cada consultoría, en cada acompañamiento y en cada día que estoy ayudando equipos surge esta pregunta. ¿Es Scrum para mi organización?, y la respuesta muchas veces deja indiferente al preguntador. La respuesta se basa en el Cynefin o en el Stacey Chart. En artículo siguien...

El liderazgo Ágil es fundamental para dar soporte al proceso de cambio y de otros tipos dentro de una organización. El líder ágil se puede ver desde varias perspectivas, pero su centro es la responsabilidad del crecimiento de las personas y el foco en la mejora de la entrega de valor y los result...

In this podcast series within the Scrum.org Community Podcast hosted by Scrum.org CEO, Dave West, he interviews Google Career Certificate graduates to learn about their experiences before, during and after the program. In this episode, Dave interviews Joanne Cheng, Project Manager at DoubleDown Inte...

An effective Daily Scrum is crucial to a healthy Scrum Team. So why is it so often boring, ineffective, and unhelpful? Jason has an idea on how to make it better, drawing inspiration from an unlikely source: American Football teams.

Der Zweck dieser anonymen Scrum Master Gehaltsumfrage 2023 ist es, einen klaren, datengestützten Benchmark zu erstellen, der es allen Mitgliedern der agilen Gemeinschaft ermöglicht, zu verstehen, ob ihre Vergütung angemessen ist. Der Bericht wird kostenlos sein.

Improving Employee Engagement with Professional Scrum (Questions 1-3 of Gallup's Q12 Survey)

The Scrum framework is not a set of work instructions; instead, the framework is a guide within which teams learn how to work together to deliver value to the organization and discover which complementary practices work best for them.  However, some see Scrum as a rulebook and take the guidelines to...

Between Agility and Better Business Outcomes is Employee Engagement

Are you in the market for a new Scrum Master or Agile Coach? Do you need any help in preparing questions for the job interviews? Here is a short video with 10 questions I would like you to consider based on what I have learned about the art and craft of Scrum Mastery and Agile Coaching from Scrum.or...

Is having specialists on Scrum Teams a good or bad thing? Find out as we discuss the pros and cons of specialized skills on a Scrum Team.

The purpose of this anonymous Scrum Master salary report 2023 is to create a clear, data-backed benchmark that allows everyone in the agile community to understand whether their compensation is adequate.

Viele Unternehmen haben sich für Scrum als Prozess entschieden, um ihre Wertschöpfung zu steuern. Dabei gibt es nur ein Problem: Scrum ist eben kein Prozess. Scrum ist lediglich ein Rahmen, innerhalb dessen Teams einen Wertschöpfungsprozess erstellen und kontinuierlich verbessern können. D...

Cualquier persona que ejerza bajo las responsabilidades del Product Owner sabe que está muy ocupado y para ser de los mejores product owners debe desarrollar habilidades diversas. La Guía Scrum establece que las responsabilidades del Product Owner recaen en la gestión eficaz del Product Backlog. ...

In this podcast, PST Joshua Partogi share what he often explains to senior executives in the company about whether the company actually need a Scrum Master or an Agile Coach.

The Scrum Master is accountable for facilitating change by creating transparency so that inspection and adaptation can occur. However this is not something that is often seen as the Scrum Masters main responsibility. Often the Scrum Master is urged to facilitate Scrum Events or other sessions. While...

Im August hat Scrum.org ein neues Assessment zusammen mit einem neuen Kurs veröffentlicht. Das Professional-Scrum-Facilitation-Skills-Assessment (PSFS) hilft dir, dein Facilitation-Wissen zu evaluieren. Ich habe bei der Vorbereitung mitgewirkt und kann deshalb wertvolle Einsichten in Scrum und di...

In seinem Theorieteil verweist der Scrum Guide auf die drei Elemente der Scrum Empirie: Transparenz, Inspektion und Adaption. Ein viertes Element, das die Grundlage für die Empirie bildet, ist jedoch in einem Satz über die Scrum-Werte versteckt.

The PST Community Survey is a quarterly feedback loop Scrum.org uses to inform planning.The Q2 2024 PST Community Survey closed on the 28th of June. Building on conversations during recent F2F events, as well as other interactions with PSTs, we surveyed for the whole community’s thoughts about the P...

Within the Scrum community, Open Space Technology is a common practice. This post can be useful to make the most out of it! 

In this Scrum Pulse webcast, PST Mary Iqbal will explore the accountability of the Product Owner and walk the audience through characteristics of an effective Product Owner.

Can you be held accountable for something you cannot control? Yes! A Scrum Master does just that. Explore the challenges of leadership without authority as we look at the Scrum Master accountability.

Given that the Product Owner may represent the needs of many stakeholders, these stakeholders will lobby for their requests.  Unfortunately, some stakeholders often intimidate others as a means to get what they want.  Some will argue publicly, and some will take it offline.  Facilitation skills will...

Given that the Product Owner may represent the needs of many stakeholders, these stakeholders will lobby for their requests.  Unfortunately, some stakeholders often intimidate others as a means to get what they want.  Some will argue publicly, and some will take it offline. Facilitation skills will...

In its theory section, the Scrum Guide refers to the three elements of empiricism: transparency, inspection, and adaptation. However, a fourth element, foundational to enable empiricism, is hidden in a sentence on Scrum Values.

Am 22. August wollte ich einen neuen Kurs launchen. Ich habe die Trainingsunterlagen angefertigt, die Trainingsbeschreibung geschrieben und Blogartikel zur Ankündigung vorbereitet. Sonntagabend war alles im Content-Management-System eingepflegt. Montagmorgen drückte ich den Button „veröffentliche...

Esta semana Scrum.org anunció un nuevo curso basado en habilidades que se enfoca en la facilitación. Se llama Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills (PSFS) y proporciona una experiencia de aprendizaje práctica centrada en el desarrollo de habilidades de facilitación y la mentalidad para aplicarl...

Noch ist es die Norm, dass Scrum-Schulungen an zwei Tagen für jeweils 8 Stunden stattfinden. Wie wird das in der Zukunft aussehen? Hier findest du drei richtungsweisende Trends:

Tips and tricks to make Sprint Planning easier, master the "Groan Zone" and achieve strong outcomes.

Erfahren Sie mehr über die wichtigsten Produkt-Backlog Prinzipien: Von der gemeinschaftlichen Verantwortung des Teams, der Größe und dem Wachstum des Produkt-Backlogs bis hin zur Frage, ob ein Produkt-Backlog überhaupt notwendig ist.

In this episode of Ask a PST, Yuval Yeret answers the audience's pressing Scrum questions focused around leadership, how leadership and Scrum Mastery are intertwined, and how leaders can engage with Scrum. Yuval is co-author of the Scrum Guide Companion for Leaders. (57:35 Minutes)

Scrum’s strength is that it makes difficulties visible faster so the team can address them. While the framework helps to resolve many things that might not be working optimally, it doesn’t eliminate every issue. Let’s look at three problems Scrum doesn’t solve. 

Facilitation plays an important part in helping people to understand and achieve their shared goals and objectives. Here are 5 ways to improve your meetings and Scrum events whether you are new to facilitation or developing your skills to help your Scrum Teams thrive in the pursuit of value.

Patricia Kong leads a discussion with PSTs Todd Miller and Glaudia Califano focused on how Facilitation can help Scrum Teams, the importance of Facilitation Skills for Scrum Team members. (26:37 Minutes)

There's a lot of interest in growing one's career and becoming a Scrum Master for a Scrum Team. But what can you make as a Scrum Master and is it worth leaving your current career for a change?

Today, Scrum.org announced a new skills-based course focusing on facilitation. Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills (PSFS). This class provides a practical, hands-on learning experience focused on developing facilitation skills and the mindset to apply them. This class responds to the importance o...

This infographic describes a high level view of Professional Scrum and how it builds upon the Scrum framework.

Learn more about good Product Backlog practices, from ‘Do We Need One’ to the Product Owner as a Dictator to its Growth Rate and Size

Hand aufs Herz: Wie lange plant dein Scrum Team einen Sprint? Wenn es so lange dauert, wie bei mir damals, dann wahrscheinlich viel zu lange. 2018 kam ich neu als Scrum Master zu einem Team. Das Team plante seinen Sprint so: Das Team wählte eine User Story aus dem Backlog für diesen Sprint ...

Los valores son importantes como principios que nos permiten orientar nuestro comportamiento en función de realizarnos como personas.

Selon le Guide Scrum (version 2020), le Scrum Master a pour objectif de s’assurer que le cadre Scrum est compris et appliqué de manière efficace, par la Scrum Team ainsi que par les parties-prenantes. Cela implique que la facilitation des événements n'est pas la chasse gardée du Scrum Master, bien a...

Dans cet article j'explore les Valeurs Scrum dans la pratique et pourquoi ils sont nécessaires pour créer un environnement de travail propice à Scrum professionnel.

The concepts of iterative and incremental development are central to Scrum. What do they mean, and why are they important?

This video explores the dynamics of diverse perspectives in Scrum Teams. You'll learn why teams should acknowledge their misunderstandings and build empathy in order to truly build shared understanding when making decisions. (5:26 Minutes)

Gaining knowledge for your future requires intentional effort. With current technology there is little excuse to not level up every week and lock new information in. Discover what works for you and make a routine of it because as Louis Pasteur said, "Chance favors the prepared mind"