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Many Scrum Teams apply user stories and the user story lingo when they are filling their Product Backlogs.  It is a great technique and it works for many, at least for a short period of time.  

One of the (main) reasons why organizations choose for an Agile approach is to become faster. Some big companies I’ve helped in the last years know they have to adapt faster, but are reluctant because of their risk aversion.

One of the most common questions that I get in my classes is: What should the Development Team do when they've finished all of the planned Sprint Backlog before the end of the Sprint?

TL; DR: 11 Proven Stakeholder Communication Tactics - Stakeholder communication: It is simply not enough for an agile product development organization to create great code and ship the resulting product like a clockwork...

The Daily Scrum is the heartbeat of Scrum. It's a key inspect and adapt opportunity for the Development Team, encouraging them check their progress towards the Sprint Goal and adjust their plan accordingly.

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?

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.

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 toe te passen dat de organisatie als geheel wendbaarder wordt. Maar dit antwoord geeft, naar mijn idee, nog geen goede invulling van de vraag: wat doe ik dan als Scrum Master?

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.

En este video hemos explicado las métricas Kanban para equipos Agile o DevOps.

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.

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"?

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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So you have a couple of Scrum Teams that are working in adjacent areas and you're starting to face some challenges in delivering value in a coordinated integrative way.

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. 

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! 

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.

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?

Ha sido una semana especialmente dura. Nos situamos en finales de Agosto de 2020.

The Sprint Review is not just a "Demo" or a presentation, it is a collaboration of the Scrum Team with the stakeholders from the business.

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.

The Scrum Values are like a compass guiding us on our journey of using Scrum, while exploring Scrum is a journey in itself....

Learn more about agile management anti-patterns the aspiring servant leader should avoid during the organization’s transition: From applying the Stage-Gate® approach...

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...

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 organización.

Vielleicht habt ihr euch auch schon das ein- oder andere Mal über die Übersetzung mancher Wörter im Kontext von Scrum gewundert.

This experiment is about creating transparency around dependencies and the effect they have on your team’s ability to ship fast.

En este post vamos a aclarar y enfatizar la diferencias entre input, activity, output, outcome y impact.

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.

Scrum Master aufgepasst! Der Sprint beginnt nach dem Sprint Planning. Handelt es sich hierbei um einen Scrum Mythos oder Fakt?

Recientemente comencé a agregar mis notas, enlaces y referencias relacionadas con el liderazgo ágil para comprender mejor cómo podría verse y entenderse en el contexto de una transformación ágil.

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.

Values drive behaviour. Therein lies the importance of the Scrum Values, for different people and roles involved in Scrum.

Twenty questions for you — the new Scrum Master — that fit into a 60 minutes time-box.

When I ask this rhetorical question in a training class or a coaching call, I often get knowing smiles and uncomfortable laughs.

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...

In every Professional Scrum class, we talk about Done as an important concept in Scrum.

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.

Scrum se ha convertido en el marco ágil de trabajo más usado en el desarrollo de software en el mundo.

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?

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?

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.

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]

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.

Suitable agile metrics reflect either a team’s progress in becoming agile or your organization’s progress in becoming a learning organization.

Put your understanding of the Scrum Framework to the test, with these 52 challenging cases for Scrum practitioners.

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.

¿Alguna vez te has preguntado qué hacen los gerentes en Scrum?