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Forensic Product Backlog Analysis – Making Your Scrum Work
February 8, 2021
Garbage in, garbage out: Learn more on how a piece of paper and a pencil can turn around the perception of your Scrum Team among stakeholders and customers.
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🇩🇪 Wer ist eigentlich für die Definition of Done verantwortlich? 🇩🇪
February 5, 2021
Das kontinuierliche Liefern von nutzbaren Done Inkrementen ist das zentrale Element von Scrum. Will man Scrum auf ein Element reduzieren, dann wäre das genau das.
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YDS: What's the Typical Day for a Scrum Master?
February 4, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What is the typical day for a Scrum Masters? A YouTube viewer sent in a question asking about the typical day in the life of a Scrum Master.
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YDS: What is the Hardest Part About Being a Scrum Master?
February 2, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What is the hardest part about being a Scrum Masters? Ben F. left a comment and asked Todd and Ryan about the hardest part of being a Scrum Master.
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YDS: Which Books Do You Recommend for Scrum Masters?
February 2, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Which books do you recommend for Scrum Masters?
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23 Product Owner Anti-Patterns from Job Ads: The Snitch, the Whip, the Bookkeeper, the Six Sigma Black Belt™
February 1, 2021
Like a job ad for a Scrum Master position, the equivalent for the Product Owner position also reveals excellent insight into an organization’s progress on becoming agile.
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Product Goal & Sprint Goals – A Simple Example
February 1, 2021
Here are some simple examples of Product Goals, Sprint Goals and the relationship between them.
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Evidence-Based Management: Gathering the metrics
January 31, 2021
Gathering the metrics for Evidence-based Management in software organisations can be a strenuous task and I have a number of customers that are fretting on what to collect and from where.
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🇫🇷 9 - Artefacts Scrum : Product Backlog
January 29, 2021
Le Product Backlog est une liste ordonnée et évolutive de tous les travaux jugés nécessaires par le Product Owner pour créer, publier, maintenir et entretenir un produit.
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YDS: What Do We Need to Get Started with Scrum?
January 28, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What do we need to get started in Scrum?
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Qué necesitas saber sobre de Evidence Based Management
January 27, 2021
Os voy a comentar las fuentes más fiables que he encontrado para preparar el assessment PAL-EBM de Scrum.org
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Comment adapter la boucle de Feedback à nos enjeux ?
January 27, 2021
Lorsque l’on débute un projet, c’est une initiative qui est lancée sur la base d’une idée. On espère cette idée bénéfique pour l’utilisateur et rentable pour l’entreprise.
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YDS: What is the Right Sprint length in Scrum?
January 27, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What is the Right Sprint length in Scrum?
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What is Taylorism, and why Waterfall is just the tip of the iceberg!
January 27, 2021
For many people, the traditional project management methodologies (see PMI / PRINCE2) are the root of the problems that birthed Waterfall. I assert that this is the tip of the iceberg.
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Is Scrum the Right Approach for Every Problem?
January 27, 2021
"Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people, teams and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems."
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YDS: What Does a Scrum Team Do When They Deliver Early?
January 26, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What does a Scrum Team do when they deliver early?
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Are You Failing to Adapt?
January 26, 2021
I sat, as an observing consultant, in my third Retrospective of the day. I noticed high energy and openness as the room's buzz showed me signs that this team was genuinely collaborative...
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Como deixar meu time mais ágil? Técnica que todo líder que trabalha com times ágeis deve conhecer
January 26, 2021
Se você é ou busca ser um Líder Ágil, você precisa conhecer essa técnica de como deixar seu time mais ágil.
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YDS: Sprint Backlog vs Product Backlog - What is the Difference?
January 25, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Sprint Backlog vs Product Backlog - What's the Difference? A recent student asked Ryan and Todd to talk about the differences between a Sprint Backlog and a Product Backlog.
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The Scrum Master Job (1): 4 Steps to Identify Suitable Employers or Clients
January 25, 2021
Are you considering a new Scrum Master job? However, you are not sure that it is the right organization? Don’t worry; there are four steps of proactive research to identify suitable employers or clients for Scrum Masters and avoid disappointment later.
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YDS: Who Attends Product Backlog Refinement in Scrum?
January 22, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Who attends product backlog refinement in Scrum?
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¿Qué es el Evidence Based Management?
January 22, 2021
Evidence-Based Management (EBM) es un enfoque empírico que ayuda a las organizaciones a mejorar continuamente los resultados de los clientes, las capacidades organizativas y los resultados comerciales en condiciones de incertidumbre.
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Festival to reflect on 20 years of Agile
January 22, 2021
Unbelievable: the agile manifesto turns 20. Agile leadership has grown up. With it, the community around agile frameworks of all kind has grown over the years.
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YDS: What Does a Scrum Master Do on Day One?
January 22, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: What does a Scrum Master do on day one? You're just starting a new Scrum Master role, and you see many opportunities to change and improve things.
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Fix Your Boring Daily Scrums
January 20, 2021
Imagine Developers arriving at the Daily Scrum feeling like they want the monotony of it to end. They wish they hadn't had to bother to attend in the first place.
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YDS: Do We Still Have a Sprint Review if Nothing is Done?
January 20, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Do we still have a Sprint Review if nothing is done?
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Facilitating Retrospective in the Prison
January 20, 2021
This blog post describes some lessons that I learned from facilitating a retrospective in a real prison for a group of my cellmates, political prisoners.
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YDS: Can You Have Too Many Product Backlog Items?
January 19, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Can you have too many Product Backlog Items? This comes up in our Product Owner class quite a bit. The short answer is: YES!
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YDS: How Do I Get Scrum Master Experience?
January 18, 2021
On today's episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: How Do I Get Scrum Master Experience? A listener asked Todd and Ryan how to get Scrum Master experience after getting certified as a Professional Scrum Master.
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Melhorando a agilidade dos negócios com time-box, time-to-market e flow
January 18, 2021
Qualquer pessoa responsável pela gestão de resultados dos negócios também deseja aprimorar esses resultados, melhorando seu desempenho nos negócios. Independentemente de quais estratégias eles usam, espera-se que os gerentes revisem e aprimorem regularmente os processos de negócios. Não apenas para aumentar as vendas ou expandir as margens, mas como uma condição de sobrevivência contínua do negócio.
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How Can I Get My First Job As A Scrum Master?
January 18, 2021
One of the most common questions I receive via the Contact Us page on TheScrumMaster.co.uk is – How can I get my first job as a Scrum Master?
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Entrepreneurial Operating System® / Traction®- How does it relate to Agile/Scrum?
January 18, 2021
My teams want to use Agile/Scrum - is that aligned with the fact that we’re using EOS® in the organization?
My teams use Agile/Scrum, can we use EOS®?
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Aus PSD wird APS-SD - Vom rollen-spezifischen zum domänen-spezifischen Training
January 18, 2021
Zum 10. Januar 2021 hat die scrum.org das bisherige Professional Scrum Developer Training (PSD) in Applying Professional Scrum for Software Development (APS-SD) umbenannt.
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22 Scrum Master Anti-Patterns from Job Ads: From Funny to What the Heck?
January 18, 2021
TL; DR: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns from Job Ads
Job ads for Scrum Master positions reveal great insight into an organization’s progress on becoming agile. I analyzed more than 50 job ads for Scrum Master positions to gain these.
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PSD becomes APS-SD - From role-specific to domain-specific training
January 18, 2021
As of January 10, 2021, Scrum.org has renamed the former Professional Scrum Developer Training (PSD) to Applying Professional Scrum for Software Development (APS-SD). At the same time, the Professional Scrum Foundations (PSF) training has also been renamed to Applying Professional Scrum (APS).
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Je Suis Chef de Projet, Quelle est ma Place Avec Scrum ?
January 18, 2021
En quoi les compétences d'un chef de projet sont précieuses en agilité ? Quelle est la place du chef de projet avec Scrum ? Nous y répondons précisément dans cet article.
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Myth: Velocity is Productivity
January 15, 2021
We are moving toward the "Agile" Transformation. One of our goals is to increase velocities across all our teams by X%. Have you heard this?
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15 dicas para tirar a Certificação Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1)
January 15, 2021
Como sou um Trainer oficial da Scrum.org, recebo essa pergunta constantemente, e por isso resolvi colocar todos meu conhecimento nesse artigo.
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YDS: Why Won’t the Developers Attend the Daily Scrum?
January 15, 2021
On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Why won’t the Developers attend the Daily Scrum? A past student left us a comment in our Slack channel asking how to get the Developers on their Scrum Team to attend the Daily Scrum.
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YDS: Where does a Project Manager Fit on a Scrum Team?
January 14, 2021
On today's episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Where does a Project Manager fit on a Scrum Team? We get this question pretty often,..
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Comparing Nexus and SAFe - Similarities, Differences, potential synergies
January 14, 2021
I've been asked several times now about Nexus and SAFe - what are the similarities, differences, etc. If you’re not familiar with either Nexus or SAFe I recommend taking a look at the Nexus Guide and the SAFe whitepaper first.
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Product Goal is a Commitment
January 14, 2021
There have been a few changes in Scrum Guide 2020, and I am really excited. These changes focus on ‘Values’ within the framework of Scrum...
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YDS: Can One Person Be the Scrum Master and Product Owner?
January 13, 2021
On today's episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Can one person be both the Scrum Master and Product Owner on a Scrum Team?
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The Biggest Challenge to Being a Great Scrum Master
January 12, 2021
When I made the transition from traditional project management to agility and Scrum, I was excited to step out of the chaos and feel more purpose in my daily work.
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Measure Business Opportunities with Unrealized Value
January 12, 2021
In the Evidence-Based Management framework, we measure opportunities in terms of a concept we call Unrealized Value, which can be thought of as the benefit that would be realized if we could satisfy all of the currently unsatisfied outcomes of our customers.
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[VLOG/podcast] Scrum 2020 with Kanban - What has changed?
January 12, 2021
There is a new a new Scrum Guide out - version 2020. What has changed for Scrum teams practicing Kanban?
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Sprint Goal is an Immediate Tactical Goal
January 11, 2021
In the The Evidence-Based Management Guide we talk about the Intermediate Strategic Goal and I likened that to the Product Goal in the 2020 Scrum Guide.
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Story Points & Velocity are a Sign of an Unsuccessful Team
January 11, 2021
Story Points and velocity have been used for many years in the Scrum community and have been engrained so much in the way that things are done that most folks believe that they are part of Scrum.
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Scrum Commitments: Tying Loose Ends and Shoehorning the Definition of Done
January 11, 2021
While the new Scrum Guide is less prescriptive and more inclusive, it also ties loose ends by including elements better, namely the previously free-floating Sprint Goal and the Definition of Done with the creation of Scrum commitments. This inclusion works remarkably well in the former’s case; regarding the latter, we need a shoehorn, though.