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How does Limiting Work in Progress Impact your Team's Productivity?

February 26, 2024
In this video, Martin explores the lean philosophy of prioritising task completion over initiation, a practice that fosters enhanced productivity and focus within teams 🚀. He delves into the detrimental effects of multitasking and the importance of a singular focus through the lens of lean and agile frameworks. Discover how adopting a 'finish over start' approach can revolutionise your team's output and satisfaction 🌟.
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Scrum Anti-Patterns GPT

February 26, 2024
Can a Custom Scrum Anti-Patterns GPT align teams with Scrum principles? Dive into how leveraging custom GPTs might offer a novel path through Scrum’s common hurdles.
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スクラムマスターの具体的な仕事内容は?

February 25, 2024
スクラムを知ったばかりの方に頻繁に聞かれる質問の一つが、「スクラムマスターは一体、一日中、何をしているのですか?」というものです。これは私がトレーニングクラスでもよく受ける質問です。そして多くの場合、トレーニング中やチームとしてスクラムを実践し始める時に、この疑問は自ずと解明されるようです。このブログ記事では、様々な視点からこの疑問を紐解いていきます。
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Continuous Discovery: A Key to Successful Product Development

February 25, 2024
Continuous Discovery is a powerful approach to product development that ensures the product remains customer-centric, feasible, usable, and viable. By validating high-risk assumptions, engaging all team members, and employing effective discovery approaches, teams can create products that truly resonate with customers and stand out in the market. The key to successful Continuous Discovery is regular and meaningful engagement with customers, a deep understanding of the market, and a willingness to learn and adapt.

Why Chasing Perfection is Killing Your Products

February 21, 2024
In this video, we talk about why trying to make everything perfect in work, especially when creating new products, is not always good. We explain five main reasons why being perfect might slow you down and how it can stop you from learning and improving. We'll also discuss why working together and making quick decisions is better than waiting for everything to be perfect. Join us to learn how to focus on what's really important and make your work better and faster.
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Why Engineers Resist Scrum & How to Win Them Over

February 19, 2024
Dive into the transformative power of Scrum with PST's Robb Pieper, Greg Crown, and Jason Malmstadt. This enlightening discussion unpacks the challenges and triumphs of adopting Scrum in engineering teams. Discover how Scrum's focus on customer satisfaction, team collaboration, and iterative progress can revolutionize your product development process. Whether you're seeking to bust myths surrounding Scrum or looking to enhance your team's agility, this video offers invaluable insights into making Scrum work for you.
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¿Cómo la IA aumenta el impacto del Product Owner?

February 19, 2024
En este artículo, el PST Alex Ballarin explica como la Inteligencia Artificial (IA) puede automatizar muchas de las tareas que hace el Product Owner y como le permite hacer cosas nuevas. Mostrará ejemplos de uso de ChatGPT4 a definir una entrevista para stakeholders, definir un mapa de historias y definir una historia de usuario.
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What does a Scrum Master do all day?

February 18, 2024
When people are first introduced to Scrum, often one of the questions they have is “what do Scrum Masters *really* do all day?”. This is a question I get in my training classes as well. Often, people end up discovering the answer to this question by themselves during the training, or as they start practicing Scrum in their teams. In this blog we explore the question from different perspectives and provide examples based on two sample scenarios.
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Project Management Requires Product Thinking

February 15, 2024
As more and more companies wrestle with the digital age, they are increasingly looking to approach initiatives differently. They are moving from a project to a product mindset. In this blog, I describe why product thinking is increasingly important to project managers.
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スクラム神話:スクラムに計画はない

February 15, 2024
Scrum.orgのプロフェッショナルスクラムトレーナー(Professional Scrum Trainer・PST)をしております、グレゴリ・フォンテーヌと申します。アジャイル開発に対する反論の中には、アジャイル開発の仕組みに対する理解不足によるものがあります。最も一般的な誤解の一つは、アジャイルチームは考える時間や計画を立てる時間を取らないというものです。しかし正しい情報を伝えればこの誤解は解くことができます。こちらでご紹介するプロフェッショナルスクラムトレーナー(PST)のステファニー・オッカーマンの記事は、スクラムでどのように計画が行われるのか、そしてなぜそれが効果的(正しい質問に答えることになる)で効率的(無駄を最小限に抑える)なのかを説明する素晴らしい記事ですのでぜひご一読ください。
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Agile is failing organizations!

February 15, 2024
In this video, PST Martin Hinshelwood discusses the often overlooked courage required for organizations to embrace genuine change. He delves into the fear that inhibits addressing systemic issues, the superficial fixes that are frequently employed instead of fundamental changes, and the significance of adopting a philosophy of continuous improvement. 📈🔍
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Is Fear of Change Holding Back Your Agile Journey?

February 14, 2024
In this video, Martin delves into the heart of transformational struggles within organizations, highlighting the challenges and opportunities of embracing agile. 📈 He shares insights on how fear and traditional structures can stifle growth and innovation, offering a path towards a more agile and responsive organisational philosophy. 🚀
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Don't Get Lost in your Plans

February 14, 2024
Today I got a call from a customer who is trying to understand what's going on in their teams and is getting lost among the many different Features and Product Backlog Items on their boards.