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Zero bug policy. A fast way for paying back technical debt.
June 17, 2020
At many customers I visit, I see a lot of effort being put into classification and managing bugs.
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The Tyranny of Taylorism & how to detect Agile BS!
June 17, 2020
Something very close to my heart is helping folks understand the origin of the practices that are commonly used in management today. I feel that only with an understanding of history can we figure out how to change the future.
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[Recorded Livestream] Product Owner vs Product Manager
June 17, 2020
One of the most asked question in my PSPO class is "What is the difference between Product Manager and Product Owner?", "Who has higher authority than the other?". There are many blogs, articles and youtube videos on the internet that compares Product Manager and Product Owner.
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How to Prove the Value of Scrum Masters to the Organization?
June 17, 2020
Experiments, practices, and strategies that help Scrum Masters prove their value to the organization.
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🇺🇸 Scrum and Organizational Design in practice
June 16, 2020
"Scrum and Organizational Design in practice" is my contribution to
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Remote Agile Transitions — The Top-Ten Challenges
June 15, 2020
TL; DR: Remote Agile Transitions
We are used to saying the Scrum is a perfect probe for organizations, as it will reliably discover all dysfunctionalities.
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People are called a team in Scrum, but are they really a team?
June 15, 2020
First of all, I'd like to note that models and terms I am using and discuss are not mine. They come from training and coaching sessions belonging to Vroemen from Teamchange. The connection I make to Scrum is my interpretation.
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Shameless Organizations
June 14, 2020
There are many books and articles written differentiating between machines and people. An organization is a group of people.
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Un gran Product Owner
June 12, 2020
Un gran Product Owner tiene que estar enfocado en producir experiencias e impactos sorprendentes en los clientes a la vez que soporta el cambio de la organización hacia la agilidad con un enfoque de producto brindando el soporte necesario para que el equipo de desarrollo pueda optimizar el trabajo que realiza.
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DoD Matrix at Sprint Planning
June 12, 2020
How to make sure that the definition of Done is used properly at a sprint planning session? Continue reading ...
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Le Daily Scrum n’est PAS une réunion d’avancement
June 11, 2020
Le Daily Scrum est majoritairement incompris. Vu comme une réunion d'avancement, il est en réalité un levier à l'auto-gestion des équipes. Il n'a rien à voir avec un point d'avancement, re-découvrons-le…
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Разница между хорошим Скрам Мастером и отличным Скрам Мастером
June 11, 2020
Несмотря на то, что глобально адаптация Скрам в настоящее время составляет 75% (источник: 14-й доклад о состоянии Agile-2020), многим по-прежнему трудно понять профессию Скрам Мастера.
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The Scrum Product Owner: How I Accidentally Became One
June 10, 2020
A few years ago, I became a Product Owner. But not in the traditional ways most do.
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How the Efficiency Mindset Leads to Zombie Scrum
June 10, 2020
The contradiction and tension between the empirical process of Scrum and the often-used efficiency mindset.
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Scrum Master tactics: Waste Charting by burning cars
June 8, 2020
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. The tactics explained stem from my personal experience as a Scrum Master which I accumulated over the years in working with many different teams and contexts.
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Quo Vadis, Scrum Master: The Results of Our Virtual Strategy Session
June 8, 2020
Last week, 30-plus participants in the 23rd Hands-on Agile meetup had a virtual strategy session where they explored Liberating Structures’ Critical Uncertainties microstructure. They identified robust and hedging strategies for Scrum Masters and agile coaches regarding the challenges of remote work and distributed agile teams.
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What makes the difference between a GOOD Scrum Master and a GREAT Scrum Master?
June 8, 2020
Even though the global Scrum adoption is now at 75% (source: 14th State of Agile report 2020), the Scrum Master profession is still difficult to grasp for ma
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Koos Coach in the "This is not Scrum" Comic (episode 10)
June 6, 2020
In my daily life as a Scrum Master, I witness many crazy situations. I want to share my discoveries via this comic series featuring Koos Coach, the silly Scrum Master struggling to understand and master Scrum.
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Scrum Master – Why Your Scrum Doesn’t Work (3/3)
June 4, 2020
I've learned and experienced that most symptoms can be traced back to not adhering to the Scrum Roles. Let's have a closer look at the Scrum Master role.
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June 25, 2020: Exploring Virtual Open Space Events w/ MIT’s Unhangout
June 4, 2020
How do we run a virtual open space event or BarCamp with a large number of participants? Principally, we could use break-out rooms for organizing the sessions.
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It's all about your Fitness
June 3, 2020
In our professional world of software development, it is very common someone asking “What is this Agile?”
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The Art of Listening - The first skill of a Scrum Master
June 3, 2020
I was once told that we have one mouth and two ears and that we should use them in those proportions. Now, those who know me will know that I struggle with that....
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Economics of Agility
June 1, 2020
A lot of people are trying to do agile without being agile. But what does that mean and why should you care?
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Why Liberating Structures Are Instruments For Self-Organization: And five tips to encourage self-organization
June 1, 2020
Scrum is all about self-organizing. But what does that mean? And more specifically, how can Liberating Structures support that? In this post, we reflect on Liberating Structures from the perspective of self-organization.
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Remote Agile (9): A Cheat Sheet for Remote Agile Event Planning
June 1, 2020
The concept I describe below is tested, proven, and modeled after my virtual Professional Scrum training classes.
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3 Things Virtual Teams Need from a Scrum Master
June 1, 2020
Scrum Teams are always dealing with complex problems, unpredictability, and change.
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[VLOG] How To Use Scrum with DevOps
May 29, 2020
The fact is, Scrum and DevOps works well together.
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Velocity alone doesn’t measure success
May 29, 2020
Many scrum teams use a metric called velocity as their primary metric. Velocity is commonly defined as the number of story points you finish over time, usually measured by sprints. Measured from sprint to sprint, it becomes a sort of gauge of success. If it stays the same or goes up, that’s great. If it goes down repeatedly, there’s a problem that needs to be investigated.
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Handling your emotions under stress is crucial for effective servant leadership
May 29, 2020
In this story, I describe and debrief a difficult moment I experienced as a coach. In addition to this writeup being my personal reflection, it might serve as a source of learning for you.
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Test First approach sounds simple enough, right?
May 29, 2020
As the name “Test First” suggests, you write a test first before the actual code and keep them running all the time. Well, maybe not the second part explicitly. Yet what if I said to you that it actually means more than that?
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Five Elements For A Great Online Training
May 28, 2020
With the new normal, online training has exploded, but potential students are confused about what makes a great online training course and the results seem hit and miss.
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8 Questions for Scrum Masters to improve the effectiveness of Sprint Reviews
May 28, 2020
Here is a list of 8 Questions for Scrum Masters to improve the effectiveness of Sprint Reviews
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Shu-Ha-Ri of Professional Coaching
May 27, 2020
Shu-Ha-Ri has been a frequent topic within Agile communities for years to capture the essence, the progress of the journey we embark on as we grow and learn better ways of working.
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Agile Movers & Shakers (6): The Liberators Christiaan Verwijs & Barry Overeem
May 26, 2020
TL; DR: The Agile Movers & Shakers Interview w/ Christiaan Verwijs & Barry Overeem
Today we welcome Christiaan Verwijs & Barry Overeem.
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Create A Build Indicator With Your Development Team: A Simple Strategy To Foster Developer Cultures
May 25, 2020
A physical build monitor - like a light that turns red when a build fails - is a great way to get fast feedback. Its also a fun & educational activity for Development Teams, as it gives them a product of their own they can apply their craft to. And it encourages a Developer Culture.
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La agilidad de negocio ayuda a reinventarse
May 25, 2020
La realidad actual nos ha llevado a acelerar muchas decisiones. A veces esas decisiones no son las más deseadas. En estos 2 meses se han visto cosas que no lo asumíamos que eran posibles. Y aún mejor hay muchas más por llegar.
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Koos Coach in the "This is not Scrum" Comic (episode 9)
May 24, 2020
In my daily life as a Scrum Master, I witness many crazy situations. I want to share my discoveries via this comic series featuring Koos Coach, the silly Scrum Master struggling to understand and master Scrum.
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¿Cómo hacer un User Story Mapping?
May 23, 2020
User Story Mapping permite a los gerentes de producto, desarrolladores y diseñadores poner un método detrás de la continua complejidad del diseño del producto y crear una experiencia de usuario (UX) increíble.
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Is Accessibility Enough?
May 21, 2020
Today, on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, I look back on how far we have come as a society in making things accessible for people with disabilities. Yet, how far behind we are in inclusive user and customer experience. Just because I ‘can’ use your product or service, it does not mean I ‘want’ too.
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June 4, 2020: Quo Vadis, Scrum Master? Is it Time to Reinvent Yourself?
May 21, 2020
TL; DR: Quo Vadis, Scrum Master? — A Live Virtual Meetup on June 4, 2020
Freelancing Scrum Masters being let go, with no new projects on the horizon. Employed Scrum Masters being furloughed or fired.
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Some Thoughts on this Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2020
May 20, 2020
The best Scrum Teams are diverse. Diverse teams are more fun to work on and deliver better products. A diverse team will provide diversity of thought because they bring different experiences to the discussions and decisions. Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD).
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Story Point vs Ideal Hour — It is a generation gap issue
May 20, 2020
How much have you scored this year? My parents asked this question twice a year throughout my schooling. I was well prepared to ask the same questions to my son, but school cheated me. Have you had a similar past? If yes, then you will understand why I call it a generation gap issue.
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"Why can’t we plan Sprints accurately with velocity?"
May 20, 2020
“Our problem is that we can’t plan Sprints accurately with velocity,” he said. “Some Sprints, our velocity is really high, in others, we barely achieve anything.”
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Let’s Play the Game of Scrum
May 20, 2020
As a Scrum practitioner you may have read the famous paper The New New Product Development Game.
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The Four Symptoms of Zombie Scrum
May 19, 2020
An introduction of the 4 symptoms, with the symptom ‘No desire for contact with the outside world’ explained in detail.
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[VLOG] Who Should Be In The Scrum Development Team
May 19, 2020
One of the most asked question that people ask me in my Professional Scrum classes is "Who should be in the development team" in Scrum?
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Psychological Safety and the Scrum Values for High Performing Teams
May 19, 2020
In our work of building Agile capability in organisations and training, mentoring and coaching hundreds of teams, we saw that Scrum Teams that embraced and lived Scrums core values, exhibited the same characteristics that Google found in its quest for the secret of high performing teams.
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Good Remote Agile Practices — First Insights from the Survey
May 18, 2020
The first insights are available from the Remote Agile Survey
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“Patience” is the sixth Scrum value.
May 18, 2020
The organizations must truly practice patience while applying Scrum. Scrum does not solve the problems, but it reveals all the problems that deter you from achieving your goals by making it radically transparent. Patiently work on the problems one at a time and very soon you will achieve the Business Agility you desire.