According to the 2020 Scrum guide, “Scrum Teams are cross-functional, meaning the members have all the skills necessary to create value each Sprint.” But what does that mean, exactly?

Are you looking for a Scrum Master job? If so, you're in luck! In this vlog, Professional Scrum Trainers, Andreanna Marshall and Scott Adams talk about what you need to know to land the Scrum Master position you're  dreaming of. In this video, we'll cover everything you need to know to be a succe...

Stuck in a boring, neverending, meaningless Scrum rhythm? Give Scrum a break, and rethink what approach suits your team the best!

In this episode of the Scrum.org Community podcast, we get to know Professional Scrum Trainer Andreanna Marshall! (25:38)

How does a Scrum Master add value to a team and organization? It can be a little tricky. Do you focus on the team only? What if the Product Owner needs some extra attention? And what about the company itself, who helps its overall agility? Professional Scrum Trainers Jason Malmstadt, Robert Piep...

Failing, one useless metrics at a time, from individual velocity to estimation accuracy to utilization rates.

Back in 2012 when I was on the path to becoming a Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer, I travelled to Boston to attend a PSM course run by Ken Schwaber (the co-creator of Scrum and Chairman/Founder of Scrum.org). It was a large class and people had flown in from all over the world. Everyone was exc...

We all know it does. Hear how team size relates to agility and some tips to know if your team is the right size.

A Comparison of Traditional, Guided, Immersive, and Flipped Learning Approaches to accelerate your knowledge retention.

If you take Scrum seriously, empower your Scrum Masters to work with the organization. Being a Scrum Master is not a tactical role at the team level.

The Professional Scrum Master training is designed to help Scrum Masters (or those who want to become one). So what do you do if you want to learn Professional Scrum, but don't want to become a Scrum Master?

Escape the Rinse and Repeat Cycle with 5 Sprint Retrospective Ideas

In this short video, PST Nagesh Sharma shares 3 ways Scrum Teams can create more focus. (1:32 Minutes)

No, we can't cancel the Sprint Retrospective. Here's why.

In this live session of Ask A Professional Scrum Trainer, Lavaneesh Gautam answers questions about the Daily Scrum, performance measurement, facilitating the Sprint Retrospective, Scrum with Kanban and more!

Conflict in Scrum Teams will happen. Here are some tips for making it positive.

From self-managing magicians to magic in metrics to vanishing obstacles: 10 indicators to identify successful Scrum Masters.

How can the Scrum Master detect undesirable variances in progress towards agreed goals? Each of the Scrum accountabilities participates in one or more inspections. So does the Scrum Master. Check out our tips!

Sprint Reviews are a chance to inspect and adapt. We want feedback!

In this article, we explore the concept of catharsis and how its intentional, occasional integration into the Sprint Retrospective can foster emotional release, team bonding and ultimately drive higher team performance. We’ll also look at a practice that supports catharsis called the silent retrospe...

My excursion into creating useful Scrum Master interview questions with ChatGPT.

Embracing self-management can be challenging for teams transitioning to Scrum. It involves new skills and a different approach to getting work done. Scrum Masters play a critical role in helping their teams embrace greater autonomy. Let’s look at how.

A prompt engineering guide covering the basics, services to enhance your prompts, and how to use ChatGPT to generate prompts. (Yup, that works, too.)

Each of the Scrum Artifacts is inspected in one or more Scrum Events to detect undesired variances. So is the Sprint Backlog. Go check it out!

In this recorded session of Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer, Reshma (Simran) Nagrani answers questions about the Scrum Master Accountability, estimations, metrics, facilitation techniques and more! (58:45 Minutes)

To help ensure that the work the Scrum Team delivers is valuable, they need to work together, share ideas and responsibilities and have team ownership while also working closely with their stakeholders, including customers and end users.

Scrum Teams need to make decisions all the time. Helping teams reach a decision effectively, and gaining necessary buy-in from all team members can be challenging, especially when team members are unclear on who has the final say in making it. Understanding the decision rule, how a decision is made and whose input is required, is necessary because ambiguity in the decision process causes confusion and frustration.

When it comes to Scrum Teams delivering value effectively, collaboration is key within the team and also externally. Scrum Teams should work closely with their stakeholders and engage and collaborate with them closely during the Sprint to gain valuable insights proactively. This enables them to insp...

Learn the importance of Psychological Safety on Scrum Teams. (19:06 Minutes)

A workshop that enables teams and management to clearly express essential needs to use Scrum more effectively

The Scrum Guide gives us a maximum one-month timebox for the Sprint. That means while it can’t be longer than a month, it can — and likely needs to be — shorter. So, how do we choose the right Sprint length for our product? In this article, I share three questions to determine the right Sprint lengt...

A good Scrum Master is like a Swiss army knife, able to adapt to any situation and provide the team with the tools it needs to succeed. 

Each Scrum Event serves Inspection, the second pillar of Empiricism. So does the Sprint itself. How? Find out ...

Learn how you can complement Scrum by adding your own context and additional processes, techniques and practices such as Kanban, EBM, User Experience and more.

Learn what it takes to be a successful Scrum Master. If you're wondering if you should become a Scrum Master, then watch this video and find out!

I often get asked this question. You can, but it does not mean you should. Let me explain why.

In this vlog, PST Joshua Partogi shares five tips on how to overcome boredom as a Scrum Master.

The specific roles and responsibilities of a manager and a Scrum Master may differ in some key ways, but the core skills, responsibilities and accountabilities required for both roles are quite similar. In this video, I will discuss 5 ways a Scrum Master and a manager are similar.

Agile development is all about building a collaborative, empowered team that delivers value to the customer. However, upper management may prioritise traditional metrics like deadlines and budgets in some organisations over team dynamics. As a Scrum Master, balancing these priorities and ensuring th...

Scrum is the most popular Agile framework. According to Digita.ai’s 16th annual report, 87% of organizations using an Agile framework use Scrum. That’s up from 58% of Agile teams using Scrum, as documented in the 14th annual State of Agile report. 

Hiring a Scrum Master? Unfortunately, most Scrum Master job descriptions are not suitable and may not attract the right talent. In this video, PST's Jason Malmstadt and Gregory Crown will provide some helpful ideas and things to consider to help you get started with writing a good job description th...

Bring Scrum Masters together and see where they can help and support each other

Learn more about how an acceptable project management tool turns into a bureaucratic nightmare, what the reasons for this might be, and what we can do about it.

Mindful Scrum Mastery is applying mindfulness principles and techniques to Scrum. Mindfulness involves paying attention to your thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations. Mindfulness has improved focus, reduced stress, enhanced creativity, and fostered a positive mindset.

Why create a team working agreement? A team working agreement provides an agreed upon set of guidelines for a Scrum Team to follow, so everyone understands what is expected as they work together in pursuit of delivering value. A team can use a working agreement to help them work toward self-manag...

As a new Scrum Master you’ll want to get to know your team, the people outside of your team that you’ll work with, including stakeholders to help the team improve at delivering value. To help you get started, here are some questions and tips to consider when you join a new team as a Scrum Master and suggestions on building collaborative relationships.

The individuals involved in these and other Scrum Events must face complex challenges and ask and respond to difficult questions. We can make the process easier with a positive mindset.

Help Scrum Teams, stakeholders, and supporters understand how their system works, find leverage points, and trigger (big) change.

In this session of Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer, Joanna Plaskonka and Magdalena Kucharska answered questions focused on the Scrum Master, estimation, user stories, metrics, Scrum events and more! (59:15 Minutes)

How Liberating Structures and servant leadership create an environment for Scrum Masters to find support, offer help, and draw inspiration