This article by PST Simon Flossmann shows that successful Scrum Masters do far more than simply facilitate meetings. Using five reflection questions, it helps Scrum Masters assess their own effectiveness.

Working agreements: first the team co‑creates a one‑year “super‑team” vision, then defines 5–9 concrete behavior patterns and embeds them into regular NVC‑based feedback cycles.

In diesem Artikel teilt PST Simon Flossmann seine 3 Lieblingsretrospektiven, wenn Teams nur schweigend in die Kamera starren

Self-managing teams are how strategy comes to life. They’re also how organizations know when strategy needs to shift. In this article, we explore the building blocks of self-managing teams, what keeps organizations stuck, and practices that help.

Marc Kaufmann und Simon Flossmann arbeiten seit vielen Jahren als Scrum Master daran, Neues in Organisationen zu etablieren. In diesem Webcast stellen sie vor, was sich dabei bewährt hat. Dabei teilen sie keine abstrakten Theorien, sondern praktische Ansätze und einfache Modelle. Denn sie haben die ...

In diesem Artikel gibt PST Simon Flossmann 3 Gründe, warum Scrum Master sich zum Produkt-Coach entwickeln sollten

New Years is a time to pause and reflect - and that applies to Scrum Teams as well. So why not plan a New Years-themed Retrospective this year?

Scrum’s events are called formal for a reason. It’s not about rigidity—it’s about visibility and shared responsibility. Formal events ensure everyone inspects, adapts, and learns together. Skip them, and you lose transparency, alignment, and trust.

Scrum Masters often fall into the trap of facilitating every Scrum event, turning themselves into meeting hosts instead of enabling self-management. The Scrum Guide doesn't require the Scrum Master to run any event. Their accountability is to create the conditions where the team can facilitate their...

Scrum events serve a purpose, but are they all necessary for every team? In this post, PST Jason Malmstadt discusses why each Scrum event exists and whether all of them are truly needed.

The Psychological Safety Radar helps you build a space where people: Speak with honesty Listen with empathy Learn with humility Grow with courage

In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Patricia Kong hosts a discussion with Elaine Lin Hering, author of  USA Today Best Selling Book "Unlearning Silence," and Ravi Verma, a Professional Scrum Trainer. They examine how workplace culture and cultural norms influence who speaks up and wh...

In diesem Artikel erklärt PST Simon Flossmann, wie er 3 typische Probleme in hybriden Meetings löst

A Scrum Team thrives when every voice is heard. Facilitators and Scrum Masters play a vital role in making space for quieter team members. With intention and a few well-tested techniques, we can shift the dynamic and bring more perspectives into the conversation. Sometimes the quietest voice in the ...

Let’s explore how a Scrum facilitator embodies each Scrum Value

With tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude, facilitators can shift from **manual mode** to **mastery mode**. You just need to know the right questions to ask of both your participants and your AI assistant.

In this webinar, PSTs David Spinks and Glaudia Califano along with Patricia Kong, PO of Learning at Scrum.org explore how facilitation principles and practices can address some of the most common challenges teams encounter.

Facilitators can use this prompts and phrases bank to facilitate their sessions. The items are categorized for easy access during the live facilitation

Explains how the Scrum Master is accountable for enabling effective product delivery, fostering team success, and ensuring each sprint produces a usable, valuable increment.

Struggling with meetings that just lead to more meetings? In this Scrum Tapas video, PST Stephanie Ockerman shares why weak teamwork, lack of focus, and poor prioritization derail meeting effectiveness—and how facilitation skills can help turn things around. (5:13 Minutes)

Most teams plan a Sprint with one question in mind: "What can we deliver this Sprint?" But here's a different take. What if, within every Sprint, we planned across all three horizons of innovation?

Ryan Brook explores how Scrum and the Double Diamond model complement each other in fostering innovation. By combining structured discovery with iterative delivery, teams can better frame problems, experiment safely, and deliver meaningful outcomes in complex environments.

What is an Empathy Map?The Empathy Map is a collaborative tool designed to help teams and stakeholders develop a deeper understanding of their users or customers. It was created by Dave Gray and included in his book “Gamestorming”. The map enables teams to visualize user behaviors, emotions and thou...

Great facilitators don’t just “run” meetings. PST Sanjay Saini outlines how effective facilitators design experiences, ensure psychological safety, and amplify the collective intelligence of the group.

The 15-Minute AI-Enabled Prep for Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches to Build Trust

How "Strategy Knotworking" turns ideas and ambitions into reality, and why it's an excellent structure for your Sprint Retrospective.

In diesem Artikel beschreibt PST Simon Flossmann, wie Scrum Master mit Facilitation gängige Problem lösen.

Here are practical strategies, grounded in collaboration techniques, to help Product Owners manage both internal and external negotiations effectively.Use BATNA. One popular negotiating strategy is BATNA (Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement). This is a backup plan if all negotiations fail.Exa...

It is important to recognize the impact of human behavior in negotiations. Humans are emotional and our feelings influence results. Product Owners should be aware of how they conduct themselves and avoid showing bias, especially when others share their input and feedback. This helps create a constru...

Scrum Teams work with stakeholders in their organization to understand their feedback regarding the product. As these stakeholders generally have different responsibilities, needs, opinions and interests, it can be challenging to decide on the future of a product or initiative. For instance, someone...

In diesem Artikel stellt PST Simon Flossmann vor, wie du mit Liberating Structures das Sprint Planning gestallten kannst.

In the final part of this series, PSTs Robert Pieper and Greg Crown share strategies for working with Scrum teams across time zones. covering co-located team benefits, reducing communication barriers, and practical solutions like rotating off-hours, fostering cultural understanding, and arranging me...

In diesem Artikel erklärt PST Simon Flossmann, wie du Ecocycle Planning nutzen kannst, um die Working-Agreements zu verbessern.

In a competitive market with fast changing customer needs and behaviors, there is pressure to deliver results quickly, which leads many organizations and teams to rush into solutions without identifying the customer satisfaction gaps that exist. This hinders them from creating a common shared unders...

Als Scrum Master haben wir oftmals mit Events zu tun, die schwer zu moderieren sind. Mal ufern sie aus, mal sind sie gähnend langweilig. Mal gibt es Menschen, die einen Termin für sich und ihre Meinung kapern, mal wiederum findet nahezu keinerlei Interaktion statt. Doch wie ist es, wenn viele Pro...

In diesem Artikel teilt PST Simon Flossmann sein Top 3 Liberating Structures für Scrum Events mit dir.

In this Scrum Tapas video, Professional Scrum Trainer Martin Hinshelwood discusses the multifaceted nature of PSTs and the value they bring to organizations. (3:11 Minutes)

In this Scrum Tapas video, Professional Scrum Trainer Ralph Jocham discusses the ongoing learning and development required to excel as a PST. (1:05 Minutes)

In this insightful Scrum Tapas video, PST Ralph Jocham explains that persistence is key to becoming a PST. (1:17 Minutes)

Does your facilitation support Diversity and Inclusion? Discover how diversity and inclusion can transform your team dynamics and drive success. Unlock the benefits of diverse perspectives and improve team morale.

In this Scrum Tapas video, the focus is on answering the common question, "Why should we start doing Scrum?" Professional Scrum Trainer Oscar Styf suggests flipping the question around and considering the cost of not doing Scrum. (2:21 Minutes)

Scrum Masters: Are problems slowing your Scrum team's progress? In this video, PSTs Robert Pieper, Jason Malmstadt, and Gregory Crown will give you tips to help you clear up impediments and get your team working better together. Learn how to build good relationships, ask helpful questions, and solve...

This activity describes how to facilitate the Perfection Game to get feedback from users.

Scrum Teams use feedback as a compass to improve and innovate their product. Here are 5 strategies to help teams gather better feedback.

This activity is designed to help you understand how value is currently measured for your product. It’s also a good activity to improve your current approach to measuring value. It can be facilitated as a workshop for Scrum Teams working on a product or product portfolio together and may include int...

A cross-functional team is a fundamental part of effectivity. How does this relate to the Scrum Master? Check it out! - Back to the foundations of the Scrum framework (66)

Dreht sich die Diskussion im Meeting im Kreis? In diesem Artikel erklärt PST Simon Flossmann dir 10 Interventionen, um diese heikle Phase zu überwinden und zu einer Entscheidung zu gelangen:

In this Scrum Pulse, David Spinks, Glaudia Califano and Patricia Kong, co-authors of "Facilitation Professional Scrum Teams, Improve Team Alignment, Effectiveness and Outcomes" will explain how to facilitate and co-design a participatory approach to designing solutions.

Why Build a Product Box?A product vision should be customer-focused because the product is a mechanism to deliver value to your customers. However, some organizations and teams continue to fall into the trap of predominantly focusing on product features when creating a vision for a product. This pit...

There are several templates that help create a product vision. One of the most widely-used is the Elevator Pitch. The output of the Elevator Pitch is a simple sentence structure that encourages you to abstract your ideas for a product vision to its essence. It embraces the classic elevator test exer...