You can't force a team to improve; instead, create the conditions where they want to. Improvement must come from within, and your role as a Scrum Master, leader, or manager is to make that journey possible. In this article, I'll share questions to reflect on and offer tangible recommendations to get...

In diesem Artikel erklärt PST Simon Flossmann, wie du in 5 Schritten ein Produkt-Ziel definieren kannst.

Surfing holds surprising lessons that correlate to leadership in business and all aspects of life. Today's lesson is about measuring success in complex, unpredictable, and rapidly changing environments.

Struggling with cross-product initiative ownership? Imagine turning complex, strategic bets into streamlined successes with visionary leadership. Discover how product-oriented initiative owners drive outcomes, foster collaboration, and transform challenges into growth opportunities across teams and ...

Many organizations hesitate to hire a dedicated Scrum Master for various reasons, but can Scrum still work without one? Find out in this video with PSTs Robert Pieper, Greg Crown, and Jason Malmstadt.

What is Design Thinking? Design thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success.* Design Thinking does not have a single definition, it has evolved ...

PashaPay, a leading Azerbaijani fintech, faced challenges with misalignment, transparency, and adaptability in product development. By adopting the Creating Agile Organizations (CAO) approach and Professional Scrum, they restructured their teams, introduced shared goals, and empowered leadership to ...

Leverage the Taskade AI tool to upgrade your Estimation process. It is like a Scrum Team member with a lot of knowledge with which you can have meaningful conversations. So, try it.

An Increment in Scrum must be both useful and usable to deliver value. Explore the differences between these two key qualities, why they matter, and how your Scrum Team can ensure every Increment solves real problems and is ready to be leveraged by users.

In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Dave is joined by Yuval Yeret and Darrell Fernandes to answer key questions on Agile product portfolio management from a recent webinar. (44:42 Minutes)

PSTs Simon Flossmann and Stas Pavlov tackle listener questions about the challenges they are facing with their Product Backlog in this (recorded) live and interactive session. (1:00:56 hour)

Ser un desarrollador efectivo no consiste únicamente en escribir código. Las habilidades para resolver problemas de manera colaborativa y mejorar de manera continua son fundamentales.

Warum „Done“ das Herzstück von Scrum ist In Scrum ist „Done“ weit mehr als nur ein Begriff—es ist das zentrale Konzept, das sicherstellt, dass ein Produktinkrement tatsächlich einsatzbereit ist. Ohne eine klare Definition of Done (DoD) ist empirisches Arbeiten in Scrum unmöglich, da Transparenz, I...

So bringen Sie Ihr Produkt-Backlog zur Maximierung der Wertschöpfung für Kunden und Organisation in Ordnung.

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Scrum has been around for almost 30 years now yet there are so many misconceptions about what needs to be done and how it can be done effectively. Even today, as I coach and consult many teams I often see that the purpose of events is mostly lost. And people simply go through the motions, probably t...

On this episode of the Women in Agile podcast, Emily Lint sits down with Paula Susman to discuss people managers and agile transformations; what is and is not necessary as an Agilist to help managers transform and how do you set yourself and managers or leaders up for success in the long run to let ...

Product operating model transformations frequently fall short of expectations, often due to hasty implementation, overemphasis on processes, and insufficient preparation. This whitepaper examines the root causes of these challenges and identifies four key indicators of a struggling transformation: p...

An online version of The Evidence-Based Management Guide

Many Scrum Masters struggle to coach Product Owners beyond the bounds of the Scrum Guide. This guide offers a practical 30-day approach to building core product management context.

In this vlog, PST Joshua Partogi shares an overview on Evidence-Based Management to measure effectiveness in an organisation, regardless of whether they're using Scrum or Kanban.

Ordering a Product Backlog ensures that every step taken, every backlog item worked, is a step towards delivering value, satisfying stakeholders, and making the best use of the team's capabilities.

Management by exception is the idea that we should manage the things that are off track, rather than giving focus to things that are going well. In the context of the Daily Scrum, this could be done by asking open ended questions intended to find out if there are any issues that need to be discusse...

What gets measured gets managed. But setting OKRs isn't enough. The flow and traction of OKRs need to be managed as well - otherwise, you'll find yourself in the OKR swamp. Using an OKR Kanban can help you both see the swamp and improve the flow and traction of OKRs.

How to Align Teams with Stakeholders, and Finally Fix Your Product Backlog.

In diesem Artikel erklärt PST Simon Flossmann, 5 Problem die Scrum Teams langsam machen.

Surfing holds surprising lessons that correlate to leadership in business and all aspects of life. Today's lesson is about learning through intentional practice.

In Cascais last year at our trainer meetup, we asked, "What are the principles of CAO?" Initially, we saw the Guides in the book as potential principles, but the question stayed with me... Now, back in Cascais for some remote work, I’ve distilled those guides into these principles. Here they are:

In Scrum, a valuable Increment delivers meaningful outcomes to users, not just features. Explore how value is subjective, how to understand your users’ needs, and why releasing frequently is key to ensuring your Increment truly moves toward the Product Goal.

In this Scrum.org Community Podcast episode, our host Dave West speaks with Bilal Alawiye, Agile Coach Lead at Sanofi’s Accelerator, and Stephen Sykes, co-founder of Scrum Match. Bilal shares how Sanofi’s Accelerator transformed its approach to Scrum Mastery. (41:19 Minutes)

Diese Frage höre ich oft, und meine Antwort lautet immer: "Nein und Ja." Warum das so ist, erkläre ich in meinem Blog-Post. Zwar sollte das Scrum Framework laut Scrum Guide eigentlich nicht verändert werden—genau wie man beim Schach die Regeln befolgen muss, um Schach zu spielen. Doch in der Praxi...

In diesem Artikel gibt PST Simon Flossmann angehenden Scrum Mastern Tipps, wie sich sich auf ihre Arbeit vorbereiten können.

Discover how Sanofi's Accelerator leveraged ScrumMatch to find and hire the ideal Scrum Master.

Leverage AI tools in your day-to-day work and move to a new level of Scrum Mastery.

The Scrum framework is simple, with just enough - but not too much - structure to enable teams to collaborate around value delivery in complex environments. The problem is that a lot of teams add unnecessary complexity to the Scrum framework itself, which results in a lot of wasted effort. Here are ...

An increment is a usable, completed piece of a product, built in an iteration or less, that adds potential value and moves the product closer to the goals, ensuring continuous progress and improvement.

Around 2010, a manager asked me something like: “𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘈𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪-𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘙 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬. 𝘚𝘰, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘹 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴?” Instead of traditional top-down evaluations, implement: - 𝐏𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Frequent, informal feedback...

In diesem Artikel gibt PST Simon Flossmann 3 Tipps, wie du als Product-Owner Konflikte mit Stakeholdern löst.

This learning series contains different strategies to use when negotiating with internal and external stakeholders for effective product management.

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...

Depending on the product and business area, Product Owners might be exposed to external negotiations, such as external investors, strategic partnerships, and/or vendor relationships.The negotiation strategies described in the internal stakeholder section can also be applied when negotiating external...

Effective negotiation for funding requires strategic planning, trust and confidence. This is important in product management for launching and sustaining a product within the financial constraints of an organization.Product Owners should consider scenarios where they may need to negotiate for fundin...

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...

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...

Como Scrum Master te puedes preguntar muchas veces: ¿Cómo puedo mejorar la relevancia, efectividad e impacto en el equipo y en la entrega de valor? ¿En qué me puedo enfocar como Scrum Master para ayudar de mejorar manera al equipo? ¿Y que habilidades, conocimiento y experiencia necesito mejorar?. A...

In Scrum, progress isn’t about completing tasks—it’s about delivering usable value incrementally. Learn how each Increment builds on the last, moving your team closer to the Product Goal and ensuring real progress with every Sprint.

In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Dave West sits down with Sander Dur and Ryan Brook, authors of Solving for Value: A Journey of Ambition and Stupidity. (32:22 Minutes)

In this webinar, Dave West discusses how organizations approach portfolio management, common pitfalls, and how they can balance the need for long-term investment plans while managing immediate, changeable product needs.

What is the relationship between Scrum and Lean Thinking? Please explain how Scrum enables Lean Thinking or how Lean Thinking fosters Scrum? These are my two favorite questions when I typically want to gauge the knowledge of Scrum Masters. And over the many interviews in the past couple of years I h...

In diesem Artikel gibt PST Simon Flossmann 5 Tipps, wie du deine Onlineschulungen verbessern kannst