In the third blog of this series, I'll explore Evaluation as a core competency of a 'Professional Teacher' stance. Using examples and practical ideas, I'll argue that professional teaching means inspecting both delivery and impact, using evaluation to drive real change.

In this experiment, OpenAI’s new stealthy LLM Optimus Alpha demonstrated exceptional performance in team data analysis. It quickly identified key patterns in complex agile metrics and synthesized insights about technical debt, value creation, and team dynamics.

Die 15-minütige KI-gestützte Vorbereitung für Scrum Master und Agile Coaches zum Aufbau von Vertrauen

Unlock effective Scrum! Learn the distinct roles of accountability, responsibility & authority. Discover why empowering Product Owners, Developers and Scrum Masters with real decision-making authority is fundamental to self-management & value delivery. While often used interchangeably, accountabilit...

The Product Owner role is evolving rapidly with the integration of artificial intelligence. As we move further into 2025, we're witnessing the emergence of AI-powered Product Owners who can deliver more value with less effort.

Over the years, I've noticed recurring challenges and red flags that can seriously limit Scrum's effectiveness. Spotting these symptoms early can mean the difference between Scrum thriving or turning into "mission impossible." In this blog post, I'll highlight the key pitfalls to watch out for.

Scrum Masters can sometimes fall into the trap of managing the process rather than coaching the team. While it might seem helpful to update tickets, close backlog items, or move tasks around, this kind of administrative work actually disempowers the team and takes the Scrum Master away from their re...

Should all of the tasks be assigned in sprint planning and by whom?

Many organisations continue to struggle to adopt Scrum successfully as a framework for delivering great products. This post discusses some of the topics that these organisations have struggled with. The irony is that the elements of Scrum that they challenge are the very elements that can help solve...

Learn how to effectively communicate with AI tools guiding them to create your desired output for challenging topics in the Scrum world.

The Sprint Review – one of the most central and exciting events in an agile team, right? Well, theoretically. In practice, many people find it boring, ineffective, or just a mandatory event. Many Scrum Teams stumble over common pitfalls and miss the chance to create real engagement. But it doesn’...

In this blog, PST Joshua Partogi shares his insights on the mechanisms in Scrum for handling urgent requests from stakeholders.

Many assume stakeholders just mean "management." But the Scrum Guide never mentions "manager" once. Are you sure you know who your real stakeholders are? Missing one could mean missing critical feedback—or building something no one wants.

Product Backlog Management is challenging. Imagine you’re a Product Owner with a backlog of 300+ items. Stakeholders keep adding requests, developers feel lost in prioritisation, and every refinement session is a painful, drawn-out discussion. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. If you have e...

This blog post describes a 1-hour Retrospective format to help teams reflect on the empirical pillars of Scrum.

Every now and then some one talks about or highlights a practice which has nothing to do with Scrum. Yet, due to widespread usage of the practice, people think that the specific practice is part of Scrum and should be followed to do Scrum in the right way. Sometimes, the Scrum Masters for the lack o...

Passer la Certification PSPO-III peut sembler insurmontable, dans cet article Vivien C. vous donne les clés pour réussir.

How can you focus on continuous improvement if you think everything is already perfect? Scrum Masters who become too emotionally attached to their teams can lose the ability to assess improvement opportunities objectively.

Rigid, long-term forecasts stifle agility and increase risk, but figuring out how to do shift to agile forecasting is challenging. We'll explore for core practices that enable agility through adaptable investment decisions: re-forecasting, decreasing precision, bracketing, and aligning forecasts wit...

Scrum isn’t about blindly following a plan—it’s about inspecting, learning, and adjusting. But not all changes are improvements. Discover how small, goal-oriented, data-driven tweaks can make the difference between continuous improvement and chaotic change.

The core strength of Scrum is its ability to take advantage of self-managing teams who are capable of making faster decisions, taking ownership and creating value by helping the customers to respond to ever changing needs of their domain, market. The challenge however is, how many self-managing tea...

Das Sprint Review – eines der zentralsten und spannendsten Events in einem agilen Team, oder? Naja, theoretisch. In der Praxis empfinden viele es als langweilig, ineffektiv oder reine Pflichtveranstaltung. Viele Scrum-Teams stolpern über typische Fallen und verpassen die Chance, echtes Engagement ...

Some teams struggle. They flounder in chaos, miss deadlines, and suffer from constant firefighting. Eventually, the pain becomes unbearable, and they take action—hiring an agile coach, changing their approach, or even replacing key team members. Other teams just get by. They hit their deadlines (so...

Scrum - when done well - actually promotes even greater accountability than waterfall, because the Scrum team is accountable for value delivery. And great Scrum teams measure - and reflect upon - customer outcomes so that they can adjust course and improve their ability to deliver value.

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...

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.

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...

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)

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...

Scrum Masters are human. And sometimes - even when they are trying to help - they can unintentionally overstep their authority. In this article, we will discuss the most common ways that Scrum Masters overstep themselves, and why.

The Scrum framework offers clear rules, guidelines, and constraints. Teams can use these as boundaries to self-manage and self-organize their work, minimize risk, and deliver value to their stakeholders. When teams are relatively new to Scrum, strictly following the rules and constraints makes sense...

La servant leadership emerge come paradigma fondamentale nella risoluzione di sfide complesse. Lo Scrum Master, incarnando questo approccio, trasforma il modo tradizionale di guidare i team verso risultati sostenibili e significativi.

Adopt one of these New Year's resolutions at your next Sprint Retrospective!

In questo episodio Fabio Panzavolta esplora il concetto di "guidare con i valori Scrum", attraverso un caso pratico di leadership Scrum. Scopriremo come i valori Scrum guidano il processo decisionale e contribuiscono a creare un ambiente di lavoro efficace, attraverso la storia di un Developer alle ...

In questo episodio, Fabio Panzavolta esplora il management in Scrum, dalle sue origini storiche alla sua evoluzione nel contesto moderno. Scopriremo come questo approccio si differenzia dal management tradizionale e come può portare benefici concreti nelle organizzazioni che producono valore intelle...

The Product Goal clearly directs the team's focus. The Sprint Goal is a step towards that destination, ensuring that every short-term gain effectively contributes to delivering value.

Scrum was designed to be simple—deliberately so. Adding too much too soon can actually slow you down, making it harder to reach the value Scrum is built to deliver.

In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Andreas Wittler, a Scrum Master from Germany, shares his inspiring journey from transforming an economically troubled hospital with Agile principles to working with diverse organizations across the globe. (23:10 Minutes)

In questo episodio Fabio Panzavolta risponde a due domande fondamentali dei nostri ascoltatori: la prima riguarda i possibili conflitti di interesse nei doppi ruoli in Scrum (Product Owner + Developer, Product Owner + Scrum Master), mentre la seconda esplora come attivare l'innovazione tecnologica i...

Think 15-minute Daily Scrums are unrealistic? Think again! PSTs Robert Pieper and Greg Crown share five practical tips in this two-part series to streamline your team’s discussions, stay focused on the Sprint Goal, and minimize distractions.

In diesem Artikel gibt PST Simon Flossmann 3 Tipps, wie Product Owner besser ihre Meetings moderieren können.

A common question for newcomers to Scrum: Can the Tasks of the Sprint Backlog Be Modified Mid-Sprint?

In questo episodio Fabio Panzavolta esplora lo Sprint Backlog, un artefatto di Scrum che comprende lo Sprint Goal, gli elementi del Product Backlog selezionati per lo Sprint e il piano per la realizzazione dell'Incremento. Scopriremo come questo strumento supporta l'autogestione del team e contribui...

In questo episodio Fabio Panzavolta esplora gli artefatti di Scrum: Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog e Increment. Scopriremo come questi elementi fondamentali del framework rappresentano il lavoro e il valore, e come sono collegati ai rispettivi impegni (commitment) che ne garantiscono l'efficacia.

In questo episodio, Fabio Panzavolta approfondisce la Sprint Review, un evento di Scrum che si concentra sull'ispezione dei risultati dello Sprint e sull'adattamento dei piani futuri. Scopriamo come i Team Scrum possono trasformare questo evento da una semplice presentazione a una sessione di lavoro...

In questo episodio, Fabio Panzavolta esplora il Daily Scrum, noto anche come daily standup, l'evento quotidiano di 15 minuti che permette ai Developer di sincronizzarsi e pianificare il lavoro delle successive 24 ore. Scopriremo come questo evento del framework Scrum contribuisce al successo dello S...

The effectiveness of a Sprint Review can influence a product’s future direction and success. It also helps understand possible challenges and how to overcome them in future development.

In questo episodio, Fabio Panzavolta esplora lo Sprint Planning secondo la Scrum Guide (versione Novembre 2020). Analizziamo come questo evento dà il via allo Sprint e stabilisce le basi per il successo del team.

In questo episodio, Fabio Panzavolta esplora gli Eventi Scrum secondo la Guida Scrum (versione Novembre 2020), con particolare attenzione allo Sprint come contenitore di tutti gli altri eventi. Analizzeremo come questi eventi creano regolarità e supportano l'ispezione e l'adattamento continui.

Keine andere Rolle in Scrum kann so sehr zu mittelmäßigen Ergebnissen beitragen wie der Product Owner: „Garbage in, garbage out“. Lernen Sie mehr über 33 Möglichkeiten, sich als PO zu verbessern.