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.

In questo episodio, Fabio Panzavolta esplora il ruolo dei Developer all'interno dello Scrum Team secondo la Scrum Guide (versione Novembre 2020). Analizzeremo le loro responsabilità chiave, l'importanza dell'auto-organizzazione e come contribuiscono al successo del team.

Paving the Way for the Agile Product Operating Model by Overcoming Classic Problems.

Struggling with unclear priorities, technical debt, or stalled progress with your Scrum Teams? Adopting a product-focused approach can unlock your team's potential and drive continuous value. Discover how one team went from nine months of frustration to delivering game-changing solutions in just wee...

In this Ask a PST session, Agile Director, Executive Coach and Professional Scrum Trainer Jay Rahman answers listener questions and offers advice about their Scrum challenges and obstacles. Jay offers strategies for avoiding and recovering from product delivery failures. (60:26 Minutes)

TLDR: Developers: Are members of the Scrum Team who do the work on the Increment toward the Product Goal, whether that's marketing work, legal work, business analysis, software development, or testing/verification Build quality in via adherence to the Definition of Done for the Product S...

The usual advice to improve goals is to ask "why." In this article, I give you 6 different questions to unlock more creativity and create better goals.

Want to save money while building your product? Scrum can help your team cut costs, reduce waste, and boost efficiency. In this video, PSTs Greg Crown, Robert Pieper, and Jason Malmstadt explore Agile principles like maximizing the work not done, eliminating unnecessary features, and setting clear S...

The final episode of "Scrum is Hard and Disruptive" emphasizes the essential shift in leadership from command-and-control to coaching and supporting teams. Effective Scrum leaders focus on setting meaningful goals, creating environments for success, and using evidence-based management to guide decis...

As a Scrum Master, solving problems for the team is acceptable for the right reasons. Don’t do it out of routine. Before solving a problem, consider if you’re helping the team grow in their ability to resolve similar problems independently.

A roadmap is a visualization of the Product Owner’s plan to deliver the Product Goal and fulfill the product vision. But in the real world, especially in complex environments, plans change—and that’s okay.

Curious about how the Scrum Guide can be your team’s compass in navigating complex challenges?

In this blog, we dispel a series of myths associated with product discovery in Scrum. Myths such as “it's a phase in the process and can not be done in a Sprint,” “It's only for greenfield projects,” to “ The DoD stops us from doing Discovery”.

The iterative nature of Scrum, with its focus on delivering a Done Increment each Sprint, allows teams to make steady progress toward their goals, even in the face of uncertainty. This process of setting and achieving goals enables teams to adapt to changing conditions, learn from their experiences,...

Self-management is critical to succeeding as a Scrum Team because it leads to ownership and empowers the team. And it creates intrinsic motivation, which is such a powerful driver of team effectiveness. However, in reality we find that self-management remains a challenge. Developers in Scrum Teams o...

In this blog post from PST Piyush Rahate, he explores the reasons why Project Management can be a useful tool to the Product Owner and Scrum Master.

Explore the key differences between self-organizing and self-managing teams in Scrum, and discover how these concepts enhance team autonomy, creativity, and productivity. Learn how to implement these approaches effectively for greater business agility and shorter time-to-market.

The Product Community’s Criticism of Scrum Is Unjustified.

Teams are more effective when they have clear and singular goals to guide their work. Goals are present in most Agile frameworks, like Sprint Goals and Product Goals in Scrum. Yet, most teams don’t use them. Learn why this happens and how to start improving.

Dieser Artikel zeigt zehn schnelle Scrum-Erfolge auf, die Sie erzielen können, um Ihren Beitrag zum Fortbestand Ihrer Organisation in diesen schwierigen Zeiten zu belegen.

How to Elevate Your Standing as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach

When we say that Scrum is purposely or deliberately incomplete, it's not that they didn't finish writing the Scrum guide or that they have a little more research to do before the Scrum Guide is perfect. What we mean is that Scrum is a framework within which teams work together to deliver value. It's...

The Product Goal serves as a compass that directs the team's work and facilitates and fosters a shared understanding among all stakeholders. By dispelling common misconceptions and embracing the product goal's true characteristics, Scrum teams can ensure that their efforts are focused, strategic, an...

The Sprint timebox helps to foster a sense of urgency that creates a low tolerance for organizational impediments or wasted effort. The Sprint timebox forces the team and the organization to identify the things that have been holding back delivery - so they can solve them.