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  1. 21 Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns

    What event could better embody Scrum’s principle of empiricism than the Sprint Retrospective? I assume all peers agree that even the simplest retrospective—if only held regularly—is far more useful than having a fancy one once in a while, not to mention having none at all.

    Stefan Wolpers November 25, 2019

  2. Engineering Practices

    … Practices Forums Scrum Forum I have a … wait for it. DSU and Retrospective may be good options for distributed team while co-located teams can discuss and make the adjustment during a normal …

    Sandeep Singh October 19, 2013 5 comments

  3. Separate communication channel for technical resources

    … resources Forums Scrum Forum Recently a new … where a Scrum Master may propose it. One example would be a distributed team using a tool like Microsoft Teams or Slack. If the team is frequently exchanging …

    Ranjan Kumar December 10, 2021 5 comments

  4. How I became a Professional Scrum Trainer

    Last year I reached a very important goal I had set for myself: I became a Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) on behalf of Scrum.org. But why was this so important to me, and how did I get on this path?

    Matthijs de Booij June 28, 2018

  5. Create A Build Indicator With Your Development Team: A Simple Strategy To Foster Developer Cultures

    A physical build monitor - like a light that turns red when a build fails - is a great way to get fast feedback. Its also a fun & educational activity for Development Teams, as it gives them a product of their own they can apply their craft to. And it encourages a Developer Culture.

    Christiaan Verwijs May 25, 2020

  6. Retrospective First Principles

    What is your take on the Retrospective: A routine exercise at the end of a Sprint, supported by standard operating procedures? Or a critical part of a Scrum team’s journey of continuous improvement?

    Stefan Wolpers September 6, 2022

  7. Adapt Scrum for Multi-Product Program with Overlap

    Adapt Scrum for Multi-Product Program with Overlap … program leads to think that forming cross-functional scrum teams, one for each product, would be inappropriate. They … how many people you have and how the necessary skills are distributed, so I'm not sure if this approach would work for …

    NJ Low March 20, 2021 6 comments

  8. "Violations" of the Scrum Guide in a team/project

    "Violations" of the Scrum Guide in a team/project Forums … almost certain that the same thing will happen to the next teams (I'm already set up to be Scrum Master in two teams … of next year, they will be dismantled and the team members distributed over other teams again .   So my …

    Lexi Blesius December 8, 2022 5 comments

  9. Improving Private Equity Outcomes using Agility / Evidence-based Operating Systems

    In this article, I’ll explore the need for and the attributes of an agile business operating system related to Private Equity (PE) portfolio companies. It hopefully helps leaders of such companies and PE professionals focused on the operations side expand their perspective on what “Agile” and "Agility" mean in their world and how they can help them improve returns realized in their investments. 

    Yuval Yeret October 13, 2022

  10. Why Kindness Matters

    In this article Dave West discusses the importance of Kindness and the benefits agile teams get when people are thinking about kindness.

    Dave West September 2, 2021