Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Many teams and organizations struggle to get the most out of Scrum. In a previous post “Don’t blame “agile” for existing problems” I shared my analysis why agile or Scrum itself often gets the blame. This time we take the perspective of the Development Team. Scrum roles and responsibilities.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 28, 2018

Thanks to the evolution of modern business practices, Agile , an iterative approach to planning and guiding the project process, is on the mind of nearly every manager. So, if you want to take advantage of this framework you’ll probably be wondering, “What is a Scrum, what is a Scrum team and what are the roles that makes up that team?”

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Product features and stakeholder requirements constantly change, and your initial product development plan might look very different as the project evolves. Agile release planning, also known as scrum release planning, is an alternative to the traditional waterfall approach. How does that fit into an agile project?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

But if you’re working in an agile environment, the Gantt chart isn’t the right tool for your iterative approach to project management. A burn up chart is a tool used in agile project management to measure progress. It’s used for tracking work in a project schedule or during a sprint in a scrum.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 25, 2022

What Is Agile Project Management? Agile project management is an iterative approach to delivering a project through short planning cycles called sprints. By using incremental steps towards completing a project, agile teams can easily adjust their project plan or product development plan to better meet their customer requirements.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

TL; DR: Scrum Master Engagement Patterns. Last year, I ran a (non-representative) survey on how Scrum Masters are allocating their time when working with a single Scrum Team. The first article of this series will address the Scrum Master engagement with the Development Team.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Agile Methodology. What It Is: In a nutshell, Agile project management is an evolving and collaborative way to self-organize across teams. The agile methodology offers project teams a very dynamic way to work and collaborate and that’s why it is a very popular project management methodology for product and software development.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

They were looking for a way to accelerate their development while leaving the option of switching to development alternatives based on updated or future research. They contacted me because they felt Scrum could help them increase their agility to the level they were looking for. Step by step we kept progressing.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 2, 2020

TL; DR: Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns. Learn how individual incentives and outdated organizational structures — fostering personal agendas and local optimization efforts — manifest themselves in Scrum stakeholder anti-patterns which easily can impede any agile transition. Common Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 22, 2021

Some time ago, someone on Reddit asked whether there would be any other profession that requires attending a 2-day training class and would then pay as well as a Scrum Master job. This attitude is precisely why the 47 Scrum Master Interview Guide exists: Prevent imposters from slipping through the hiring process and causing damage.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

TL; DR: Scrum Master Interview Questions on Scrum Anti-Patterns. Scrum has proven time and again to be the most popular framework for software development. Given that software is eating the world , a seasoned Scrum Master is nowadays in high demand. Which makes any Scrum Master interview a challenging task.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

TL; DR: Scrum Anti-Patterns GPT Can a Custom Scrum Anti-Patterns GPT align teams with Scrum principles? Dive into how leveraging custom GPTs might offer a novel path through Scrum’s common hurdles, focusing on creating actual customer value in the face of organizational and team-level challenges. ?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

TL; DR: Demand Creates Supply and the Job Market for Scrum Masters Is no Exception. Scrum has proven time and again to be the most popular framework for software development. Given that software is eating the world , a seasoned Scrum Master is nowadays in high demand. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 27, 2019

The secret to scrum is simplicity, even in the face of complexity. And although scrum is simple at heart, it can be difficult to master. Scrum requires self-organizing teams that can quickly solve problems in unpredictable environments. Scrum ceremonies are meetings that are unique to scrum teams.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 4, 2022

TL; DR: Business Agility, Scrum and Generative AI’s Take on Getting There. I thought it might be fun to ask ChatGPT a few questions about business agility in general and Scrum in particular. . ???? Zur deutschsprachigen Version des Artikels: Generative KI: ChatGPT von OpenAI über Business Agilität und Scrum. ??

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Scrum.org

JUNE 8, 2021

What does a Scrum Master do? Scrum is an agile project management framework that enables teams to deliver value in 30 days or less. Arguably the most famous role in Scrum is the Scrum Master. Scrum has a strong focus on collaboration through high value conversations. Facilitation. Removes Impediments.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

TL; DR: Agile Management Anti-Patterns. Learn more about agile management anti-patterns the aspiring servant leader should avoid during the organization’s transition: From applying the Stage-Gate® approach through the back door to the ‘where is my report’ attitude to other beloved signs of applied Taylorism.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

TL; DR: 70 Scrum Master Theses. The following 70 Scrum Master theses describe the role of from a holistic product creation perspective. The theses cover the role of the Scrum Master from product discovery to product delivery in hands-on practical manner. The Role of the Scrum Master. It is not a mere management role.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

When I started working for White October we followed the conventional “scrum” format, where the team get together, share what’s new, what’s challenging and what’s happening, and everyone gives feedback and makes suggestions to unblock each other. These make the daily scrum fun!

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

TL; DR: Scrum Master Interview Questions (1). Scrum has proven time and again to be the most popular framework for software development. Given that software is eating the world , a seasoned Scrum Master is nowadays in high demand. Then sign up for the Food for Agile Thought newsletter and join 26k other subscribers.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 14, 2019

The Scrum Team that goes through the motions, implements all the mechanics of Scrum, and still when we look at what's going on it doesn't feel right. Steve Porter fondly named it Believably Bad Scrum. I call it Scrum Theater. Barry and Christian call it Zombie Scrum. We've all seen it.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 9, 2018

By now, most organisations are using Scrum, however, many of them feel like the agility of their organisation has degraded, and they might be right! Inclusive Scrum is about looking at the full value chain and organizing your Product development effort around that. Three symptoms that indicate low-agility Scrum.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2022

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. A lot of the points below relate to teams in Agile environments , but can apply to any type of project team.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

On June 30th Christopher Handscomb and I presented a webinar based on our joint research on the topic of the value of enterprise agility. Firstly, I see Enterprise agility - building an agile organizational system - as being all about creating resilience and sustainability over time. CH - I’d like to add a couple of points.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 12, 2020

Regular readers will know that I’m not an expert in Agile, by any means. I facilitate daily standup meetings for our support team. The purpose of a daily standup meeting, which you will sometimes hear referred to as the daily scrum, is to get together and go over important tasks that are just finishing, or about to start.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

On November 18, 2020 Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland published an update of the Scrum Guide. According to the co-creators, the Scrum Guide 2020 aims at “bringing Scrum back to being a minimally sufficient framework by removing or softening prescriptive language”[1]. His journey in Scrum began in 2005. Removed (e.g.,

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

In the fast-paced world of software development, agility and efficiency are paramount. This is where Scrum, an agile framework, comes into play. Within Scrum teams, the role of a Product Owner is pivotal. In this article, we'll explore these crucial areas for a Scrum Product Owner's success.

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Kiron Bondale

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

I’ve run into a few situations recently where Scrum Masters (SMs) are performing multiple roles and while they might have the capacity to do so, on any moderate sized initiative, it might be difficult for them to fulfill all the responsibilities of the SM role. Agile ceremonies represent just the tip of the iceberg for an SM.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Last week, someone on Reddit asked whether there would be any other profession that requires attending a 2-day training class and would then pay as well as a Scrum Master job. This attitude is precisely why the 47 Scrum Master Interview Guide exists: Prevent imposters from slipping through the hiring process and causing damage.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2019

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. A lot of the points below relate to teams in Agile environments , but can apply to any type of project team.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

SAFe includes Scrum - so how come many Scrum practitioners and thought leaders consider it unsafe? The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe™) is one of the most popular approaches to applying agile at scale out there. In SAFe's Program Level, a key piece is the Agile Release Train which is considered a team of Agile teams.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 13, 2020

Ask a dozen people what agile is and you’ll get a dozen different answers. But it’s best defined by scrum as a model. Scrum is a way to manage a project within an agile framework and is made up of three roles: product owner, scrum master and team. Also, involved in the sprint planning is the scrum master.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In this article, we will debunk 10 common myths about Scrum. Now, I'm not saying that chaos dragons are real, but I am saying that Scrum is not chaos. Scrum can help. Scrum teams can adapt based on feedback received and can shift their focus away from unnecessary features towards features that deliver the most value.

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Scrum.org

JULY 25, 2021

Scrum team consists of three clear accountabilities: one Scrum Master, one Product Owner, and Developers. Often, when working with a Scrum team struggling with excessive conflict or a lack of trust, I find the culprit is a lack of clarity around each of these accountabilities. What the Product Owner does.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

When I work with customers, the ones who have the biggest troubles are the ones who are obsessed with ”doing scrum right”. Scrum is not the point. If I’m working with a company on their agile transformation or their implementation of Scrum or doing a Scrum training for their team, they’re not wrong in thinking that Scrum is important.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Agile is an umbrella term encompassing a variety of frameworks and approaches to value delivery in complex environments. The word agile came into widespread use following the creation of the Agile Manifesto in 2001. The Agile Manifesto includes four values and 12 principles that describe a better way to approach complex work.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 7, 2019

TL; DR: Faking Agile Metrics — An Eye-Opening Exercise. Imagine you’re a Scrum Master and the line manager of your team believes that the best sign for a successful agile transformation is a steady increase in the Scrum Team’s velocity. Cooking the Agile Books — A Simple Exercise.

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