Scrum.org

JULY 17, 2023

Health Checks for Agile Teams Agile teams thrive on continuous improvement and adaptability. Self-assessment isn’t just a health check measuring tool but a compass guiding teams toward their potential. The true essence of self-assessment in Agile is fostering transparency, collaboration, and relentless improvement.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 2, 2019

We can do nothing else if we want our teams to behave well and deliver for us. You cannot look after your team and your stakeholders unless you are in robust physical, mental and emotional health. A couple of poor nights’ sleep in a row can damage your judgement and emotional stability just as much as an excess of alcohol.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2025

Rather than concentrating decision-making at higher levels, it empowers specific accountabilities: the Product Owner holds authority over product decisions, the Developers over implementation decisions, and the Scrum Master influences and guides based on authority over the process framework.

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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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Project Risk Coach

DECEMBER 31, 2019

A bad habit is using the round-robin every meeting. Perhaps you and the team have been trying to resolve a problem and you’ve met three times. Undertake a team-building exercise. Wise leaders know how and when to inject team-building exercises. Develop or revive your ground rules. Feeling stagnant?

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 21, 2022

We can do nothing else if we want our teams to behave well and deliver for us. You cannot look after your team and your stakeholders unless you are in robust physical, mental and emotional health. A couple of poor nights’ sleep in a row can damage your judgment and emotional stability just as much as an excess of alcohol.

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2023 Underperforming Technical Team 2022 Leadership 370

Scrum.org

MARCH 22, 2021

If you are looking to fill a position for a Scrum Master (or agile coach) in your organization, you may find the following 47 interview questions useful to identify the right candidate. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 30,000-plus other subscribers. Agile Metrics. Agile Metrics.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 14, 2020

TL; DR: A Remote Retrospective with a Distributed Team. We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools, followed by exploring virtual Liberating Structures, how to master Zoom as well as common remote agile anti-patterns. The Design Elements of Virtual Liberating Structures. Setting the Stage.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 7, 2023

Since I became a Professional Scrum Trainer in November, I have been asked a lot about the current state, and the future perspectives, for Scrum and agile development in Japan, where I’ve worked for the last six years. In Japan, everyone learns the value of teamwork and the joy of performing and competing as a team from a young age.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

"There's no predictability/commitment in Agile/Scrum". Over the years I've heard my share of these kinds of statements from various levels of executives: "When my guys run a product development release I really want to know what I will get at the end so I can make business plans accordingly". "In Back to the roots.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Scrum Master encourages the Scrum Team to improve, within the Scrum process framework, its development process and practices to make it more effective and enjoyable for the next Sprint. By the end of the Sprint Retrospective, the Scrum Team should have identified improvements that it will implement in the next Sprint.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Development Team Review Agile 247

Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

A bad habit is using the round robin every meeting. Perhaps you and the team have been trying to resolve a problem and you’ve met three times. Undertake a team-building exercise. Wise leaders know how and when to inject team building exercises. Develop or revive your ground rules. Feeling stagnant?

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Underperforming Technical Team Energy Innovation Monitoring 218

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Whether that’s through ongoing Agile retrospectives or by talking about continuous process improvement as you go, keep thinking about what you could do better. There’s a risk that someone on the team will keep telling you that everything is on track and it’s only when it is too late to do anything about it that you’ll realise they were wrong.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 1, 2022

What if the Scrum team is always only working on a random assortment of work items that seem to be the most pressing at the moment of the Sprint Planning? Join me and delve into the importance of the Sprint Goal for meaningful work as a Scrum team in less than two minutes. ???? Making Your Scrum Work #26. ??

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Scrum.org

MARCH 8, 2021

Instead, they will reorganize themselves around autonomous teams to deal with the complexity and pace of innovation of the 21st century. In such an agile world, recruiting will become a team decision, and the “human resources” department’s role will change into a supportive one. Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Agile Engineering 218

Scrum.org

JUNE 13, 2022

TL; DR: Scrum Developer Anti-Patterns. After covering the anti-patterns of the Scrum Master, the Product Owner, and the stakeholders, this article addresses Scrum Developer anti-patterns, covering all Scrum Events and the Product Backlog artifact. The Role of the Developers in Scrum. Source : Scrum Guide 2020. .

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Technical Review Software Review 172

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

On the other hand, the Scrum Master Theses also cover, for example, the relationship with the Product Owner, they deal with agile metrics, and how to kick-off an agile transition, thus moving beyond the original framework of the Scrum Guide. Generally, insisting that the team achieve specific KPI, e.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 17, 2023

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 36,000-plus other subscribers. ? ? ?? The sales team sells unauthorized features to meet its quota. I will describe a conflict situation in a Scrum team. Shortly into this Sprint’s Retrospective, the team members start arguing loudly and passing blame.

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ChatGPT Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Technical Review 208

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

What is the optimal size of a team? Should teams be stable over at least several years, or is it a good idea they change at will? How should leadership interact with autonomous teams? Is scaling always a bad idea? Of all the impediments that a team faces, which is the one to focus on first? So where do you find it?

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Agile Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Technical Review 218

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 8, 2024

For example, I’ve “translated” complicated Gantt charts into Excel To Do lists for some business teams. Whether that’s through ongoing Agile retrospectives or by talking about continuous process improvement as you go, keep thinking about what you could do better. Work with your team to establish what to do about them.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 27, 2023

Therefore, I thought it also might be an excellent exercise to test ChatGPT on more practical aspects of a Scrum Master’s work. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 45,000-plus other subscribers. ? ? ? ?? You have worked with many Scrum teams in the past.

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ChatGPT SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Artificial Inteligence 209

Leading Agile

DECEMBER 7, 2021

An Agile Transformation Consultant who wants to lead a successful Transformation is going to need more than a deep understanding of Agile. In a recent blog post, we discussed the various types of Agile Transformation Coaches needed to run a sustainable Transformation. Agile Transformation Consultant: Team Attributes.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 3, 2023

TL; DR: Workshop Design with ChatGPT The following article explores whether we can use ChatGPT-4 to create workshops for agile practitioners; for example, Scrum Masters. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 45,000-plus other subscribers. ? Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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ChatGPT Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Artificial Inteligence 183

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

TL; DR: Overcoming Common Product Backlog Management Traps w/ David Pereira How teams manage their Product Backlog often makes or breaks their value creation chances. Poor backlog management leads to a feature factory trap, while a mindful strategy enables the team to drive value steadily. Hands-on Agile. ?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Scrum has proven time and again to be the most popular framework for software development. If you are looking to fill a position for a Scrum Master (or agile coach) in your organization, you may find the following 54 interview questions useful to identify the right candidate. Which makes any Scrum Master interview a challenging task.

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Scrum.org

MAY 16, 2022

Hence, learn more about 21 common Sprint Retrospective anti-patterns that will hold back your Scrum team. ???? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 35,000-plus subscribers. ?? The Scrum Team identifies the most helpful changes to improve its effectiveness. Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns.

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Scrum.org

JULY 17, 2023

Agile has become more than just a buzzword in our complex world. Agility is a mindset, a skillset, a culture, and a driving force behind successful, flexible, and responsive organisations. The Agile Leader's commitment goes beyond mere lip service to the Agile Manifesto. In the Agile world, this couldn't be truer.

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Agile Underperforming Technical Team Innovation Leadership 169

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

TL; DR: How to Make Agile Work in Fast-Growing Startups. For years, I worked in several Berlin-based, fast-growing startups in my capacity as Scrum Master, agile coach, and Product Owner. These are my lessons learned on making ‘agile’ — including Scrum as a framework — work in a fast-growing startup. Participation is free.).

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Project Risk Coach

MARCH 28, 2023

Domain 1: Risk Strategy & Planning When project managers plan their projects, they think about their approaches to things such as developing schedules, creating a communication plan, and creating a risk management plan. Rather, this plan describes the project team's approach to risk management. mitigate, transfer).

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Leading Agile

APRIL 7, 2025

What if we told you that the things that enable business agility in your organization, are the same things that enable you to deploy AI in a way that actually leads to better business results. Mike Cottmeyer: One of the ways that I took leading Agile to Market, it was kind of around this idea of why Agile fails and what you could do about it.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

The job market is currently challenging for many agile practitioners, particularly Scrum Masters. Many are looking for new opportunities, while an increasing number of organizations consider the benefits they contribute to a team’s overall success. Exciting news for Agile enthusiasts! a game-changer in the world of Agile.

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ChatGPT SCRUM Artificial Inteligence Agile 198

Scrum.org

JUNE 5, 2023

Back in January 2023, I would not have taken the next step in the Scrum Master interview process, inviting ChatGPT to a full-size interview with several Scrum team members. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 47,000-plus subscribers. ? So, if the GPT 3.5

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ChatGPT SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Artificial Inteligence 178

Scrum.org

MARCH 2, 2020

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. The early majority of organizations are already adopting BDD/DDD or Pragmatic Agility.).

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 9, 2023

Can a large language model, not specializing in anything “agile,” pass a screening interview for a Scrum Master position? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 36,000-plus other subscribers. ? ? ?? Follow-up question : Why is it beneficial that the team adheres to the values and practices of Scrum?

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ChatGPT SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 227

Scrum.org

APRIL 26, 2021

In their book Agile Retrospectives , Esther Derby and Diana Larsen popularized the idea that a Sprint Retrospect comprises five stages. The second stage refers to gathering data so that the Scrum Team can have data-informed Retrospectives. The Scrum Team identifies the most helpful changes to improve its effectiveness.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM 2021 Agile 238

Scrum.org

MAY 6, 2022

Why many Scrum teams struggle with continuous improvement, and how you can do better. Are members of your team wondering what the point is of talking about improvement when nothing ever happens? Are you struggling to improve with your team, even though the whiteboard, Mural, or desk is littered with stickies with improvement ideas?

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM 2007 Defining 206

Scrum.org

JUNE 6, 2022

Learn how individual incentives and outdated organizational structures — fostering personal agendas and local optimization efforts — manifest themselves in Scrum stakeholder anti-patterns that easily impede any agile transformation to a product-led organization. ???? Update : Join the poll and its lively discussion on LinkedIn. ??

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