Scrum.org

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Before we talk about the comparison and contrast between Scrum Master and Agile Leader, people often compare and contrast Scrum Master and Agile Coach, and they often ask me, what’s the difference? They should be well versed on product management, design, other agile and lean agile approaches.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

The job market is currently challenging for many agile practitioners, particularly Scrum Masters. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 49,000-plus subscribers. Exciting news for Agile enthusiasts! a game-changer in the world of Agile. Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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Digite

MAY 23, 2018

In my position within Digité, I have often interacted with senior leadership in these organizations about Lean/Agile adoption. Several quarters ago, I started a Lean/Agile transformation journey for an IT service provider with their Leadership team. How do we appraise people in Lean/Agile?

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Deshalb habe ich bereits 2017 eine erste Umfrage zum Net Promoter Score® des Scaled Agile Framework SAFe ® durchgeführt. Viereinhalb Jahre später habe ich diese Umfrage nun wiederholt: SAFe® hat zwischenzeitlich mehrere Iterationen durchlaufen und mehr agile Praktiker haben Erfahrungen mit diesem Framework gesammelt. Zwischen dem 13.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

OKR Theater has the potential to become a member of a big family – Scrum Theater, Agile Theater, SAFe Theater, Lean Theater, Six Sigma Theater; you get the picture. One effective way to start this conversation is the PAL-EBM workshop run internally with the people involved in implementing OKRs effectively. .

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SCRUM Agile Sustainability Lean 208

Scrum.org

JANUARY 7, 2020

TL; DR: The Agile Movers & Shakers Interview with Ben Linders. Welcome to the Agile Movers & Shakers interview series. A couple of years ago, I started my own ‘agile scaling and digitalization’ journey. Examples of the products and services that I provide are the Agile Self-assessment Game (close to 2000 downloads!),

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Scrum.org

JUNE 27, 2022

received a question: do you believe scrum and agility can be scaled and what’s the best approach to it? And I need to add flight levels to that article, but today I’m going to talk about LeSS, disciplined agile, scrum with scale, SAFe, Nexus. Disciplined Agile. It was updated a few months ago.

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SCRUM Agile Underperforming Technical Team Lean 191

Scrum.org

APRIL 29, 2024

Potential dangers for project Managers, just picking out two from my experiences Over-Reliance on Predictive Models: Traditional project management often leans towards predictive models, which can be less effective in complex, adaptive scenarios where agile methodologies excel. Don't want to miss any of these blog posts?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 18, 2022

Throughout this blog, I use a variety of terms such as meeting, event, and workshop ostensibly as synonyms. Whilst this is a Professional Scrum leaning piece, facilitation is not an art solely associated with Scrum, and therefore the language I use isn’t either. Plan the workshop activities based on the purpose. .

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NimbleWork

APRIL 8, 2024

This post is a guide on lean visual management. In a nutshell, visual management in the context of lean manufacturing is a strategy used to foster collaboration, communication, and efficiency inside an organization through the use of visual aids and tools. Brief History on Lean Agile methodologies were a game-changer.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 29, 2024

Potential dangers for project managers, just picking out two from my experiences Directive Leadership: Traditional project managers often leans towards directive leadership. Facilitate workshops and retrospectives that reinforce these aspects, helping the team grow in effectiveness and adaptability.

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SCRUM Leadership Lean Construction 202

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 17, 2024

EXAMPLES OF ELEVATING KATAS Elevating Katas are not one-off workshops or temporary campaigns. Kata: Lead with OBEYA Borrowed from lean management, Obeya involves creating a dedicated space (physical or virtual) where decision-makers convene regularly. Read more on Beyond Budgeting.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

You want to embrace Agile as part (or maybe all) of your Project Management practice. Which Agile Certification program should you follow? Classifying the Agile Certification Providers. I have also included the Axelos PRINCE2 Agile qualifications here. Tier 1: Principle Promotors of Agile Project Management.

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Certification Agile Prince2 PMI 140

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 7, 2020

A Product Owner is an innovator at heart and thus a value creator for customers and organizations if given a chance to work in an agile manner. Suitable frameworks and practices for this kind of product discovery process are, for example, Lean Startup, Lean UX, Design Thinking, Design Sprints, or the Business Model Canvas.

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Technical Review SCRUM Cadence 2020 248

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

In the previous article, Agile Transformation – Success Factors part 1 , there was a strong focus on key levels that should be taken first into consideration. Agile Transformation efforts might be difficult. For instance: They create the agile transformation vision and act accordingly. They foster a positive, agile culture.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

If you are looking to fill a position for a Scrum Master (or agile coach) in your organization, you may find the following 47 Scrum Master interview questions useful to identify the right candidate. Then sign up for the Food for Agile Thought newsletter and join 26k other subscribers. Question 02: Success Factors of “Agile”.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 14, 2020

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. Consider crafting a working agreement for the upcoming meeting or workshop if the team has yet done so. Setting the Stage.

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Underperforming Technical Team Agile SCRUM Technical Review 197

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

SAFe® has always been a controversial topic within the agile community. Therefore, back in 2017, I ran a first survey on the Net Promoter Score® of the Scaled Agile Framework SAFe®. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 34,000-plus subscribers. ?? The result back then was -52. Survey Data.

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Lean Software Review 2022 Technical Review 183

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 13, 2017

This year’s RICS project management conference has the theme ‘Remaining Lean and Agile in a Changing Work Environment’ I’m not sure if they are partnering with the APM as in previous years but the agenda is already up on the site and looks interesting. Agile and Beyond: Yspilanti, Michigan, USA, 17-18 May 2018.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Lean UX Lean UX is a user-centric and iterative approach to product development that combines the principles of Lean Startup, Agile development, and user experience design. By continuously learning and iterating, Lean UX teams can deliver products that evolve and improve based on real user experiences and data.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 7, 2019

It’s a lot to read, so here are some spoilers drawn from common themes I heard time and time again in the interviews: Agile – if you don’t know enough about it, you need to start learning. It might seem like we could let our increasingly agile, multi-disciplinary, and highly collaborative teams just get on with it. Find her on Twitter.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 19, 2019

However, there are various reasons why stakeholders — and particularly the senior management — are ignorant of basic agile concepts that are essential for the productivity of a Scrum Team: They have never had an introduction to agile and lean practices in the first place. The effect of their interruptions is unknown to them.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Lean Agile 172

Scrum.org

JANUARY 13, 2020

Learn more about how to kick-off this process with an initial day-long product mindset workshop for your Scrum team. The Steps and Exercises of the Product Mindset Workshop. The product mindset workshop comprises of seven steps, starting with the product vision to the business model to personas to ideation: 1. Product Vision.

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SCRUM Lean Closing Sustainability 171

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 42,000-plus subscribers. ? The Idea of a Scrum GPT Exploring Scrum in the real world often uncovers a tangle of anti-patterns—those practices that, despite best intentions, stray from agile principles and hinder progress.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Is an Agile Transformation Coach any different than being an Agile Coach? When most people think about Agile Coaches, they tend to think about a person who comes in and assists the teams with things like: Learning Scrum, SAFe, LeSS. If that’s your definition of an Agile Transformation Coach, you’d be right—but only partially.

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Technical Review Software Review Agile Lean 118

Scrum.org

AUGUST 18, 2022

Dann ist es aus meiner Sicht eine gute Vorbereitung auf die Prüfung, wenn du das Buch „Lean UX: Produktentwicklung und -design mit agilen Teams“ von Jeff Gothelf und Josh Seiden aufmerksam studierst. Hierbei ist wichtig, zu wissen, dass das Buch für agile Teams geschrieben wurde. Lean-UX-Prinzipien & -Methoden. Nutzerinterview.

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Lean SCRUM Agile 207

Scrum.org

MARCH 1, 2021

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 30,000-plus other subscribers. Join us on March 9, 2021 , for a live virtual workshop to create actionable recommendations on how to deal with the outcome of a forensic Product Backlog analysis. Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Empiricism.

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2020 SCRUM 2021 Lean 178

Scrum.org

JANUARY 26, 2020

This paper is geared toward Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and change agents that work with large change initiatives. Management was practicing Gemba Walks approach from Lean Thinking. The result of the workshop was the final system diagram that is presented above in Figure 5. When to Apply Systems Thinking.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 1, 2022

Agile implementations shift culture, yet many organizations limit themselves to the bare minimal execution of a framework and call that Agile. This article is based on the talk/mini-workshop I held with an enthusiastic group of participants at Agile with Ukraine. Agility is necessary for survival. To survive.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Innovation Leadership 227

Scrum.org

APRIL 11, 2022

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 35,000-plus subscribers. ?? Join 150-plus peers on May 30, 2022: HoA #42: The Skinny on Lean Roadmapping and OKRs w/ Janna Bastow. Otherwise, the Scrum team should invest in a workshop on writing better Product Backlog items.).

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Technical Review SCRUM Lean Agile 252

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

It’s too bad that this shift undermines Agile principles and hampers long-term success and innovation. This approach stifles agility and innovation, leading to a feature factory mindset that focuses on executing predefined plans rather than adapting to change. Share successes widely to build a case for further lean initiatives.

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Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Sustainability 213

Agilemania

JANUARY 24, 2022

What is Scaling in Agile? Agile is a set of values and principles. Agile is an umbrella term for a group of iterative product development frameworks. Most organizations started their Agile journey with one of the frameworks mentioned above, and Scrum is the most popular one. Scaling Agile Frameworks. What is SAFe?

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Scrum.org

JULY 21, 2021

Professional Agile Leadership – Evidence-Based Management (PAL-EBM) is the newest course in the Scrum.org portfolio. To prepare the launch and our trainer community for this one-day workshop, we ran several train-the-trainer events. It fits fine in an agile environment and can be used to increase business agility overall.

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Agile Closing Lean Leadership 190

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

At a recent training class one of the delegates spoke about their present company, about how it was the most “Agile” place he had ever worked. Why then after the first day of training with us would he comment “I realise now that we are not Agile at all!”? Without the Agile mindset, Scrum just adds unnecessary overhead.

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Software Review SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Cadence 167

Scrum.org

MAY 8, 2023

Product Owners own Product at the Agile Team level. Product Managers own Product at the teams of agile teams level (Agile Release Trains). SAFe takes the perspective of learning from experience in the trenches and what patterns organizations are using and applying lean/agile principles as needed to help organizations evolve.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

46% of the organizations reported inconsistencies in practices and processes as their main challenge with agile transformation. Source: 15th State of Agile Report. There sure is an Agile framework called SAFe. SAFe is a scaling agile framework, so referring to it as just an agile framework may not be appropriate.

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Certification Agile Software Review Lean 98

Scrum.org

MARCH 4, 2019

Agility is just a way to get to where you want to get to, it is not the objective in itself. And, agility is no longer just for IT. One does not become an executive for agility overnight. Growing sustainable agility can take years. Given that agility is only a means to an end, we need 21st-century executive leadership.

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