Scrum.org

APRIL 16, 2025

It is not defined by how confidently content is presented or how smoothly the session ran. A Scrum Master does not simply tell a product team what to do because that isn't their job (but it is part of it). They enter into a learning engagement with the team which is bi-directional. They examine their assumptions.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Managing resources in professional services firms is crucial for maintaining sustainability and achieving anticipated employee performance goals. Suppose a project manager has an upcoming project for website development and design. The first step is to clearly define the project requirements.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 11, 2021

Of late, I've been noticing an interpretation of the Scrum Master role - the Scrum Master as An FFFCDO for Developers - a Fierce, Ferocious, Fearsome Chief Defense Officer! What is the Scrum Master protecting the Developers from? Who are the persecutors the Scrum Master protecting the Developers from? SCRUM VALUES.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2019

To understand strategic planning, we need to first define a strategic plan. Knowing intimately how your business works internally, and the current and developing conditions in your market, is crucial. A business plan is more focused on offering a structure to capture and implement ideas that initially define a business.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 13, 2025

TL; DR: Optimus Alpha Creates a Useful Retrospective Format In this experiment, OpenAIs new stealthy LLM Optimus Alpha demonstrated exceptional performance in team data analysis, quickly identifying key patterns in complex agile metrics and synthesizing insights about technical debt, value creation, and team dynamics.

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Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Underperforming Technical Team Sustainability 125

Scrum.org

JANUARY 20, 2022

Scrum defines three specific accountabilities within the Scrum Team: the Developers, the Product Owner, and the Scrum Master. The fact that Scrum doesn’t define other roles/positions/functions (how you want to call them) doesn’t rule out the fact that their accountabilities aren’t valuable. Scrum Guide 2020.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 17, 2025

Vision and Ideation: AI as a Creative Partner The product vision is the cornerstone of successful product development. During Sprint Planning, this AI-enhanced prioritisation ensures that Scrum teams focus on delivering the highest-value increments first, maximising return on investment and customer satisfaction.

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Software Review SCRUM Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 116

NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

These top 25 influencers for 2025 aren’t just keeping up with the trends—they’re setting them, reshaping how teams collaborate, innovate, and deliver in today’s fast-paced world. Each influencer brings a unique perspective to the table, contributing to a rich tapestry of knowledge that defines excellence in project management today.

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nTask

APRIL 28, 2021

A study by BCG/MIT finds that 90% of executives deem sustainability to be important, yet only 60% of companies incorporate sustainability as part of their business strategy, and even less (25%) integrate sustainability into the core of their business model. Implement effective process improvement techniques for sustainability.

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The Lazy Project Manager

JANUARY 27, 2016

And it may be that your consideration is towards the project management community and your focus is drawn towards the people (projects are all about people after all) and so you direct your efforts as a PMO leader towards training and team building, etc., but this ignores the project mechanics. Lesson Five: Move with the Business.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 1, 2023

Embracing self-management can be challenging for teams transitioning to Scrum. Taking direction from a manager or team leader is easier in some ways—just do what you’re told to do. Most often, though, teams moving to self-management find it infinitely more satisfying. Developing the team’s sense of purpose is also essential.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM 2023 Sustainability 142

Scrum.org

APRIL 9, 2024

As a manager, tackling team and project challenges effectively can often seem like navigating a complex labyrinth. Unclear Priorities Challenge : Teams often struggle with prioritizing tasks effectively. Lack of Accountability Challenge : Team members are unclear about their responsibilities.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Without motivation in any form, you can personally and professionally stagnate to a point where you become a detractor in a team environment. Without resolution and effort, this debt accrues and affects the stability of your Scrum Team instead of the stability of your Product. Most people focus on the wrong thing.

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Velociteach

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Projects are instrumental in defining an organization’s vision for a more sustainable future. Dr. Joel Carboni talks about Sustainable Project Management, and the goal to achieve a stated objective while considering the project outcome’s entire lifecycle to ensure a net positive environmental, social, and economic impact.

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Planio

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Define your scope, break it down into manageable tasks, and assign them to your team. How do you engage and get the most out of your underperformers? So, what’s the secret to maintaining your heavy workload without your team feeling overwhelmed? Team vs. personal workload management. Workload management.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Scherf defined the Culture of an organisation as follows: Culture is a complex system of shared beliefs, values, language, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that the members of a group use to cope with their environment and with one another. I think we often do rather poorly with these more elusive and intangible ones. Neus and P.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Can we or should we change Scrum, or is it a sacrilege to tweak the ‘immutable’ framework to accommodate our teams’ and organizations’ needs? Not so fast; don’t just dismiss augmenting Scrum as leaving the path, contributing to the numerous Scrumbut mutations, giving Scrum a bad name. Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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Workamajig

JULY 14, 2019

Your choice of methodology defines how you work and communicate. What methodology you choose will depend on your team, project-type, and project-scope. What methodology you pick will have a profound and ongoing impact on how you and your team works. This lack of flexibility makes it a poor choice for long and complex projects.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 7, 2023

In doing so it closes more sales contracts than the development unit can deliver. This in turn makes the development unit deliver late, and customer confidence drops which in turn makes it harder for the sales to close new contracts. Below is an example CLD showing the sales-development dynamics described above.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The Successful Scrum Masters Evaluating a Scrum Master’s effectiveness involves several major indicators: Sprint Goal Achievement Consistency : Assessing the Scrum Master’s impact can be done by observing how consistently the team accomplishes the Sprint Goals, contributing to the overarching Product Goal.

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Scrum.org

JULY 30, 2021

But on the other hand, many teams are struggling to appreciate change in their daily work. And this is not a bad thing per se. Often you also see teams discussing changes in length without getting to an agreement. Unfortunately, many teams struggle with implementing experiments. Why change is so hard.

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Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management Defining Risk 172

Scrum.org

JUNE 5, 2024

Instead of over-focusing on frameworks and predefined rules, we should evolve our operating model to align with our context and empower our teams. As a Scrum Master, help your teams identify the essential capabilities required to effectively execute the organization’s strategy. However, it's time to pause and rethink our approach.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Agile Sustainability 132

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Technical debt seems like a topic that resides completely in the domain of a Development Team. What happens in the kitchen is the equivalent to what happens in your product development process and environment. It might even feel good because of the faster feature development. product development environment.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 11, 2023

Scrum Guide 202 0 The Definition of ‘Done’ provides a shared understanding among Creators-(The Scrum Team- Developers, Product Owner, and Scrum Master) as well as Inspectors (the stakeholders). It defines what it means for the work to be complete. Tip: Build a workflow that can represnt how a Scrum Team reaches to ‘Done’.

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Inloox

JUNE 10, 2020

Project managers have to make decisions without knowing whether they will still be sustainable tomorrow, employees show new strengths and weaknesses dealing with the crisis, and in addition, the only tool to ease the situation - constant, trustworthy communication - becomes even more difficult because of teams work remotely.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 30, 2023

How to Create ChatGPT Prompts Generally, ChatGPT prompts comprise several elements: I define in what capacity ChatGPT shall interact with the prompts; for example, as a Scrum Master. Build a strong and diverse change management team to lead the effort. Develop a detailed plan for the change, including specific milestones and timelines.

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Scrum.org

JULY 17, 2023

It's about creating a conducive environment for teams to innovate, collaborate, learn, and grow. Fractal Systems is an Agile consultancy with a difference; we’ve worked with hundreds of managers, leaders and teams, helping them successfully implement Agility in their organisations. In the Agile world, this couldn't be truer.

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UPQODE

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

By developing audience personas, you can better understand their needs, behaviors, challenges, and motivations, which in turn helps you craft content that resonates with them at the right time. To define your personas, start by conducting research using data from customer surveys, social media analytics , website data, and sales feedback.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 19, 2023

Use Self-Explanatory Titles Poor email titles are just as bad as the emails with titles from another thread of emails. Sending an email titled “invoice”, “scan”, or “34t2452” (often when sent directly from a printer) can make you and your team lose a lot of precious time. Take a few seconds to write the full title.

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

When other firms possess similar resources or capabilities, a firm cannot achieve a sustained competitive advantage. It helps firms assess their strengths and weaknesses relative to competitors. It helps to identify areas where they have a sustainable competitive advantage.

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Project Bliss

APRIL 13, 2021

So your ability to effectively manage time defines your successes and failures in your career. Poor time management can have a negative impact on the quality of work you do. Set and define your goals, get others to help you, and set aside time for developing other skills. That’s no joke. Quality work. Reduces stress.

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Leading Agile

APRIL 7, 2023

As a community, we have developed a handful of team-based Agile approaches over the years; some of which we would consider scaled. We have these small teams working on troubled projects. Eventually, they landed on the ideas of Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration and Deployment. But here we are.

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Proofhub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In the early stages of the coronavirus crisis, 80% of global corporate remote work policies shifted to virtual and mixed forms of team collaboration. From communication barriers to cultural differences, managing a virtual team is no small feat. What is Virtual Team Management? Here are some of the challenges: 1.

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LiquidPlanner

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Whether your team has talent and funding limitations, or you simply aspire to achieve greater productivity, the tactics and technology suggestions offered below can translate to big wins for you, your team, and your company. The temptation to pile work onto our teams is ever-present. How it will benefit new customer prospects.

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Technical Review Software Review 2023 Underperforming Technical Team 148

Agilemania

DECEMBER 16, 2021

It isn’t enough when the software and IT team execute product delivery in an agile way. Cross-Functional Association: Cross functional association is fruitful when teams of different functions work together for the fulfillment of a common goal. Clueless about the other teams’ projects and initiatives.

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Henny Portman

MARCH 14, 2025

The final chapter ties everything together, presenting ten fluid commandments guiding principles on what to do, what to avoid, and what is strictly off-limits when navigating fluid developments. Alvin Toffler described future shock as the disorientation caused by rapid change, where impermanence and instability define modern life.

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Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Innovation 52

Inloox

MARCH 27, 2024

Especially in quality management as well as in product development, R&D and software development, this method can contribute significantly to the optimization of processes and the improvement of products and services. This includes setting goals, defining success metrics and expected outcomes.

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