Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

SAFe includes Scrum - so how come many Scrum practitioners and thought leaders consider it unsafe? SAFe's perspective is that "Nothing beats an Agile Team" and it doesn't try to reinvent the wheel or even innovate too much when it comes to the Team level. SAFe's Scrum Master is more of an Agile Team Lead.

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SCRUM Development Team Review Technical Review Cadence 172

Scrum.org

APRIL 11, 2019

Intended audience: Scrum masters, Product owners, Managers and Agile coaches. I advise to start finding one person to be the single Product Owner for all teams. The other “fake PO’s” should be moved inside the development teams as subject matter experts so they can provide detailed requirements. Lack of product focus.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Development Team Review Software Review 180

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

In the "Scrum from the trenches" blog post series I like to address topics that I encounter in practicing Scrum in the real world, with real Scrum Teams. In the previous "Scrum from the trenches"-blog I talked about the Sprint Goal. During Product Backlog refinement, items are reviewed and revised.

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SCRUM Development Team Review Estimate Software Review 188

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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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SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Development Team Review 211

Scrum.org

JANUARY 9, 2023

TL; DR: A ChatGPT Job Interview for a Scrum Master Position. Can a large language model, not specializing in anything “agile,” pass a screening interview for a Scrum Master position? So, read on and learn whether Scrum Masters will soon be replaced with a chatbot. ?? Question : Thank you for your application as a Scrum Master!

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ChatGPT SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 227

Scrum.org

JUNE 11, 2019

During a recent meetup of The Liberators Network, we got together with 30 enthusiastic Scrum Masters. This post combines the shared experience of a large group of Scrum Masters. The participants also agreed that by delivering done software every Sprint, stakeholders start trusting the experience-driven approach of Scrum.

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SCRUM Development Team Review Software Review Lean 193

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Scrum is a popular Agile project management framework that has been adopted by organizations worldwide. A scrum master is a critical member of a scrum team, responsible for facilitating the process and ensuring the team follows scrum practices. What is a Scrum Master?

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SCRUM Development Team Review Technical Review Certification 171

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APRIL 1, 2022

Long has spoonfeeding solutions and off-the-shelf feature descriptions prevailed in many development teams. Although some issues might have been fixed, I rarely see the full potential of a Scrum Team being achieved. Going all-in on predefined features fails to capitalize on hidden ideas in the brains of team members.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Innovation Leadership 227

Scrum.org

MAY 7, 2019

In August 2018, Scrum.org launched the Professional Scrum Master II class. The intention of this class is to offer the Scrum community an advanced class designed to support Scrum Masters in their professional development. What is the value of Liberating Structures for Scrum Masters?”.

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SCRUM Development Team Review Leadership 2018 195

Scrum.org

JUNE 18, 2021

How team cognition helps us understand what cross-functionality should look like for Scrum teams. What team cognition looks like for Scrum teams, and what signs tell you whether it's there or not. So What Does This Mean For Scrum Teams? What does this mean for your Scrum Team?

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2010 SCRUM 2006 Software Review 231

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

As per Scrum Guide – The Sprint Goal is an objective that will be met within the sprint by implementing the Product Backlog , and it guides the Development Team on why it is building the Increment. The scrum team discusses what can be done based on the definition of done and crafts the Sprint Goal and forecast their work.

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Planning Technical Review Development Team Review Software Review 254

Scrum.org

JANUARY 10, 2021

Most Scrum Teams that I encounter don’t do refinement of their Product Backlog and try to work on things that they don’t understand correctly. Updated to reflect the 2020 Scrum Guide! Updated to reflect the 2020 Scrum Guide! Although the Scrum Guide does not define Refinement as an event, you should be doing it.

2020 241

2020 Technical Review SCRUM Development Team Review 241

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

Long has spoon-feeding solutions and off-the-shelf feature descriptions prevailed in many development teams. Although some issues might have been fixed, I rarely see the full potential of a Scrum Team being achieved. Going all-in on predefined features fails to capitalize on hidden ideas in the brains of team members.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Innovation Leadership 202

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

While everyone will appreciate the effort, participating in a 2-day workshop does not mean that they mastered navigating the waters of dual-track Scrum, for example. Instead, the management ought to provide the teams with goals and guidance on how to achieve these, along with funding sufficient to meet the objectives.

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Software Review Agile Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review 242

Scrum.org

JANUARY 7, 2020

Do you frequently find yourself in Sprint Reviews that only consist of a PowerPoint presentation? For such an important part of the empirical process made possible by the Scrum Framework, the Sprint Review often receives the least attention in how it is facilitated. In this post, we share the design for a Sprint Review.

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Software Review Development Team Review SCRUM Closing 159

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Development Team Organises Its Own Work. The Development Team is both self-organising and cross-functional and by the end of each Sprint provides an increment that is ‘done’ and releasable. The team defines how to organise work in a Sprint. The Scrum Guide, 2017). No need to conduct a code review.

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SCRUM Software Review Development Team Review 2017 35

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The Scrum framework provides one example of how such a cadence could look. Consider a cadence that involves Planning, Reviewing, and Retrospecting with a clear distinction between the team working on the OKR and its stakeholders. . After identifying the few real OKRs, assess who’s needed to work towards each of them.

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Cadence Development Team Review SCRUM Initiating 218

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

TL; DR: ChatGPT Product Owner Job Interview A few weeks ago, I ran a simulated job interview with ChatGPT for a fictitious Scrum Master position. Admittedly, I would not have invited this “interviewee” for an interview with other team members; however, the interview produced some remarkable answers.

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ChatGPT Development Team Review Technical Review SCRUM 172

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

SAFe includes Scrum - so how come many Scrum practitioners and thought leaders consider it unsafe? SAFe's perspective is that "Nothing beats an Agile Team" and it doesn't try to reinvent the wheel or even innovate too much when it comes to the Team level. SAFe's Scrum Master is more of an Agile Team Lead.

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SCRUM Development Team Review Technical Review Cadence 123

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Professional Scrum Master (PSM-I) workshop has a module that talks about the Definition of DONE (DoD) and Technical Debt. As stated in Scrum Guides the Definition of Done (DoD) is –. This is the definition of ‘Done’ for the Scrum Team and it is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment.

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Development Team Review Software Review Technical Review SCRUM 203

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Each post discusses scientific research that is relevant to our work with Scrum and Agile teams. How much time should they spend with their team or with stakeholders? From our own quantitative research with 1.200 Scrum Teams , we know that teams are more effective when they are more aware of the needs of their stakeholders.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

I looked at how this can work out for your Daily Scrum , and now we've arrived at the last specific event of Scrum: the Sprint Review. A small reminder from the Scrum Guide: “A Sprint Review is held at the end of the Sprint to inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog if needed. Total silence.

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Development Team Review SCRUM Closing Planning 173

Scrum.org

JUNE 22, 2019

For years, I’ve fulfilled the role of Scrum Master for many different organizations and Scrum Teams. These teams were mostly focused on software development. These organizations were able to attract the smartest developers and create products customers loved. Examples of a Developer Culture.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review 184

Scrum.org

AUGUST 6, 2019

Organizations use Scrum because they hope it can help them become more Agile. Think of delivering value to customers sooner by releasing early & often, decreasing cycle time and lead time, improving team morale, lowering the number of defects, optimizing return on investment and increasing innovation rate. It’s all about strategy.

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SCRUM Development Team Review Closing Lean 84

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 7, 2019

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. Moreover, if the team fails to deliver on that metric something is wrong with the Scrum Team.

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Agile Underperforming Technical Team Estimate SCRUM 194

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FEBRUARY 8, 2020

I had various conversations and workshops with the development teams and the leadership. Output driven development. The last observation I want to share is that of output driven development. The teams were given work to do, instead of problems to solve. . Did not use a Scrum Master for 1.3

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review SCRUM Technical Review 205

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Philosophy for being an outstanding team member. Now let’s have a look at how this could fit within a Scrum Team. Even more specific: during the different Scrum Events. The participants of this session are the full Scrum Team: Product Owner, Development Team and the Scrum Master.

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SCRUM Development Team Review Innovation Planning 168

Scrum.org

JUNE 23, 2019

Scrum is a simple, yet sufficient framework to build emerging products, provided you identify in advance what is worth building. The following article points at 28 Product Backlog anti-patterns — including the Product Backlog refinement process — that limit your Scrum Team’s success. TL; DR: 28 Product Backlog Anti-Patterns.

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Development Team Review Technical Review SCRUM Estimate 177

Scrum.org

JUNE 23, 2019

Scrum is a simple, yet sufficient framework to build emerging products, provided you identify in advance what is worth building. The Product Backlog According to the Scrum Guide. This is an ongoing process in which the Product Owner and the Development Team collaborate on the details of Product Backlog items.

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Development Team Review Technical Review SCRUM Estimate 173

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Nehmen Sie an einer von Stefans kommenden Professional Scrum-Schulungen teil ! Executives that are not close to the customer problems make the decisions at the portfolio level, and teams execute, which can lead to disengaged teams. SAFe is for compliance and contacts, Scrum for performance. Die Daten der Umfrage.

Lean 213

Lean Software Review 2022 Agile 213

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 2, 2018

If you’re also an experienced Scrum practitioner, you probably associate the time you started to use Scrum with the time you started to release more frequently. Transcending Scrum and the Sprint Increment? Before you recycle your copies of the Scrum Guide – can I ask you a couple of questions though?

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Cadence Development Team Review Technical Review Software Review 156

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Now let’s have a look at how this benefits your team’s Sprint Planning event. A small reminder from the Scrum Guide: “The work to be performed in the Sprint is planned at the Sprint Planning. This plan is created by the collaborative work of the entire Scrum Team. On Monday morning, the Scrum Team is back.

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Planning Development Team Review Construction SCRUM 176

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 2, 2018

If you’re also an experienced Scrum practitioner, you probably associate the time you started to use Scrum with the time you started to release more frequently. Transcending Scrum and the Increment? Before you recycle your copies of the Scrum Guide – can I ask you a couple of questions though? You were pretty proud.

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Cadence Development Team Review Technical Review Software Review 150

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Somewhere between the CEO and 1st line management level, "you do Scrum, just get it done, how much money you need, and what kind of people you need." "It's just another framework." Salespeople were saying, "you're doing Scrum magic and making it faster." Lucy was wearing three hats, developer, manager, and scrum master. "I

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Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review SCRUM 23

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! Executives that are not close to the customer problems make the decisions at the portfolio level, and teams execute, which can lead to disengaged teams. SAFe is for compliance and contacts, Scrum for performance. Survey Data.

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Lean Software Review 2022 Agile 183

Scrum.org

MARCH 6, 2020

In this series of posts, we show how Liberating Structures can be used with Scrum. As part of introducing the Scrum Framework, management encourages Scrum Teams to redesign the office space. What’s the real challenge a team is facing? What do we mostly see & hear during the various Scrum events?

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Development Team Review SCRUM Energy Consulting 178

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Development Team Organises Its Own Work. The Development Team is both self-organising and cross-functional and by the end of each Sprint provides an increment that is ‘done’ and releasable. The team defines how to organise work in a Sprint. The Scrum Guide, 2017). No need to conduct a code review.

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Software Review Development Team Review 2017 2019 156