Scrum.org

OCTOBER 18, 2021

TL; DR: My Top Ten Worst Scrum Anti-Patterns. I recently was invited to a Scrum.org Webinar, and I picked a topic close to my heart: the worst Scrum anti-patterns. So, without further delay, here are my top ten of the meanest, baddest Scrum anti-patterns I have experienced. ?? Watch the replay of the webinar now ! ??

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

A New Tool for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches or Change Agents to Facilitate Retrospectives. Many Scrum Teams are not very familiar with the Scrum Values as described in the Scrum Guide, and if, they have their own interpretation of it. October 2nd, 10am ET, 4pm CET (20 Minutes).

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Scrum.org

APRIL 18, 2022

TL; DR: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns — 20 Signs Your Scrum Master Needs Help. The reasons Scrum Masters violate the spirit of the Scrum Guide are multi-faceted. Typical Scrum Master anti-patterns run from ill-suited personal traits to complacency to pursuing individual agendas to frustration with the team itself.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Everybody wants to Scale Scrum. So you have a couple of Scrum Teams that are working in adjacent areas and you're starting to face some challenges in delivering value in a coordinated integrative way. This is more or less the time you started searching for "scaling agile" "scaling scrum" and exploring your options.

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MPUG

JANUARY 23, 2023

Scrum is one of the most used frameworks in Lean-Agile space , among others such as Kanban, eXtreme Programming (XP), or Scrum combined with XP. The Scrum framework comes mainly with three artifacts. Many also consider Sprint, the iteration within Scrum, as another event. In fact, MS Project Agile (i.e.,

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Scrum.org

APRIL 20, 2022

In Kürze: Scrum Master Fehlverhalten. Die Gründe, warum Scrum Master den Geist des Scrum Guides verletzen, sind vielschichtig. Scrum Master Fehlverhalten reichen von unpassenden persönlichen Eigenschaften über die Verfolgung persönlicher Agenden bis hin zur Frustration mit dem Scrum Team selbst.

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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 Learn how individual incentives and outdated organizational structures — fostering personal agendas and local optimization efforts — manifest themselves in Scrum stakeholder anti-patterns which easily can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. The Sprint.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

A New Tool for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches or Change Agents to Facilitate Retrospectives. Many Scrum Teams are not very familiar with the Scrum Values as described in the Scrum Guide, and if, they have their own interpretation of it. October 2nd, 10am ET, 4pm CET (20 Minutes). . . Jochen (Joe) Krebs.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2019

Part 1 intends to focus on the Scrum Team, Part 2 will be released shortly after our Webinar on April 29th and will focus on the “Epic” challenges agile leaders are facing. Product Backlog is not an event in Scrum, but has its place in the Scrum Guide and therefore the Scrum Framework.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 25, 2022

TL; DR: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! Scrum’s Sprint Planning aims to align the Developers and the Product Owner on what to build next, delivering the highest possible value to customers. Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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Scrum.org

JUNE 6, 2022

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 that easily impede any agile transformation to a product-led organization. ????

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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. ???? Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! The Scrum Guide on the Sprint Retrospective. The Scrum Team identifies the most helpful changes to improve its effectiveness.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 23, 2024

TL; DR: Scrum Master Interview 2024 In today’s tight job market, standing out as a genuine Scrum Master is crucial amidst a sea of imposters. Preparing for Your Scrum Master Interview as a Candidate Originally, the Scrum Master Interview Guide has always been intended to help those making hiring decisions.

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Scrum.org

MAY 23, 2022

Moreover, how did the previous Sprint contribute to our Scrum team’s mission? Answering these questions and adapting the Product Backlog in a collaborative effort of the Scrum Team with internal and external stakeholders is the purpose of the Sprint Review. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes !

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Garbage in, garbage out: No matter whether your team chose Scrum for the right purpose—solving complex, adaptive problems. No matter whether your Scrum Team’s product quality is top-notch or whether your teammates embrace self-management to the fullest. TL; DR: Forensic Product Backlog Analysis. Source: What is Forensic Analysis ?).

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Scrum.org

JUNE 8, 2022

In Kürze: Die Fehlverhalten von Scrum Interessenvertretern. Nehmen Sie an einer von Stefans kommenden Professional Scrum-Schulungen teil ! ?? ?? ???? June 20-23 : A guaranteed Professional Scrum Master Training w/ PSM I Certificate in English. Scrum Stakeholder und organisatorische Exzellenz in Alt-Organisationen.

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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. OKRs (and Scrum…) thrive in the Complex Domain. This is exactly the environment where Scrum thrives. Does that mean we need Scrum to implement OKRs?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Les comparto el enlace donde pueden adquirir mi libro Notas de Scrum Profesional: [link]. Te invito a mi siguiente Webinar sobre las Posturas del Product Owner: [link]. . . . Para mejorar la autoorganización se requiere un propósito y el objetivo del Sprint lo representa. Me pueden contactar en jfrancia@discoveryfast.com.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

TL; DR: Club Scrum — You, too, ChatGPT? A few years ago, I ran a survey to figure out what Scrum Masters serving a single Scrum team do all day. Now that we have a new kid, pardon: a new LLM, on the block, I reran the old questionnaire: Club Scrum: What Are You Doing all Day, ChatGPT — as a Scrum Master?

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Scrum.org

MARCH 17, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile, Part 1: Practices & Tools for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and Product Owners. As a Professional Scrum Trainer, I strive to provide training classes without using PowerPoint or digital devices. If you like to get a hands-on introduction, consider joining my webinar/live virtual class next Thursday.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 10, 2023

Photo by Alora Griffiths on Unsplash The Ultimate Litmus Test: Go on Vacation If the outcome of an effective Scrum Master is to create a high-performing, self-managing team, the litmus test may be — what happens when you are not there? Retrospective: “Doing Scrum or Kanban is not the goal. Do they work at this level without you?

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Scrum.org

MARCH 15, 2021

A few weeks, Scrum.org hosted a webinar on Product Backlog anti-patterns with me, which left several questions unanswered as we ran out of time. Hence please find following my answers to the additional 18 questions I could not answer during the webinar Product Backlog anti-patterns Q&A session.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 5, 2021

In December 2020, my friend Adrian Galarza and I delivered a Scrum.org Scrum Pulse Webinar - A Cycle Time Journey: 164 to 8 Days in 6 Months that summarized the journey of Adrian’s Scrum Team. Some key topics that we covered in the webinar were…. Does Scrum allow testers? BACKGROUND.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 2, 2019

As part of the Scrum.org webinar “Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer - Martin Hinshelwood - Answering Your Most Pressing Scrum Questions” I was asked a number of questions. In case you missed it, here is the recording of yesterday's Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer webinar with Martin Hinshelwood!

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Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2024

Als Scrum Master bin ich ständig auf der Suche nach Werkzeugen, die meine Arbeit effektiver machen. Wie ich vorgegangen bin, um das Team bei der Arbeit mit Scrum zu unterstützen, habe ich in der Fallstudie „ Wie du als Scrum Master mit einem neuen Team beginnst “ dargelegt. Als Scrum Master verkommen wir dann zur Scrum Polizei.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I got the idea of writing this blog while hosting a webinar on the same topics when multiple people told us to document our discussion. Originally I posted this blog on Agilemania , and you can check our upcoming webinars there. Scrum Teams ensure they have a meaningful sprint goal, not a generic goal.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 11, 2022

Scrum is a tactical framework to build products, provided you identify what is worth making in advance. The following article points to 27 common Product Backlog anti-patterns – including the Product Backlog refinement process – limiting your Scrum team’s success. ???? The Product Backlog According to the Scrum Guide.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Es vergeht kein Scrum Training, an dem nicht darüber diskutiert wird… Die Rede ist von Sprint-Zielen. Sprint-Ziele sind für Scrum Teams optional. Du wirst mir zustimmen, dass diese Gründe eine Herausforderung für Scrum Teams darstellen. Das Daily Scrum gleicht einem Statusbericht-Meeting. Bis auf den letzten Punkt.

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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. Over 400 people joined that webinar and there were a number of questions that we did not have time to address. Even if that means we change the name Scrum Team to Squad :-) .

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Garbage in, garbage out: No matter whether your team chose Scrum for the right purpose—solving complex, adaptive problems. No matter whether your Scrum Team’s product quality is top-notch or whether your teammates embrace self-management to the fullest. TL; DR: Forensic Product Backlog Analysis. Source: What is Forensic Analysis ?).

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Scrum.org

MAY 4, 2021

. Lately, the scope of the Scrum Master has touched the heights, and every other person wants to land their hands on this. No doubt the Scrum Master role is in the spotlight and has also been named one of the top 10 most promising careers. Suppose you are one of those who want to make your career in Scrum Mastery or Agile Coaching.

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Management Yogi

MARCH 8, 2025

In a recent article for Scrum at Scale CIPSA Key Roles and Goals, I wrote about the power of simplicity. I also said simple is beautiful and simplicity sticks. It's applicable in all walks of our lives. You can read it here.Simple people are liked more, trusted more. Simple things are easily remembered and hence followed.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 16, 2021

Around 14 years ago, my Coach - Peggy Reed changed my life by sending me to Scrum Training. I fell in love with Scrum and chose to become a Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer with the support of Ken Schwaber. Since then, I have trained thousands of students in Scrum and completed hundreds of hours of coaching.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

As part of the Scrum.org webinar “Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer - Martin Hinshelwood - Answering Your Most Pressing Scrum Questions” I was asked a number of questions. In case you missed it, here is the recording of yesterday's Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer webinar with Martin Hinshelwood!

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Scrum.org

MAY 19, 2022

Every event in Scrum revolves around the Sprint, which is the heartbeat of Scrum. The Sprint Planning event sets the goal and plan for the Sprint, and the Daily Scrum increases the likelihood of delivering a done increment. It’s the Scrum Master’s pivotal event. With Scrum, the team talks about it every Sprint!

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NimbleWork

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Additionally, Christina is an instructor at Wilfrid Laurier University and OCAD University, where she shares her knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, SAFe® methodologies, and product management. With expertise in agile transformation, she helps teams adopt practices like Scrum, ScrumBan, Kanban, and Lean IT.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Despite decades-long efforts of the whole agile community—books, blogs, conferences, webinars, videos, meetups; you name it—we are still confronted in many supposedly agile organizations with output-metric driven reporting systems. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! ?? Cooking The Agile Books.

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