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

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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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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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

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 Learn how individual incentives and outdated organizational structures — fostering personal agendas and local optimization efforts — manifest themselves in Scrum stakeholder anti-patterns which easily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

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 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

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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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 20, 2020

Zoom acts as a phone, instant messenger for business, video webinar and a conference room. Daily Scrum. One thing is the daily scrum. Scrum is a framework for working in a more agile fashion, which means faster and more iterative. Teams will need to talk, and managers will need to lead. Set Deadlines.

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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

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

APRIL 9, 2025

In a recent ProdPad webinar, I sat down with Janna Bastow for a fireside chat. Everything changed when a colleague introduced me to Scrum and agilityit was the approach I had naturally been seeking. If you found this article valuable and want to listen in on the whole conversation, click here to access the ProdPad webinar.

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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

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

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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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

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

JUNE 2, 2024

Recursos Sugeridos para aprender los fundamentos: Manifiesto Agile : AgileManifesto.org Libros : “Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time” de Jeff Sutherland “Agile Estimating and Planning” de Mike Cohn. La guía Scrum 2. La más popular y ampliamente adoptada es Scrum.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 4, 2024

Your single best investment to improve your professional standing ; order the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now! ? Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! My Professional Scrum and other training classes are designed exactly for that purpose.) Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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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

JULY 13, 2022

I confess that the first time someone told me that Scrum is based upon empiricism, I thought they were a little pretentious. But as I’ve coached more and more Scrum Teams over the years, I have learned that empiricism matters. It’s not just a fancy word; it’s the foundation of Scrum. Why make it so complicated? . Conclusion.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Considering that Scrum teams make a ton of decisions every day and also have resolutions (not only once per year though), this could make huge difference when formulating for example working agreements, capturing retrospective results and of course initiate agile transformations. .

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The IIL Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The approach was presented in a PMI-hosted webinar in January 2024 and accompanied by an article in the Harvard Business Review, “ It’s Time to End the Battle Between Waterfall and Agile.” Scrum is the most commonly used iteration-based agile approach. Scrum and Kanban are team-based practices. Iteration-Based.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The Developers on a Scrum Team size the work they are accountable for delivering (Developers in Scrum include anyone needed to develop the work, including analysts, UX, and quality professionals). Visit my YouTube Channel to access a growing library of professional development webinars and subscribe below for more content!

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Gunther Verheyen

MAY 20, 2020

Maybe along the road they took a break, read more, gained more experience with Scrum, and demonstrated other forms of patience, persistence, and belief. On a personal note, I want to share that my journey of Scrum started in 2003. There are so many ways to consider and explain Scrum. And I spent 7 years (seven!) I am no wizard.

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