Stefan Wolpers June 9, 2021 TL; DR: Essential Agile Failure Patterns — When Noise Interferes with Signal There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Given that Scrum is a framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. When Scrum becomes an element of an agile transformation, the following three … Continue reading 3 Essential Agile Failure Patterns in 7:31 Minutes—Making Your Scrum Work
Anthony Mersino April 19, 2021 I recently posted a question on LinkedIn about how to staff the Scrum Master role in a small organization with few people. I was pleasantly surprised by the level of engagement and the great perspectives shared by many people. And the reality is that I hadn’t thought deeply about the … Continue reading Do You Need a Full Time Scrum Master for Scrum?
Stefan Wolpers February 9, 2021 TL; DR: Product Owner Anti-Patterns from Job Ads 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. If your Product Backlog is … Continue reading Fixing Your Scrum: A Forensic Product Backlog Analysis (Part 1)
Stefan Wolpers January 27, 2021 TL; DR: Scrum Master Job — 4 Steps to Identify Suitable Employers or Clients Are you considering a new Scrum Master job? However, you are not sure that it is the right organization? Don’t worry; there are four steps of proactive research to identify suitable employers or clients for Scrum … Continue reading The Scrum Master Job (1): 4 Steps to Identify Suitable Employers or Clients
Stefan Wolpers January 14, 2021 TL; DR: Scrum Commitments While the new Scrum Guide is less prescriptive and more inclusive, it also ties loose ends by including elements better, namely the previously free-floating Sprint Goal and the Definition of Done with the creation of Scrum commitments. This inclusion works remarkably well in the former’s case; … Continue reading Scrum Commitments: Tying Loose Ends and Shoehorning the Definition of Done
Anthony Mersino January 3, 2021 I recently had a participant tell me that my Agile and Scrum Training for Teams class was 1,000% better than he expected. Which I took as a great compliment, even though I noted the hyperbole. When pressed to explain why, he said that his previous Agile or Scrum Training course … Continue reading What Makes Agile and Scrum Training Effective?
Jake Lizarraga December 26, 2020 Since the advent of technology, the business world has taken on a faster pace. Project management software, automated programs, and other gifts from the digital realm have made it possible to get a lot more done than we were once used to. However, with so many options at our disposal, … Continue reading Kanban vs Scrum: Comparison, Pros, and Cons
Stefan Wolpers November 23, 2020 TL;DR: The Scrum Master Theses The following 70 Scrum Master theses describe the role from a holistic product creation perspective. The theses cover the role of the Scrum Master from product discovery to product delivery in a hands-on practical manner. On the one side, they address typical Scrum events such … Continue reading 70 Scrum Master Theses
Anthony Mersino September 30, 2020 Eighty percent of people who are using agile today use some flavor of the Scrum Framework. As you can imagine, there is a lot of variance in how Scrum is applied, and some people who use Scrum in ways that are not recognizable. People makeup rules and have had beliefs … Continue reading Debunking Popular Scrum Myths
Anthony Mersino September 22, 2020 I wrote before about bad Scrum and other abuse of the Scrum Framework. One of the common abuses that I see in organizations using Scrum is that they don’t properly use the 3 Scrum roles. To be effective, these three Scrum roles need to be implemented properly and protected. Like … Continue reading Using the Scrum Framework? Stay in your Lane
