The Scrum Team consists of three roles. The only three roles needed in Scrum. But all needed! And all equally important to be successful. This first sentence is all there is to it. And if we would practice Scrum within our companies the way described in this first sentence we can all be successful in […]
Certain Agile concepts and ideas have been part of the content marketing conversation for some time now. Scrum is one concept that’s often part of these conversations. But bundling it with Agile causes all kinds of confusion. This article focuses on how a Scrum-based approach to content marketing could work, as told through the experience
By now, most organisations are using Scrum, however, many of them feel like the agility of their organisation has degraded, and they might be right! Often, using Scrum starts out as a way to improve development efforts coordinated within an IT division or department, but that is not the most effective organization structure to potentially
In the Scrum.org Headquarters there is a picture of Ken Schwaber — one of the founders of Scrum — pointing at a sticky saying “Done”. This picture underscores the most essential rule in Scrum: create “Done” software every Sprint. But many teams struggle with this rule. It is tempting to fall into “shades of Done”.
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SAFe includes Scrum – so how come many Scrum practitioners and thought leaders consider it unsafe? The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe™) is one of the most popular approaches to applying agile at scale out there. SAFe’s perspective is that “Nothing beats an Agile Team” and it doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel or even innovate
Working with the Professional Scrum Trainer community, and particularly with Ken Schwaber as one of the Professional Scrum Master Stewards has been a very rewarding learning journey. Helping with the launch of the new PSM II course invited me to reflect even more on what it is to be a Scrum Master. Being a Scrum
StartupStockPhotos / Pixabay When delivering a Professional Scrum Master training or helping clients creating awesome products with Scrum, some people ask me how to adapt (downgrade) Scrum to make it work in their organizations. My answer is always the same: Scrum will change your organization! Let me explain why it cannot be the contrary. 1
vait_mcright / Pixabay I need to get something off my chest. It’s a personal thing, so don’t mind me. But maybe it will get you thinking also. It’s been on my mind for quite some time. Troublesome sometimes…. Here it goes. Every now and then I see people with profiles saying “Agile Project Manager” or
OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Over the centuries, humans have managed to adapt to many situations and evolve to become what we are today. History shows that we have an innate ability to adapt and evolve. This remains valid as part of a change in business, such as the adoption of Scrum. In the past, I’ve noticed
geralt / Pixabay Why have I started the “Scrum Master Studio” When many organizations wanted to incorporate Scrum, it was a big disappointment. The leaders saw it as a failed experiment that did not yield the positive impact one would hope for. Nevertheless, I have witnessed the transformational results and great rewards an organization reaps
