» Progressive scrum implementation (?)
20/11/24 22:56
Hi guys, I've been working as a PM (supposed to be a SM...) for the last 3 months with a team (subdivided in 3 teams: analytics, big data, data warehouse). Even though there are some requests that need 3 areas actively involved, most of ...
» How to manage client testing in sprint
20/11/24 11:54
Hello all, I have an issue in my team, we try to adopt scrum in our team but we found it very difficult (no scrum master to guide us but many people certified PM1). We already have many occurence of sprint but each time we have di...
» Overcoming Challenges in Sprint Planning: Insights Needed
19/11/24 04:33
Hi everyone, I’m Emmanuel Katto from Dubai, new to Scrum and have recently started my first role as a Scrum Master. As I go through the resources available on Scrum.org, I’ve begun applying what I’ve learned to our Sprint Planning sessio...
» PI Planning schema for unpredictable backlogs
18/11/24 08:15
Team is working on Program1, Program2 and Program 3. Program1 & 2 having predefined content and Program 3 is not having any predefined content(backlog may come at any time). In this scenario how to define PI planning schema.
» Do you capture one-on-one conversations when evaluating Agile maturity, or just team data?
18/11/24 07:21
Isn’t this an important piece for capturing individual contributions and understanding team dynamics?
» Sprint planning and JIRA
15/11/24 23:00
Hi, This is my first time writing on this forum, please forgive me if I make mistakes :D
» Utilizing Scrum for non-Software Development
13/11/24 18:54
The area that I now work for does not develop software. We work with data and reporting. There are a few things they have done that would have resembled traditional software development. Perhaps I am splitting hairs here. We progra...
» How to use user stories in Scrum
06/11/24 10:23
Hi all, I worked for 3 years as a scrum master for a Insurance company. Last week I started as a scrum master at a new company and already see huge differences how they use scrum. I will describe how we used user stories and my pre...
» If not prototyping then what?
05/11/24 20:36
Over the years, I gravitated towards using prototyping as part of my job quite heavily. It brings practical problems of its own which I hoped to resolve by reading this forum, but I am finding out that prototyping the way I do it, and ev...
» A PSM charterholder badge after PSM I, II & III?
03/11/24 15:56
Much like how CFA Institute awards a CFA charter after clearing L1, L2 and L3, I have proposed a suggestion to Scrum.org to award a PSM charterholder badge to candidates who have successfully completed PSM I, II and III. Do you think thi...
» In 2003
07/05/24 18:23
I was reviewing the youthful Scrum, and found this course description for the very first course. Some comments from students are at the end: ScrumMaster Certification Course Description Why? Agile project management is as radically ...
» Scrum Guide
25/09/23 16:08
I have been getting queries recently. People want to know when the next Scrum Guide is coming out. The 2020 Guide took Ralph Jocham, Don McGreal and me six months to write. We removed inconsistencies and normalized the prior Guide. If yo...
» Scrum Guide 2020
30/08/20 14:50
Lean and focused. Thirteen pages long. To be released this fall.
» Migration and Clarity
14/08/20 15:08
Massachusetts, my home, has experienced progressively warmer winters. One consequence is that many birds that used to migrate through Massachusetts now stop in Massachusetts for the winter. The result is birds everywhere. Ben, a farmer i...
» Mildred the Goose
13/07/20 15:00
Overview: Agile processes are easy to grasp after you’ve been on a project that employs them. Until then, many have trouble understanding what an agile process or an agile project is all about. Whereas traditional project management app...
» Muck the Duck
12/07/20 15:52
These are the jokes I told in my Scrum Master classes. Brick-Laying Duck New buildings were going up all over town. The best were made from brick. And, as you would expect, bars were always nearby to salve the pains of the working folk I...
» Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) Exam Study Tips
08/05/20 14:01
Read and thoroughly understand/internalize the Scrum Guide. Read it several times in different sittings. We recommend that you download the PDF and read it like you would a book. Over, and over again! Take the Scrum Open assessment numer...
» The End of Kurt Cagle: Or At Least the End of his Movie Studio Model.
10/09/19 03:01
Disclaimer Up Front: I have been “Crazy” about Scrum since I first learned about it, and I myself have been known to act a little “Crazy” at times in my life, and this is why my blog and company operate under the...
» More Aspects of Agile Communities of Practice
25/07/19 02:14
This is a follow up article to my article about An Agile Community of Practice Starter Kit. I wanted to share some details on other aspects of CoP’s. Scope and Nature of a CoP The scope of an Agile CoP can be of varying sizes and ...
» Better SAFe Than Sorry
25/03/19 15:38
The presentation demonstrates why SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) is the most widely adopted agile scaling framework. SAFe’s practices have evolved from Agile practices and methods, Lean product... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit ...
» Agile Coach Camp Canada, Cornwall, Canada, June 7-9 2019
21/03/19 07:00
Agile Coach Camp Canada is a conference that creates opportunities for the Agile and Scrum coaches community to share successes, learning, questions and unresolved dilemmas. All this happens in an... [[ This is a content summary only. Vi...
» AgileCraft Acquired by Atlassian
20/03/19 14:48
Atlassian, the vendor of the JIRA tool, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AgileCraft, a provider of enterprise agile planning software. AgileCraft helps... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit m...
» Using Commercial Scrum Tools for Free
19/03/19 07:00
If the development of open source Scrum tools was in vogue some years ago, a lot of these projects have now been abandoned. Some are still active, but this is because their development is sponsored... [[ This is a content summary only. V...
» ZenHub Adds Agile Reporting
15/03/19 14:42
ZenHub project management tool for software development teams using GitHub has released a new Agile reporting suite aimed at enterprise software teams looking to optimize their development lifecycle.... [[ This is a content summary only....
» Agile Coach Camp Denmark, Dragor, Denmark, May 23-25 2019
15/03/19 07:30
Agile Coach Camp Denmark is a three-day event that serves as an unconference for Agile and Scrum coaches of Denmark and other countries. The Agile Coach Camp Denmark is a free, not-for-profit,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit ...
» ScrumImpulz, Bratislava, Slovakia, May 30 2019
15/03/19 07:00
ScrumImpulz is a one-day conference focused on the Scrum approach for Agile project management that takes place in Slovakia. Local and international experts share their practical experience about the... [[ This is a content summary only....
» Agile Open Canada, Vancouver, Canada, May 27-28 2019
15/03/19 06:00
Agile Open Canada is a two-day conference that creates opportunities for the Canadian Agile practitioners and enthusiasts of Canada to share successes, learning, questions and unresolved dilemmas.... [[ This is a content summary only. Vi...
» Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) Exam Study Tips
27/02/19 22:12
You may notice that steps 1-10 are a re-hash of suggestions for studying for the PSM I exam. If you took PSM I recently, then just quickly re-do these steps again (or skim instead of read, etc). If you didn’t take PSM I recently, t...
» Look at Capability, not Title.
04/02/19 15:50
Development team or Delivery team. Continue reading →
» User Stories to Represent Backend Services, Web Services, SOA, etc
15/01/19 20:50
Sometimes you have a need to represent User Stories that describe a back end service, API, web service, or similar. First of all, a couple of warnings. 1. Make sure that you’re not creating a “Technical Story”. Technica...