» Does SM raise deployment requests ?
24/07/24 05:02
Hi My team is asking me to raise deployment requests in system for any build errors. I have asked them to create themselves as scrum master is facilitator and not the actual doer. Architect says its job of SM to create requests since dev...
» Incomplete PBI Tasks and velocity
23/07/24 17:59
Hello dear friends, I am a new Scrum Master in a software development company. We are using Azure DevOps and working with "effort points" and velocity. Recently, we had a failed Sprint because 2 PBI Tasks couldn't be completed in time by...
» Hi there! Does anybody has a test to measure the level of scrum implementation in a team?
23/07/24 15:10
I'm kind of struggling in getting an artifact to help me measure the level of scrum implementation in my team. Does anyone has a test or any artifact that can share with me in order to solve my problem? Thank you in advance for your coop...
» Is there any specific formate to describe a feature?
22/07/24 09:39
When we create a Feature, is there any specific formate to describe? What are the points we need to consider / capture when we write a feature?
» Who should create the Product Backlog Items (User Stories)?
22/07/24 08:19
Dear members, I am facing a challenge in my current assignment, working as a Scrum Master for a Scrum Team. The Product Owner of the team, although a fairly helpful & collaborative person, is finding it increasingly difficult to work...
» Capacity for PROJECT based Work
19/07/24 19:45
Has anyone doing PROJECT-based work had to determine/manage their squad's capacity? Our squads do project-based work and each project has a specific hard deadline that we "drive" to (yes, like Waterfall). However, we manage all the work ...
» Addressing a "no Product owner" situation
19/07/24 11:00
Hi SM's I have joined a new organization and the situation I have is, the delivery lead has already decided onto a fixed bid project with around 1000 SP's, 9 months, team size will be around 7. When I say team, its not a team as there is...
» LeSS and the Scrum Guide
17/07/24 05:43
LeSS creators published their version of the Scrum Guide, I am curious what do you think about it? What do you like and dislike about this new version coming out?
» How Much Does a Scrum Master Certification and Training Cost? | Julio Herrera
15/07/24 10:09
Hello my name is Julio Herrera. Can I take the Scrum Master exam without training? How much does a Scrum Master certification and training cost?
» Dealing with lack of responsabilities at several levels
15/07/24 09:07
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» 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...