» Seeking for advice from Product Owner experts
13/02/25 19:13
I'm seeking advice or, if possible, a chance to chat at a specific time with someone who has extensive experience as a Product Owner—and if they're a Salesforce Product Owner (i.e., they have worked or are working as a Product Owner with...
» Scrum Uses the Best Processes
11/02/25 20:25
You have been given a new, very important assignment . Imminent security threats have been detected. Several security issues, that if not addressed, will penetrate and damage such industries as manufacturing, aerospace, and computer secu...
» What is harm in combining sprint review and retro?
08/02/25 15:24
Why there is need to have separate, and what is the harm if we combine it ? anyway both the events are near at the end of iteration.
» My Approach to Scrum at Scrum.org
07/02/25 22:09
My actions have been misinterpreted frequently enough that I’d like to review with you how I built Scrum.org, and why the different components exist and how they work together. Background: I built Scrum first, then participated in kickin...
» Looking for capacity planning resources and help
07/02/25 18:43
Hello, all, I am currently looking for advice for our unique take on scrum. Think scrum of scrum - ish we have separate pods of interns working within their department (ex UX/UI, Front end, Back end, etc etc) on 3 mth contracts on a viab...
» Skill of Negotiation in Product Management Workshop
07/02/25 14:55
Can anyone here tell me if Scum.org delivers in-person negotiations in product management workshop within organizations? Maverick Smothers
» Developers have an issue with the Acceptance Criteria
05/02/25 13:39
I am new to being a scrum master. The Dev team produces the product based only on the acceptance criteria, however, when their code is reviewed by the architect, the code logic is not there. I was informed stories are not im...
» How to calculate velocity for a shorter than normal sprint?
03/02/25 19:04
My company works in 3-week sprints, but due to scheduling issues and PI planning we recently had a 2-week sprint. How can I calculate the velocity of the sprint to account for the fact it was a shorter time period? For the normal 3...
» Help needed as I am losing my mind
01/02/25 18:27
Hello my friends,
» With high employee turnover how do you handle incorporating past Lessons Learned so team does not make same mistakes?
30/01/25 00:44
I have 8 scrum teams. We use lots of consultants. I see us making the same mistakes that are already in our lessons learned. How do I drive these lessons across all the teams, and to new team members?
» Process for handling multiple types of work
29/01/25 12:08
Hi all, I work for an organisation that provides B2B SaaS products - the products are not just 'plug and play', they require configuration and customisation for each individual customer.
» The Skill of Negotiation in Product Management
23/01/25 13:46
Does anyone here know if this course can be delivered in person? I am looking for an instructor led course on Negotiations for Product Management in a manufacturing production environment. The Skill of Negotiation in Product Manage...
» 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...