As a Scrum trainer, I get the chance to hear from people working in widely different industries - from finance to healthcare to tech....

One of the recent trends that I am thrilled to hear about is that many organizations are - at last! - starting to take note of the importance of defining their products.

If you want to de-motivate your Scrum team, be sure to grade them every Sprint based on # of points delivered or worse - % complete! I...

There’s a reason we often say, “Trust but verify.”  It's because trust is important — but to build and maintain trust we need...

When a new Scrum team first starts working together, they go through some common growing pains. Knowing what to expect for a new Scrum team can help make things go a little smoother.

Below are some of my favorite tools for Agile teams - and each has added elements of AI into their offerings. Included in this list is...

Organizations define Product Manager and Product Owner roles differently. Company size, industry, and structure all play a role. Scrum makes the Product Owner accountable for maximizing value, but many companies add a Product Manager alongside—or instead of—a Product Owner. This creates variations in how the roles function. The Strong Product Owner Model Some companies align the Product Owner role with strategic responsibilities. These Product Owners engage with customers and

The purpose of the Scrum Master is to improve the adoption of Scrum. So, it makes sense that the Scrum Master should ask the question: What does a high-performing Scrum team look like? After all, how can you know what you're shooting for if you don't know what "great" looks like?

Scrum actually has very few rules. It’s a simple framework with just enough—but not too much—structure to help teams work together.

Scrum has come a long way from its early days as a radical approach to managing complex work. Once considered experimental, even risky,...

According to the Scrum Guide, a Sprint can be cancelled—but only by the Product Owner, and only if the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete. That sounds a bit vague, doesn’t it? What does “obsolete” really mean?

In Scrum, “Done” means done. Not halfway done, not “almost there,” and certainly not “we’ll get to it next Sprint.” Yet, many teams find...

Cross-function teams don't need to constantly hand off work to another team. They have all the skills that they need to deliver usable product.

Burnout can impact the whole Scrum team. Fortunately, there is a cure in the house.

Organizations don’t adopt Agile for the sake of being Agile. They do it because they want to deliver value sooner. That’s the goal:...

Agile teams need great leadership

Let’s set the record straight: Scrum Master is not a dead-end job. In fact, it might be the best stepping stone to real leadership you could ask for.

Imagine a Scrum team that cuts down trees. The team consists of Paul Bunyan and Homer Simpson. To size their work, they assign points to...

Don't overload the Sprint - it's not helpful and it slows down value delivery.

Transparency in Scrum isn’t about proving you’re busy. It’s about ensuring the most valuable work gets done.