Scrum Masters can sometimes fall into the trap of managing the process rather than coaching the team.

One of the first things you learn about Scrum is that it has five events. One of these events is the Daily Scrum.

Judging a team based on their velocity is like measuring a restaurant’s success by the quality of their kitchen timers.

This is an excerpt from the new Illustrated Scrum Myths  book by Mary Iqbal , now available on Amazon . Each myth in the book includes a...

This is an excerpt from the new Illustrated Scrum Myths book by Mary Iqbal, now available on Amazon.

How can you focus on continuous improvement if you think everything is already perfect? Scrum Masters who become too emotionally attached

Brayden Yundt, Maintenance Manager, introduced Scrum as a framework to bring structure and transparency to the maintenance team's work.

One student told me her company started using Scrum when they hired a vendor who claimed to be an expert. But that vendor piled on excessive

Many Scrum Masters see their role as protecting the Scrum Team. But when protection becomes isolation, something is wrong. Shielding a team

New Scrum teams aren't perfect, but when you use Scrum to get better, you get better at Scrum.

Scrum isn’t just a framework—it’s a shield from unreasonable expectations. It protects teams from overload, miscommunication, and last-minut

Scrum is not the Wild, Wild West. I think a lot of people think that Scrum means that we can do what we want. Like it's the Wild, Wild Wes

Management by Exception the idea that we should manage the things that are off track, rather than giving focus to things going well.

A lot of teams add unnecessary complexity to the Scrum framework itself, which results in a lot of wasted effort.

Scrum should be used in complex environments

A line in the sand Every Scrum team should have a Scrum Master. Scrum Masters are important to the success of Scrum within the organization and impact the Scrum team's ability to deliver value and improve customer outcomes. The Scrum Master is often called upon to coach and mentor the Scrum team and its stakeholders - even leadership. But Scrum Masters are human. And sometimes - even when they are trying to help - they can unintentionally overstep their authority. In thi

In Scrum, the Definition of Done (DoD) is a shared understanding of what it means for a Product Backlog item to be considered complete.

Scrum is a framework that helps teams collaborate to deliver value in complex environments. While you can have a Scrum team with just one...

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