The image above uses quotes from the poem “It Couldn’t Be Done” by Edgar Albert Guest. A fundamental part of Scrum is the ideal of...

When Scrum Teams experience a work quality issue, they sometimes shift the responsibility for quality control to the Product Owner as a...

Do you have a Scrum Genius on your team? Someone who always chimes in with the “right way” to do things. Maybe you’re the Scrum Genius —...

In Scrum, the Product Owner is accountable for maximizing product value for the customer. That’s the focus of the entire Scrum framework,...

Outcome-based metrics are an essential measure of Scrum Team performance. But they can be lagging indicators. In other words, it can...

In Scrum, the Product Owner’s purpose is to maximize the value of the Scrum Team’s work (the product). Delivering value to the customer...

A very interesting (and sad) piece of news made headlines in Spain recently that provides some lessons about agile product development...

According to the Scrum Guide, Scrum Teams are “self-managing, meaning they internally decide who does what, when, and how.” It seems...

Who finds it easy to say "no" to stakeholder requests? Anyone? I don't see many hands up. We are hardwired to want to help others, and...

Several years ago, I was the Scrum Master for a team working on a technology product. Two of the team’s Developers told me they would...

Maybe I’m naive, but I believe that most people mean well. If someone asks for help, most of us are inclined to lend a hand if we can. ...

In my experience, Sprint Planning is the most misused event in Scrum. There is a lot of competition for this dubious title. Many teams...

The refinement process for those practicing Scrum determines the detail, order and size of the items in the Product Backlog. The purpose...

Every Scrum event has a maximum allowable time period to carry it out, called a timebox. When I tell someone that the Sprint Planning...

According to the 2020 Scrum Guide, Scrum teams are “self-managing, meaning they internally decide who does what, when, and how.” ...

It’s a myth that Scrum Teams don’t plan. Scrum Teams plan at the Sprint Planning event and when refining work items. They also create a...

I gotta say, refining work items is usually, by far, the Scrum Team’s least popular activity. No one gets up in the morning saying, “I...

​According to the Scrum guide, Scrum teams typically have 10 or fewer people, including Developers, Scrum Master and Product Owner. But...

Understanding the “ why” behind the Scrum framework can help Scrum teams improve their ability to deliver value to the organization. We...

Scrum Teams that understand the “ why” behind the Scrum framework can better increase value delivery to the organization. Internalizing...