How to Scrum without a Scrum Master
Can Scrum Teams exist and operate at their best sans a Scrum Master? Maybe. Here are a few experiments you can try to get by without one.
Retrospectives
In Scrum, Agile Retrospectives performed at the end of each Sprint represent THE key inspect and adapt opportunity for the team. Don’t let it get boring.
Help! My Team’s Sprint Backlog is Out of Control!
Mystery stories? No points, no details, no naming conventions, technical tasks, ad hoc requests… Help! My Sprint Backlog is out of Control!
More Agile Great Debates, Part 8
This time on “More Agile Great Debates”: incomplete backlogs, improvements, “special” Sprints, people swapping, and cross-functionality.
More Great Agile Debates, Part 6
Hear five more agile great debates: time-boxes, Scrum Masters, Managers at Retros, Scrum Teams staying together, and is Scrum for everything?
My Scrum Team Doesn’t Want to do some Events
Each event of Scrum has a specific audience and purpose. While skipping some might be tempting, you might want to read this before doing so.
More Great Agile Debates, Part 2
In the second part of my blog series on “Agile’s Great Debates,” learn about five more agile topics that people argue about and disagree on.
More Great Agile Debates, Part 1
My previous “Great Agile Debates” have proven extremely popular, so I thought I would add to this body of knowledge with a new blog series.
What Happens if Your Scrum Team isn’t Trained?
Scrum Teams without formal training are apt to make tons of mistakes because they don’t have experience or guidance. Here’s what can happen.
What happens if you don’t deliver a “Done” Increment?
Not delivering a “done” increment at the end of a Sprint can cause many negative consequences. It’s a bad habit and won’t make anyone happy.
There are no “Special” Sprints in Scrum
There should be no “special” Sprints in Scrum. The goal of every iteration is to create a working increment that is potentially releasable.