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.
Scrum Team
Who is on an Agile Scrum Team? Well, Scrum defines only three official roles: 1) Product Owner, 2) Scrum Master, and 3) Developers. Keep reading to learn more.
10 Symptoms Your Scrum Team is Broken, Part 2
Part 2 is here! Enjoy 10 more signs and symptoms that your Scrum Team has gone astray and is broken (and a few hints on what to do instead).
10 Symptoms Your Scrum Team is Broken, Part 1
How do you tell if your Scrum Team is broken? Here are 10 symptoms there might be something wrong…
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 9
In this episode of “More Agile Great Debates,” I tackle five more topics: Generalist vs. Specialist, Quality, Canceling Sprints, and more!
More Agile Great Debates, Part 8
This time on “More Agile Great Debates”: incomplete backlogs, improvements, “special” Sprints, people swapping, and cross-functionality.
More Agile Great Debates – Part 7
Here are my latest five great agile debates: Story Points, Job Titles, Velocity, Project Managers, and Business Analysis. Join the argument!
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?
More Agile Great Debates – Part 5
The fifth episode of “More Agile Great Debates” covers conflict, leadership, technical P.O.s, who writes User Stories, and extending Sprints.
The Great User Story Debate: To Assign or Not to Assign on Agile Teams
Should Sprint Backlog Items (aka User Stories) be assigned to an individual, or left un-assigned? This is my latest Agile great debate.