Rachael Wilterdink

How to Scrum without a Scrum Master

January 12, 2024 by Rachael

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.

September 30, 2023September 28, 2023 by Rachael

There are a few problems and gaps with agile that I have struggled with and the IIBA®’s new Rock Crusher is intriguing as it addresses them.

September 12, 2023 by Rachael

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).

September 7, 2023 by Rachael

How do you tell if your Scrum Team is broken? Here are 10 symptoms there might be something wrong…

July 7, 2023July 6, 2023 by Rachael

Mystery stories? No points, no details, no naming conventions, technical tasks, ad hoc requests… Help! My Sprint Backlog is out of Control!

May 25, 2023 by Rachael

In this episode of “More Agile Great Debates,” I tackle five more topics: Generalist vs. Specialist, Quality, Canceling Sprints, and more!

May 23, 2023 by Rachael

This time on “More Agile Great Debates”: incomplete backlogs, improvements, “special” Sprints, people swapping, and cross-functionality.

May 18, 2023 by Rachael

Here are my latest five great agile debates: Story Points, Job Titles, Velocity, Project Managers, and Business Analysis. Join the argument!

May 16, 2023 by Rachael

Hear five more agile great debates: time-boxes, Scrum Masters, Managers at Retros, Scrum Teams staying together, and is Scrum for everything?

May 15, 2023May 12, 2023 by Rachael

The fifth episode of “More Agile Great Debates” covers conflict, leadership, technical P.O.s, who writes User Stories, and extending Sprints.