What is the ideal Sprint length in Scrum?
One critical decision when starting a new Scrum Team is the length of the Sprints. The Scrum Guide says “one month or less.” So, what’s ideal?
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What happens with part-time Scrum Team members?
Ideally, your Scrum Team includes full-time people with the right cross-functional skills; but if you have part-timers, you’ll have problems.
Top 10 Problems with Product Owners in Scrum
Without a caring, competent Product Owner, most products will fail to come to fruition, earn and retain market share, and evolve.
It’s OK to Skip some Scrum Events, Right? Wrong!
While Scrum is a flexible framework, it isn’t Scrum unless you have all the components, so NO, it’s not okay to skip some Scrum events!
What happens when you don’t have a fully cross-functional Scrum Team?
So, you have a Scrum Team. But does your team have all the necessary cross-functional skills to get to a “done” increment each Sprint?
How to Run your Daily Scrum as a Tight Ship
Runaway Daily Scrum meetings are no fun! Learn helpful tips to run your Scrum as a tight ship – your Scrum Team will thank you!
Sprint Reviews And Retros Are NOT The Same!
I can’t tell you how many organizations I have worked with that had employees who confused the Sprint Review with the Sprint Retrospective.
Retrospectives don’t have to be Boring or Bad
It’s easy to sink into a comfortable but bad or boring routine with your agile Retrospectives, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Learn how!
The Dirt on the Daily Scrum
Mastering the Daily Standup is more challenging than you might imagine. Let me clear up what this agile crucial event is and what it isn’t.
How to Screw Up Scrum
I can’t tell you how many times I have seen Scrum go wrong. If you want the perfect recipe for screwing up Scrum, you’re in the right place.