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 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).

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 15, 2023March 14, 2023 by Rachael

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.

December 8, 2022December 6, 2022 by Rachael

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?

November 22, 2022 by Rachael

Technical Debt is often neglected, but it’s like building a house of cards – eventually, something will give, and it will all collapse.

November 10, 2022 by Rachael

Ideally, your Scrum Team includes full-time people with the right cross-functional skills; but if you have part-timers, you’ll have problems.

November 3, 2022 by Rachael

There should be no “special” Sprints in Scrum. The goal of every iteration is to create a working increment that is potentially releasable.

October 18, 2022September 15, 2022 by Rachael

For agile transformations to succeed, they must have top-down support from executives who really understand what it means to be agile.