Be a Great Product Owner: Six Things Teams and Scrum Masters Need Learn six ways effective product owners ensure their teams’ success.
From Project Manager to Scrum Master -3 Tips for Making the Transition What does a good project manager need to do to become a great Scrum Master?
My Favorite Hard Questions to Ask When Making a Decision Asking hard questions is a great way to confirm the right decision is being made.
7 Questions to Determine if Being a Scrum Master Is Right for You Thinking of a career as a Scrum Master? 7 questions to help you decide if it's the right job for …
How Should Agile Teams Deal with Leaders Who Won’t Listen? Today, Certified Scrum Trainer Scott Dunn shares his insights about the pain felt when leadership …
Can a Team Vote Someone Off the Team? We say agile teams are self-organizing. Does that mean they have the right to vote someone off?
What I Want for an Agile Christmas It’s coming on Christmas. That time of year when I drop hints to my family about gifts I’d like.
Is It Time to Do Away with Scrum’s Product Owner Role Scrum has only three official roles: Scrum Master, product owner, and team member. No distinction …
Six Things Your Team Wants from You as Their Scrum Master From helping teams understand the boundaries of self organization to creating safety around things …
Get Your Free Personalized Guide to Agile Succeeding with agile isn’t just about knowing where to start, it’s about knowing where to go …
Three Questions to Determine If an Organization Is Agile A lot of organizations claim to be agile. Here’s a quick way to see if they really are.
Advice on Conducting Agile Project Kickoff Meetings Traditionally managed projects begin with a kickoff meeting. Here’s why and how agile projects can …
Include All Team Members in Sprint Meetings. Yes, Them Too. Some agile teams ban certain roles from daily scrums and retrospectives. Here’s why everyone should …
Five Lessons I’m Thankful I Learned in my Agile Career Here are five key lessons I learned that were instrumental in my career. See if learning them could …
Two Types of Authority Leaders Must Give to Self-Organizing Teams How much authority must an agile team be given before it can be considered self organizing. And is …
Three Mistakes Scrum Masters Make and How to Correct Them Being a Scrum Master can be tough. Here are three of the most common mistakes Scrum Masters make …
Leave Work Unassigned and See Who Steps Forward Early in my career, I noticed the project managers in my company drove nicer cars than we …
Holacracy and the Search for Agile Organization I met Brian Robertson back when he was still the CEO of Ternary Software and experimenting with the …