1. Introduction Collaboration is a key component of any successful Scrum team, and the role of the Scrum Master is crucial in facilitating this collaboration. In order to enhance the performance of a Scrum team, Scrum Masters must understand, identify…
Whether you’re just getting started with Agile or have been practicing for years, there’s always more to learn about the principles, practices, and mindsets that make Agile a powerful approach. Over the years, I’ve read a number of books that…
Recently, I achieved the Professional Scrum Master III (PSM III) certification the highest Scrum Master certification offered by Scrum.org. For many people, it’s just another badge or LinkedIn headline. For me, it represents something much deeper. It’s not just proof…
The terms “Product Backlog Item” (PBI) and “User Story” are often used in Agile contexts, but they serve different purposes and have distinct characteristics. Before we zoom in on both terms, below is a schematic representation of a product backlog…
Although Product Owners and Project Managers may have overlapping strengths and skills, these positions have significant differences. At a high level, a Product Owners (PO), typically operate in an agile environment, acting as the voice of the customer, developing the…
As a Scrum Master you are often at the center of the Agile team, where you are responsible for facilitating the Scrum process and supporting the team to achieve its goals. One of the much-discussed stances of the Scrum Master…
A Sprint Retrospective is a key event in the Scrum framework. The Sprint Retrospective occurs at the end of each sprint, which is a time-boxed iteration usually lasting two to four weeks. The purpose of this retrospective is to enable…
At the end of December 2023, I followed a training at scrum.org that related to Product Backlog Management (PBM). The training called Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills (PSPBM for short) is very practical and gives you tools to start…
1. Introduction As a Product Owner, Scrum Master or Developer member, you are probably familiar with a situation in which an important Stakeholder (read the person who sponsors/pays for the product) comes up with a simple question: “When do you…
Technical Debt Technical debt (also known as design debt or code debt) is a concept in software development that reflects the implied cost of rework caused by choosing an easy solution “now” instead of using a better approach that would take…
