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5 Things You Should Never Say (or Do) During Sprint Retrospective
From my experience working with new Scrum teams over the past few years, it has become apparent that the Retrospective…
5 Things You Should Never Say (or Do) During Sprint Planning
Many years ago, a friend of mine once told me: “Sometimes the best way to find what works for your…
10 Ways to Decide If Your Team is Ready for Scrum
Scrum has been used globally for over 20 years and is the most popular Agile framework based on recent studies.…
Scaled Agility vs. Team Agility – 5 Things You Need To Know
The concept of “scaling” within the world of Agile development is something that is often confusing because there is no…
7 Agile Metrics to Boost Productivity
How do Agile teams know if they are successful? There is a large collection of metrics that many experts suggest…
7 Keys To Being A Leader In Agile Environment
Over the past few years, there have been a number of studies conducted by various organizations that explore the concept…
15th Annual State of Agile Report – 5 Key Things You Need To Know
Over the past few years, I have gained unique insights from the State of Agile Report regarding industry trends. The…
5 Things You Should Never Say (or Do) During Daily Stand-up
When I work with teams to help them adopt Scrum, I try to avoid absolute phrases such as “always” or…
7 Best Practices on How to Improve Team Velocity
I’m sure you have heard of the term “do more with less”, which sounds like a common-sense goal that we…
Virtual Agile Coaching – 5 Tips for Success
If you are like many of us, 2020 was a memorable year for you in many ways. The pandemic forced…
3 Warning Signs That Your Sprint Review Is Failing, and 3 Ideas to Fix It
Your Scrum team has been working together for several weeks now. They seem to be embracing change well, but you…
3 Warning Signs That Your Sprint Retrospective Is Failing, and 3 Ideas to Fix It
The Sprint Retrospective, arguably the most important and also the most commonly-forgotten Scrum event for many new Scrum teams, is…