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Agile
From Scrum Master to Agile Coach – 5 tips to help you make the transition
If you have been working as a professional Scrum Master for a few years, it is very possible that you might get into a “slump” of sorts. Let me explain what I mean, based on...
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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 is THE single most difficult Scrum event for most teams. Even experienced teams have a...
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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 team is to avoid making basic mistakes”. At the time, I didn’t think much about...
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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. However, Scrum is still not an easy framework to adopt, especially if the conditions are...
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Is Being A Scrum Master Boring You? 5 Tips To Reenergize Yourself
If you have been a Scrum Master for the same team for at least six months, I have a feeling your level of excitement for the job may no longer be the same as it...
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From Scrum Master to SAFe Scrum Master – 3 Keys to Success
You have achieved many successes as a Scrum Master for a small team. Your team respects and appreciates you for guiding them through the early struggles and headaches of learning a whole new way of...
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From Project Manager to Scrum Master – How to Decide if This is the Right Move for You?
If you are a seasoned Project Manager, you have probably heard about “Agile” or “Scrum” at least a few times. While many of you may see this concept of “Agile” as a fad, some of...
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Agile framework certifications – Which one is right for me?
As an Agile Coach and trainer, one of most common questions I receive is regarding Agile certifications. Many teams that I support are new to the Agile world. Hence, there’s often interest and confusion regarding...
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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 reason that I pay close attention to this is that change is happening so rapidly...
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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 “never”. This is because Scrum is a framework that is designed for teams to develop...
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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 should all aspire towards, but does it always make sense? Is it always possible? What...
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From Scrum Master to Release Train Engineer – 3 Keys to Success
If you are reading this, you are most likely a Scrum Master who has been relatively successful within at least a few Scrum teams, and are faced with an exciting decision: Should I pursue (or...
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