May 9, 2023 | Scrum, Scrum Master
Retrospectives often end up as “letting off steam” or “endlessly discussing problems” events. That’s not helpful. Retros should help a team continuously improve! They should feel positive and have impact 🚀 Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough;...
Apr 22, 2023 | Meme, Product Owner, Scrum
Sprints need a goal! Just handing out unconnected stories to developers is NOT agile. Product Owners are not only responsible to create and have a product vision, they’re also responsible to COMMUNICATE that vision to the developers. 🛑 Stop handing out tasks to...
Jan 5, 2023 | Scrum, User Stories
What to do with an almost finished story at the end of the sprint? Finish it? Carry it over? Put it back? Count 90% of the story points? 100%? 0%? We cannot predict the future. Unexpected things will happen and void our plans – no matter how thorough we plan. That is...
Jul 30, 2020 | Agile Values, Kanban, Scrum
Don‘t fret too much over the right agile framework for your company. Focus on an agile culture instead. Establishing an agile culture is the key to success. Without it, none of the frameworks will deliver decisive improvements. Matthias Orgler (Agile Coach)
Jul 17, 2020 | Agile Values, Scrum
I hear this statement a lot recently. Companies claiming they tried to do Scrum, but even after a year or more it didn’t work for them. I disagree – let me tell you why. Scrum is one of several agile frameworks you can use to set your company up for a VUCA...