This is what keeps me up at night – fake Scrum certifications
Scrum Certificate, this important document can only come from a legitimate place. And that place better reply on the Scrum Guide found either on Scrum.org or on the Scrum Alliance site.
How I take notes as a Scrum Master and Agile Coach
I’ve been using this for over 4 years! This is Remarkable 2 – my paper tablet that I use to take all of my notes. When I’m attending meetings. When I’m brainstorming by myself. When I take notes while reading a book. I use it to sign documents. To fill in applications. To sketch. To […]
Jira Tool, the best out there| ScriptRunner 101
Jira Tool that will enhance your Agile experience Don’t we all love Jira? It has so many features and then so many companies actually work with it. This time I’ve partnered with ScriptRunner to show you some cool tricks you most likely didn’t know you can do in Jira! I think it makes sense for […]
Sprint Review – 6 steps to making them the most useful Scrum meeting
Sprint Review or Sprint Demo? Oh, you think those are exactly the same, don’t you? Welp… let me show you that your demo is most likely only getting you 10% of value a review is supposed to. And if your team doesn’t do either, I have a few tips to help you get started with […]
Sprint Retrospective – 8 great templates to optimize results for this Scrum Meeting
Sprint Retrospective – How do you feel about this Scrum Meeting? The way I see it, you either love them or dread them! Retrospectives are a regular meeting where the team gets a chance to reflect on their work during the previous sprint and identifies areas for improvement. It’s a key element in the iterative […]
Jira Agile Reports: 5 report examples that will explain Jira for Scrum Masters
Jira Agile Reports can quickly get overwhelming. Even with their new UI it’s still extremely complex, so no wonder so many people who are new to the tool struggle so much. Jira for Scrum Masters can provide so much useful information that will make your life so much easier! Let me show you five reports […]
Daily Planning as a Scrum Master – The number 1 key to Success!
Daily Planning as a Scrum Master is an often overlooked task. I’d say daily planning in general is often set aside whether you’re a Scrum Master or not. And you may think… Daily planning is pretty intuitive, and it’s not something that would be different for a Scrum Master from any other profession. Let’s see… Daily […]
10 advantages and disadvantages of Agile teams working in a Flexible office design
Activity-based Flexible Office Space, the WORST thing that has ever happened to me professionally. Hey, it’s Daria here. Welcome to building awesome teams! Today I want to talk about a topic that has been on my mind since the beginning of 2019 I think. A topic I’m quite passionate about. And it is a flexible […]
Facilitating discussion in big groups – 4 structures for online meetings
Facilitating discussion in big groups can easily become unpractical. But I have 4 structures for online meetings that will boost your meetings productivity. How do you know a meeting has become a waste of time? If you see any of these signs, know that you are losing a lot of valuable opinions and ideas. Watch […]
Agile retrospective made easy! – The number 1 Remote meeting Software free plan
Agile retrospectives made easy with the best remote meeting software free plan. Sessions will take your remote meetings to a whole other level and increase your teams productivity by facilitating communication. I’ll teach you how to use this tool for Agile teams and Scrum Masters.
ChatGPT hacks for Product Management
The Scrum Master role requires you to keep growing and learning how to use every tool to your advantage. This is one of the main Scrum Master skills. This blog talks about what ChatGPT can do for you. how ChatGPT works, and how ChatGPT is trained for your benefit as part of an Agile Team.
You can’t JUST become a Scrum Master
And I can already hear the outrage. If you have seen some of my previous videos on this topic, you may be a bit confused. “But, Daria, didn’t you tell us in all those videos that we can become Scrum Masters without experience? Did you lie?” First of all, I didn’t lie. I just didn’t give you the clear steps to […]
How to use Loom to optimize your remote team’s productivity – With an Agile mindset
I’ve been using Loom with my team and it was a real game-changer that made communication so much easier. It helped us solve technical issues faster, get a point across in a matter of minutes, and more WITHOUT the need to have long calls to discuss. Actually, without the need to have calls. Period. So […]
Scrum in 5 minutes from Professional Scrum Trainer
A brief visual overview of the Scrum framework in 5 minutes. Learn what IS and is NOT part of Scrum.
5 Project Management Fallacies | Solutions that NEVER Work
What skills do I need to be a Scrum Master? Boost your productivity and drive continuous improvement with the help of essential scrum master skills. Avoid the common mistakes in project management and l be a better leader by learning about the 5 fallacies that often occur.Learn about this so you don’t repeat the same mistakes.