Backlog Refinement: Myths & Facts
Backlog Refinement is often seen as the fifth Scrum Event. However, as I mentioned in my article talking about non-Scrum practices, this is not true. Backlog Refinement is an activity instead of an actual Scrum Event. In this video, I’d like to talk about what refinement is and isn’t, and what you can do to […]
Teacher. Coach. Mentor. What’s the difference and when to use these stances?
When we talk about a Scrum Master, or an Agile Coach, or a Serving Leader, we often think about the coaching as the primary activity. However, there are also teaching and mentoring stances. One of the students in my mentorship program asked me: “Teaching, coaching, and mentoring – when can each approach be used?” It’s […]
Scrum Must-Have Rules and Non-Scrum Practices 🎥
Figure out what practices & tools are not Scrum, how helpful they are, and what to do about them.
Running self-assessments for your team: NEW guide
There are always opportunities for improvement for any team! Especially, if you encourage agility and empiricism. In my latest video, I’d like to talk about why it’s important and how you can do it. I’ve already talked about Scrum specific assessments before in my previous articles, but I’d like to expand this topic to general […]
How to Create Engagement in Remote Meetings 🎥
Don’t let your remote meetings turn into a waste of time! Here’re some suggestions to engage people into lively discussions and come up with great solutions.
🎥 What does a Scrum Master do all day?
Scrum Master role is essential in Scrum. However, not everyone really understands what this role is all about and what Scrum Masters actually do daily. That is why often management doesn’t really know how to assess how well Scrum Master is doing. And people just joining this profession are not sure where to start. Let’s […]
Better Meetings in 4 Easy Steps
Meetings are inevitable in an organization. Especially now, when many teams are working remotely. But many people associate meetings with the waste of time. Your meetings don’t have to be that. There are four easy changes you can implement today to make discussions more productive and focused, whether they are remote or not. In this […]
5 Lessons I learned from being a Product Owner of ScrumMastered
Most of the topics I cover I directly related to the role of the Scrum Master. However, as a business owner, I have also been playing the role of the Product Owner for ScrumMastered. As a Scrum Master you should support your Product Owner (PO), same as you support Developers. So knowing a bit more […]
5 Things to Do to Get Scrum Master Experience (without being a Scrum Master)
Lots of people who are trying to get into the Scrum Master role are getting into a vicious cycle: need experience to get the job, need the job to get the experience. But I assure you, there ARE some things that you can do to gain some experience even if you don’t officially hold the […]
Scrum Master Interviews: Question about skills
Many of you reach out to me asking how to become a Scrum Master: how to gain experience, how to write the resume, how to pass the interview. I would love to be able to provide 1:1 mentoring to each of you, but that would be impossible for me to do. I still want to […]
4 must-have Scrum Master skills
Previously I’ve talked a bit about some important traits a Scrum Master should have. However, I never looked into skills in more detail. I believe there are some absolutely necessary skills that any Scrum Master or aspiring Scrum Master needs to focus on. In this video, I will talk about four skills that in my […]
Ultimate Guide for Scrum Master / Project Manager role
Last night I was thinking about the Scrum Master role and how it just doesn’t fit into the organizational structures in real world. If the organization has to adapt to Scrum, it means that Scrum doesn’t work. So instead we need to adapt Scrum. And where else to start if not with the Scrum Master. […]
3 Tasks to focus on when staring a new role in a new team 🎥
Joining a new team is always an exciting and stressful time. You know that there is lots to learn and to do. You want to impress your new colleagues and bring some positive changes to the team and the company itself. Where do you start? As I have achieved a new milestone of 3000 subscribers […]
The Ultimate Guide to Definition of Done
The concept of “Done” is the most important one in Scrum, however, it is often not fully implemented in organizations due to previously established processes and agreements. Without a Done Increment, working usable product functionality at the end of the Sprint, Scrum implementation is losing it’s benefits. If you want to start seeing real results, […]
No stakeholders – No Sprint Reviews
Sprint Review is an opportunity to inspect the product and adapt the Product Backlog. That is why it’s essential to have stakeholders, customers, or end users in your Sprint Review. However, many teams conduct Sprint Reviews just for the team itself and don’t invite anyone outside of the team. This defeats the whole purpose of […]