Not “Done”
Sometimes your team might not be able to get something “Done” by the end of the Sprint. What do you do then? You might have some questions about how to manage this situation and what best practices you should follow. Questions you might have There are a few questions I usually hear when the team […]
Scrum Master on Rotation: Is It a Good Idea?
Scrum Master role is as essential as Product Owner’s or Developers’. However, your organization might not be able to hire a full-time Scrum Master right now, either due to low budgets, difficulty of finding the right candidate, or maybe even internal politics. What can you do to manage this situation effectively and support the implementation […]
Failure IS Acceptable
One of the topics we discuss during the Professional Scrum Master II class is the Scrum-friendly culture – what makes Scrum successful in an organization. And the key element that comes up is experimentation. This is the whole point of empiricism, the whole point of inspection and adaptation. Of course, the discussion about experimentation cannot […]
Not Everything is An Impediment
Scrum Master helps remove impediments. Scrum Master is also accountable for team’s self-management. So how do these two contradictions work together? Well, the truth is: not everything that seems to be an impediment is actually an impediment. I have already discussed the topic of self-organization (self-management) before through the lense of a Scrum Master’s role. […]
Scrum Won’t Work for You
Have you ever heard someone say that it all sounds great, but it won’t work for this specific organization or team? I hear that on a weekly basis. Someone always has a reason why Scrum doesn’t work. The problem with this is not that it’s not true by default, but that you haven’t even tried […]
✨ Help your Scrum Team set Product & Sprint Goals 📥
This month was all about setting great goals for yourself as a Scrum Master, but also about helping your team do the same. Product Goal and Sprint Goal are important commitments in the Scrum Framework and you need to implement these elements the same way you would do with Scrum accountabilities, events and artifacts. I […]
6 Questions about Scrum Master Role Answered 🎥
Not a long time ago I have received some great questions from one of the Scrum Masters using my products. I thought that these questions are an opportunity for me to provide some valuable answers in a short video. Though, I have already sent my answers via email (thank you for reaching out, btw), I […]
3 Biggest Problems with Sprint Goals and How to Overcome them
In one of my latest videos I have talked about why setting goals (Sprint Goals or Product Goals) is a skill a Scrum Team needs to develop. One of the things I talked about was the the usual challenges Scrum Teams face when creating Sprint Goals. Because it is so common, I’d like to give […]
Setting Great Goals is a Skill 🎥
Having a Product Goal and a Sprint Goal is essential to gain the full benefits of the Scrum framework. However, when we are just starting out, it seems like an impossible task. The team is struggling to come up with a single goal, or a goal that would not sound like “complete everything”. In my […]
5 Tools to Help Create Product Goals and Sprint Goals
Since it’s the beginning of the year, it makes sense to talk about setting great goals. As you know, Product and Sprint Goals aren’t optional in Scrum. However, many teams are struggling with it. Btw, stay tuned for an upcoming video on that topic to uncover why setting goals is so hard. It’s not a […]
Year 2021 in Review
Previous Next 2021 was a big year for ScrumMastered. Let’s review everything that happened. In this short presentation I will talk about the brand, the product launches, content created over the year, events hosted and attended, as well as share next steps. If you have questions about anything in this yearly review, please feel free […]
The First Steps of a Scrum Master
In this blog post, I’ll walk you through some important steps you need to take in your first days to set a strong foundation for your long term success. Let’s start with a disclaimer. There is no guidebook or an instruction manual to being a Scrum Master. What Id’ like to share is just a […]
The Secret Power of Facilitation 🎥
How do you create awesome teams? Well, it depends… As a Scrum Master you have the power, however. I believe that facilitation can be the driving force for building the environment of trust and transparency. A couple of weeks ago I got a chance to chat about this topic with Ryan Ripley, a fellow Professional […]
Measuring Scrum team’s Performance
There are a lot of high expectations associated with implementation of Scrum. They are often related to delivery and are based on some popular misconceptions about agility. For example, “Scrum helps teams deliver more faster”. That is the reason why many organizations implementing Scrum demand metrics that can prove it, such as velocity. Otherwise, we […]
How to create high-performing Scrum teams 🎥
Scrum Masters are accountable for the effectiveness of the Scrum Team. In a way, the goal is to get your team to high-performing stage where the benefits of teamwork starts to really show. This is where the team starts to act as a cohesive unit and skyrockets their productivity. They are able to deliver great […]