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.
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 […]
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.
How to resolve team conflict in the workplace [with EXAMPLES]
Imagine. You are in a meeting with your team. The discussion is going ok-ish, but you feel the tension rising. Then you start to only hear two people talking back-and-forth to each other in frustration. The rest of the team is silent. There is a big disagreement in the room that is slowly creeping into […]
How to build trust in a team in 30 days | Psychological safety at workplace
You can’t have a high-performing team if there is no trust. Though creating trust in a team can be quite challenging, especially, in a completely remote setting. I’d like to share my experiences in building trust in team to give you some practical tips and actionable advice you can follow. Most of us heard about […]
Retrospective Examples for Fun & Effective Sprints
95% of the time when I join a retrospective of a new team, often a team that doesn’t have a Scrum Master, it usually goes something like this: First, the team quickly collects their happiness level. “On the scale of 1 to 5, how happy were you this Sprint?” Then, the lead asks what the […]
Team Building Activities for Remote Teams and Different Time Zones
A student once asked me if I have any suggestions for coordinating a distributed team that has a 12 hour difference between them. I told her that I don’t have a magic wand, unfortunately. If your team members are spread across the whole world, it IS the reason they are struggling to deliver anything. While […]
5 Easy Icebreakers for Meetings: Virtual and In-Person
How engaging are your meetings? Are people actively participating? Or are they distraught, uninterested, and generally not very creative? Sometimes we need a couple of minutes to get into the right mental space when we start a discussion. Especially, if people are on calls back-to-back all day. Watch this video if you’d like to learn […]
8 Handy Tools for Your Scrum Master’s Toolbox
[Updated: June 2022] There is no guidebook for Scrum Masters with step-by-step instructions of how to do it right, we often just have to wing it on the spot. That’s why having a set of Scrum Master tools in your toolbox and some easy go-to facilitation techniques are so important for your success in the […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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, […]
14 Scrum Questions Answered [July 2021]
A quick recap of the live event we had yesterday, July 28th. If you were not able to join, here is a recording of the answers. Unfortunately, I was not able to save the video, therefore, it’s an audio only recording. I will be holding another live session next month. If you want to be […]
Converting In-person Training to Virtual
We’ve switched to virtual training. One of the reasons was, of course, the worldwide situation related to COVID-19. However, for the longest time, even before all this happened, there were already two camps: for remote work and against remote work. That would apply to courses as well. In this article, I’d like to talk about […]