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Agile Transition

Sunsetting Scrum Masters

TL; DR: Sunsetting Scrum Masters In this article, I uncover indicators that a Scrum Master’s or Agile Coach’s journey is…

Successful Scrum Masters

TL; DR: How To Spot Successful Scrum Masters In this article, I unravel the secrets of what makes a Scrum…

Why Succeed When You Can Fail? A Guide to Missing Sprint Goals

TL; DR: Missing Sprint Goals Do you excel in the art of setting unattainable, imposed, or plain non-existing Sprint Goals?…

The Scrum Trap: How Unfit Practices Will Harm Return on Investment

TL, DR: The Scrum Trap Scrum is a purposefully incomplete framework. Consequently, it needs to be augmented with tools and…

Escaping the Feature Factory

TL; DR: Escaping the Feature Factory — Refocussing From Output to Outcome The feature factory fate is not inevitable; there…

The Illusion of Velocity — The Effect of Unsuitable Practices on Agility

TL; DR: The Illusion of Velocity In this article, I explore the pitfalls of 'The Illusion of Velocity' in agile…

Scrum Team Failure — Scrum Anti-Patterns Taxonomy (3)

TL; DR: Scrum Team Failure This post on Scrum team failure addresses three categories from the Scrum anti-patterns taxonomy that…

Should We Change Scrum?

TL; DR: Can We Or Should We Change Scrum? Can we or should we change Scrum, or is it a…

Lost in Communication and Collaboration — Scrum Anti-Patterns Taxonomy (2)

TL; DR: Lost in Communication and Collaboration Lost in Communication and Collaboration addresses two categories from the Scrum anti-patterns taxonomy…

Wild West to the Agile Manifesto — Jim Highsmith at the 52. Hands-on Agile Meetup

TL; DR: Hands-on Agile #52: Jim Highsmith & the Agile Manifesto On August 17, 2023, we had the opportunity to…