- New Extended Guidance Article: Value Management Office (VMO)by Rebecca Davis
In a historically project-based organization, a Project/Program Management Office (PMO) is often chartered to track and coordinate the delivery of projects, initiatives, and programs an organization may have in flight at any time. A different set of values, mindset, and practices are required when […]
- VLOG: How to use Actionable Agile to Track Flow Metrics: A Deep Diveby Matthew Dominici
Flow Metrics are far superior to Story Points and Velocity when it comes to understanding a teams ability to get value to market. Many tools like JIRA capture all the data required to track Flow Metrics, but do a poor job of surfacing this information. Actionable Agile […]
- Does it Matter which Tool is Used to Manage work in Scrum?by Gregory Crown
Complex work often requires some type of tooling to keep transparency high and to manage the work that gets done. But does the tool really matter that much? In this Responsive Advisors Lightning Round, Professional Scrum Trainers Jason Malmstadt, Robb Pieper, and I have some ideas to share about […]
- Mastering Professional Scrum: A Realistic Approach to Elevating Team Performanceby Martin Hinshelwood
Scrum, as many of us in the software development arena know, is not just a methodology but a journey towards continuous improvement and professionalism. However, the road to mastering Scrum is often fraught with misconceptions and organizational hurdles. My experience, gleaned over years of […]
- Context Switch: What It Is and Its Impactsby Lavaneesh Gautam
What Is Context SwitchIn the life of an individual, context switching refers to the shift from one task or project to another, often rapidly and frequently. If we look from a Scrum perspective this could be related to Product Owners, Scrum Masters and more importantly Developers.Just to clarify […]
- The Scrum Trap: How Unfit Practices Will Harm Return on Investmentby Stefan Wolpers
TL, DR: The Scrum TrapScrum is a purposefully incomplete framework. Consequently, it needs to be augmented with tools and practices to apply its theoretical foundation to an organization’s business reality: what problems shall be solved for whom in which market? Moreover, there is an […]
- Wie du als Scrum Master Feedback gibst, ohne zu verwirren oder unaufrichtig zu wirken – und damit blinde Flecken aufdeckstby Simon Flossmann
Erste Agile-Coaching-Weisheit:„Menschen sträuben sich gegen Veränderung, wenn sie den Grund dafür nicht sehen können.“Diese Weisheit wurde mir erst kürzlich wieder bewusst:Vor einiger Zeit waren meine Frau und ich beim Italiener essen. Wir saßen am Fenster und hatten gleichzeitig einen […]
- Más sensación de control y menos agileby Guillem Hernandez Sola
Esta semana me ha llegado un articulo de Volvo Cars dónde se trataba el concepto de más control y menos agile en la gestión de la organización.Volvo Cars, la empresa automobilística, está experimentando una transición significativa a nivel integral desde hace años.En detalle, esta […]