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Thoughtful & Productive Retrospectives

If your team is looking to make your retrospectives more thoughtful and productive, try starting the event with a minute to introspect. ...

How the PM and Scrum Master can Limit Unnecessary Meetings

Meetings are sometimes held to gain validation or clarification from management or leadership. However, in a self-organizing environment...

How to Pick Tools to Facilitate Remote Communication

Anyone who's worked in a remote setting can testify that communication can be challenging without appropriate tools. Something that I've...

Q of the Week: How can a Scrum Master break the pattern of unnecessary and time-consuming meetings?

As the Keeper of Scrum, the Scrum Master should make it a priority to uphold all five of the Scrum events: · Sprint Planning · Daily...

Try Shorter Sprints for Remote Teams

Having difficulty making remote Scrum teams collaborate effectively? Try shorter Sprints. Sprints are the heartbeat of Scrum. They set...

How to Conduct a Thanksgiving Retrospective

When UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center launched its thanx4 pilot project, an online gratitude journal, they were surprised to...

3+5+3 = Scrum. The only Formula you will Need in Scrum.

That means employing the only formula you will need in Scrum (3+5+3) i.e. 3 roles, 5 events, and 3 artifacts.

Asking key questions in the retrospective meeting can increase team engagement.

The Sprint Retrospective is a key opportunity to increase engagement and boost productivity. Learn how asking one key question can help.