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Spruce up your remote Sprint Review... and yourself!

A recent survey shows that 1 in 10 of US and UK remote worker respondents have not worn any pants in at least one online meeting, while...

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 Working Agreement help Resolve Conflict Between Team Members?

A team’s productivity and temperament can drastically be affected by the way team conflict is dealt with. Misinterpretations can easily...

Infographic: The Sprint Review

The Sprint Review is held on the last day of the Sprint to inspect the increment and adapt if needed. This poster contains the...

Cross-Functional Members or Cross-Functional Teams?

I often come across teams that have QA individuals, which I neither encourage nor discourage. However, one practice that I try to promote...

Special Guest: Dr.Jeff Sutherland

Dr.Jeff Sutherland joined our S@S class and shared some of his knowledge with our attendees (:

Why a Scrum Team should understand the "why" in Sprint Planning

The 2020 version of the Scrum Guide introduced the topic of “why” in Sprint Planning. The “why” is the Sprint Goal. It is meant to create...

Q of the Week: How can the Product Owner and Scrum Master prevent Burnout?

Burnout is the result of too much demand versus too little capacity. The primary way to combat burnout is through prioritization. The...

The Scaled Daily Scrum

If you're looking to scale scrum in an organization, Scrum@Scale is the purest form of the scaling frameworks that stays true to that...

Infographic: Sprint Planning

Sprint Planning marks ❌ the start of the Sprint. This poster contains the essentials for understanding Sprint Planning as per the latest...

How to Combat Scrum Team Burnout

Burnout is the result of too much demand versus too little capacity. The primary way to combat burnout is through prioritization. The...

Infographic: Product Increment

An Increment is the output of all the Product Backlog items completed during a Sprint and the value of the increments of all previous...

Agile Dictionary

Terms and definitions for Agile words!