Mark Levison has been authoring articles about Scrum and Agile for two decades, including various guides and handbooks, and multiple articles for InfoQ and the Scrum Alliance. This, his long-running blog, is regarded as a leading source of trusted information and practical advice for Scrum teams and individuals.
A faster Scrum event doesn’t build shared understanding; it skips it. An event-by-event guide to using GenAI as a thinking partner rather than a shortcut, with the guardrails that keep collaboration intact.
GenAI makes shipping cheap, not shipping right. Lean UX, Impact Mapping, and real-user experiments matter more when code is disposable.
Refinement drags on forever? 1hr feels like 3. Fix endless meetings, estimation debates, and unprepared teams using 5-min rules, Complexity Poker, and more
AI-generated code has 1.7x more issues and the flaws are structural, not fixable by code review. Why training rewards bluffing over quality, and what to do about it
Research shows AI-generated code has 1.7x more issues than human code. Analysis of several studies reveals growing technical debt and complexity with GenAI tools.
AI-generated code has 1.7x more issues and the flaws are structural, not fixable by code review. Why training rewards bluffing over quality, and what to do about it
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Research shows AI-generated code has 1.7x more issues than human code. Analysis of several studies reveals growing technical debt and complexity with GenAI tools.
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I tested AI code generation with the Tennis Kata. It outlined the basics, but the code was bloated, hard to read, and failed in a key case.
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Bonuses might get more features now, but at the cost of quality, collaboration, and a sustainable system
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The more the manager takes control, the more decisions they make, the longer wait times for everything
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Hardening Sprints are one of the most common Scrum Anti-Patterns. They harm quality
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A faster Scrum event doesn’t build shared understanding; it skips it. An event-by-event guide to using GenAI as a thinking partner rather than a shortcut, with the guardrails that keep collaboration intact.
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GenAI makes shipping cheap, not shipping right. Lean UX, Impact Mapping, and real-user experiments matter more when code is disposable.
Read full article AI-generated code has 1.7x more issues and the flaws are structural, not fixable by code review. Why training rewards bluffing over quality, and what to do about it
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Reading resources for Scrum developers to help effectiveness and efficiency.
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To be a good Product Owner, continued learning is essential.
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A good ScrumMaster knows that learning doesn’t begin and end with a workshop.
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Does your team's Sprint Planning seem like a complete and utter waste of time? Most of the time, the planning isn't the real problem.
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That thing where you’re trying to work but... Surviving interruptions in your team. We look at where they come from and how to eliminate them.
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Grouping individuals together doesn’t make them a team. Building High Performance Teams takes time and effort. It is especially important in a world of Generative AI
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Learn how complexity tax undermines resilience through poor structure, slow decisions, and conflicting metrics. Practical strategies to simplify and strengthen your organization.
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A fragile organization that goes faster will be knocked over in the slightest wind.
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In most organizations, work spends more time waiting to be worked on, than being worked on. To go faster? Look for the queues
Read full article GenAI makes shipping cheap, not shipping right. Lean UX, Impact Mapping, and real-user experiments matter more when code is disposable.
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Overwhelmed by your product backlog? Story Mapping can overcome that mess and even buy back a year of your life.
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The Scrum Guide says POs aren't required at Daily Scrum, but should they be? Explore why Product Owners should attend to increase team value.
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Is IRCC's focus on speed creating unfair visa denials? Explore how mis-measurement clogs the system and hurts applicants.
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GenAI and PredictiveAI promise greater efficiency, but speeding up workers often makes bottlenecks worse. Focus on these three things instead.
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Looking beyond GenAI promises to understand real-world impact. Why faster coding might be creating bigger problems in the longer term.
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Is your Scrum team stuck in mini-waterfall? Developers racing ahead while QA falls behind is a sign of Scrummerfall. Here's how to break the pattern.
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Product Backlog Refinement - Learn from my mistakes. From Boring to Valuable, all while taking less time
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_Scrum team **Working Agreements** are a simple, powerful way of creating explicit
Read full article A faster Scrum event doesn’t build shared understanding; it skips it. An event-by-event guide to using GenAI as a thinking partner rather than a shortcut, with the guardrails that keep collaboration intact.
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Refinement drags on forever? 1hr feels like 3. Fix endless meetings, estimation debates, and unprepared teams using 5-min rules, Complexity Poker, and more
Read full article Does your team's Sprint Planning seem like a complete and utter waste of time? Most of the time, the planning isn't the real problem.
Read full article That thing where you’re trying to work but... Surviving interruptions in your team. We look at where they come from and how to eliminate them.
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Learn what it takes to go from Working Group to True Team. Hint, there is hard work involved.
Read full article Grouping individuals together doesn’t make them a team. Building High Performance Teams takes time and effort. It is especially important in a world of Generative AI
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