Don’t confuse Agile tools with Agile values and principles. The tools only provide support for the Practices, Roles, and Artifacts of Scrum.
Scrum
It’s not Scrum if…
A lighthearted look at what can go wrong when Scrum is misapplied. Without spirit, passion, and engagement, things go sideways.
Learning Story Mapping Through Exercises
Story Mapping is a tool to help Scrum teams visualize Product Backlog and User Needs. With Story Mapping, teams organize Stories and plan Sprints accordingly.
Blind Estimation for Planning Poker
Why is blind estimation for planning poker important in Agile Scrum team planning? Consider this story of how anchoring can influence us.
When to stop holding retrospectives?
Are your Scrum developers getting bored of Agile retrospectives? Retrospectives should be interesting, effective, and help the team improve.
Scrum by Example – More Interruptions
The story of an Agile/Scrum Team and the problems they run into. In this episode the ScrumMaster spots the number of interruptions from outside the team…
Scrum By Example – The Story of Production Support
The story of an Agile/Scrum Team and the problems they run into once their sites go live. Analysis includes different approaches to solving lost productivity.
Books for newly minted Scrum Masters
Ready to start exploring some issues in Scrum that we didn’t have time to cover? This mind map highlights 29 books that you may find interesting.