A Scrum team, per the Scrum Guide, includes three roles (called accountabilities), the Product Owner, the Scrum Master, and the Developer (we usually say Team Member around here so there is no confusion in nonprofits…
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How Do You Embrace Agile Methods in Real Life (IRL)?
One of the most common concerns of those who attend trainings with Agile in Nonprofits is about having a chance to practice their Agile values and framework skills like Scrum or Kanban before they put…
3 Things I’ve Learned as a Scrum Master
Work is better when you’re Agile. I’ve been credentialed as a Scrum Master for the better part of six months and an actual Scrum Master for… two weeks? Yeah, that sounds about right. After…
Visibility in Teams Helps Create Success
This morning was a cooler start in the 1000 Islands (in far far far Upstate NY) which meant that there was “River Fog” on the St. Lawrence River and early in the morning, 4:51am ET…
Measuring Agile Metrics
Measuring Agile Metrics In a previous post, I mentioned isolation as a common mistake that some organizations make when trying to implement Scrum. This week, I’m going to delve into the mysteries of company metrics…