One student told me her company started using Scrum when they hired a vendor who claimed to be an expert. But that vendor piled on excessive

Many Scrum Masters see their role as protecting the Scrum Team. But when protection becomes isolation, something is wrong. Shielding a team

New Scrum teams aren't perfect, but when you use Scrum to get better, you get better at Scrum.

Scrum isn’t just a framework—it’s a shield from unreasonable expectations. It protects teams from overload, miscommunication, and last-minut

Scrum is not the Wild, Wild West. I think a lot of people think that Scrum means that we can do what we want. Like it's the Wild, Wild Wes

Management by Exception the idea that we should manage the things that are off track, rather than giving focus to things going well.

A lot of teams add unnecessary complexity to the Scrum framework itself, which results in a lot of wasted effort.

Scrum should be used in complex environments

A line in the sand Every Scrum team should have a Scrum Master. Scrum Masters are important to the success of Scrum within the...

In Scrum, the Definition of Done (DoD) is a shared understanding of what it means for a Product Backlog item to be considered complete.

Scrum is a framework that helps teams collaborate to deliver value in complex environments. While you can have a Scrum team with just one...

At Rebel Scrum, we love discussing ideas and learning from our readers what ideas resonate with you. Here ’s our list of the 10 most...

10 New Years resolution ideas for your Agile team.

When organizations try to apply leadership concepts that were developed for simple, predictable environments to an Agile environment, it...

Management in Scrum

A common mistake Product Owners (POs) often make is assigning Product Backlog items to specific Scrum teams or individuals.

Change is hard.  And adopting Agile is no different.  Starting with Scrum can feel like stepping into a whirlwind of new terms,...

Many Sprint Review events include a demo, but the Sprint Review is so much more than that.

People sometimes refer to the one-off meetings that happen outside of weekly refinement meetings as pre-refinement. I get it. It's hard...

It’s okay not to get everything perfect on day one. The real magic of Scrum unfolds as you practice and improve over time.