The human cost of the pandemic has been devastating. We lost loved ones. Many of us lost businesses and jobs. Many more are still...

In our recent article “Why You Shouldn’t Modify Scrum,” we discussed five reasons why modifying Scrum is counterproductive. We’ll expand...

According to The 2020 Scrum Guide, a Scrum Team should contain members with all the skills necessary to create an Increment of usable...

Scrum is a framework, not a set of work instructions. There aren't endless pages of process flow diagrams, no detailed agenda for each...

When people ask me the best way for their team to transition to Scrum, I tell them that there isn’t an easy answer, because every...

There are five events in Scrum. But just going through the motions and having each of the events on the calendar is not enough. To get...

One of the first things that I usually hear after describing the Scrum framework and its five events to someone new to Scrum is, “that’s...

​ Every event in Scrum revolves around the Sprint, which is the heartbeat of Scrum. Each event is important. The Sprint Planning event...

According to the 2020 Scrum Guide, “Product Backlog items that can be Done by the Scrum Team within one Sprint are deemed ready for...

The Scrum Guide doesn't provide a complete list of the skills required for any of the accountabilities on a Scrum Team. For example, it...

Agile frameworks such as Scrum have continued to gain traction because of their ability to vastly improve business outcomes and employee...

"We need to bring the IT resource managers along," I said. "It's important that they understand their role in ensuring the success of...

If you’ve ever wondered whether Scrum can work for hard deadlines, the answer is – yes! Not only can Scrum work in these situations, but...

When will we get there? It’s not just a question you might hear from the kids on the way to Grandma’s house for Easter. It’s something...

When will we get there? It’s not just something you might hear from the back seat of a car on a long road trip. It’s something that a...

If you are a Star Wars fan like me, then you know that Star Wars is more than a story; it’s an Epic which holds many important life...

​ The concept of iterative, incremental Product delivery is included in the Scrum guide. But did you know that the Agile Manifesto...

​ Scrum’s power is in its simplicity. Rather than containing a set of work instructions, Scrum is a framework offering general...

Scrum is simple, but that simplicity means that each of its elements is essential. The values, accountabilities, artifacts and events...

With the rapid increase in the adoption of Scrum and other Agile frameworks over the past several years, I’m not surprised that a few...