May 9, 2024 | Developers, Product Owner, Responsibilities, Scrum, Scrum Master
Don‘t ignore the hidden preconditions for Scrum Did you know that many organizations are not a great fit for Scrum? Scrum makes a few assumptions that are often ignored and not fulfilled. And when we naively start to implement Scrum, we wonder why it doesn’t seem to work as promised. Let’s uncover these hidden assumptions today! Hello Reader, you’re reading a free article of the Agile Compass. If you find my articles valuable, you might want to become a…
Apr 19, 2024 | Scrum, Scrum Master
Retrospectives can turn into mere problem discussions yielding little positive impact on the work of a Scrum team. Here is how you can ensure insanely effective Sprint Retrospectives with an easy to follow 7 steps template.
Apr 18, 2024 | Scrum, Scrum Master
Are your retros effective? Do only discuss problems or does the team actually improve continuously? Here is my proven template for effective retrospectives.
Mar 28, 2024 | Product Owner, Scrum
A common question I get: How do we demo virtual deliverables in the Sprint Review or System Demo? If we only have a backend or a library to show, how can we best do it? Let me give a few tips in this week’s article.
Feb 15, 2024 | Requirements, Scrum, Scrum Master, User Stories
Avoid the pitfalls of assigning or picking user stories in sprint planning. Learn what to do instead to be more productive.
Feb 1, 2024 | Product Owner, Scrum
Alright, do you measure the effectiveness of product owners by how much time they devote to writing great user stories? Many do – more or less explicitly. But there is a hard truth: The better the Product Owner, the less time they spend writing user stories 😱!
