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Sep 12

Time For a Stand-up Revolution

Who’s had enough of the Deadly Daily Scrum? — Alright, I get it, you’re probably rolling your eyes and thinking that the world has more urgent topics to tackle than the Daily Scrum. But trust me, have you seen the teams’ faces? They have to suffer it on a daily basis! By improving the standup, we might save thousands…

Daily Scrum

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Time For a Stand-up Revolution
Time For a Stand-up Revolution
Daily Scrum

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Aug 30

“Scrum Is A Cancer. Stop Doing Scrum!” — Thoughts On A Post I Read

Are entering a post-Scrum era? — Do we hate on Scrum now? Can it be that we are entering a post-Scrum era? I stumbled upon Maarten Dalmijn’s skeptical view on Scrum in his article “Scrum: Failure By Design?”, stating that it “might be flawed by design”. Then there is…

Scrum

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Scrum Is A Cancer. Stop Doing Scrum! — Thoughts On A Post I Read
Scrum Is A Cancer. Stop Doing Scrum! — Thoughts On A Post I Read
Scrum

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Jun 27

SAFe Controversy | Is It Cool To Hate On SAFe?

SAFe is like the lovechild of a control freak and a Project Manager on a power trip. — Just kidding! SAFe is a Scaled Agile Framework popular with large corporations while Agile practitioners can’t help but despise it. In my last video, I tried to explain what SAFe is; in today’s article, we will tackle the SAFe controversy head-on. …

Safe

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SAFe Controversy | Is It Cool To Hate On SAFe?
SAFe Controversy | Is It Cool To Hate On SAFe?
Safe

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Jun 6

SAFe®: Agile On Steroids — Scaled Agile Framework Explained

SAFe® is a scaling Agile framework popular with large corporations and hated by Agile practitioners — There is a lot of love and hate towards the Scaled Agile Framework, especially hate among popular Agile practitioners. Wait, but what SAFe actually is? Do we even know what this battle is all about? I worked in different companies as a SAFe practitioner, the RTE, a Release Train Engineer…

Safe

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SAFe: Agile On Steroids — Scaled Agile Framework Explained
SAFe: Agile On Steroids — Scaled Agile Framework Explained
Safe

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May 16

Scrum Myth #3 The Spillover Is A Cardinal Sin In Scrum

Is finishing all the stories in a Sprint the only measure of Sprint success? — Over and over again, I face a situation where a team is pressed for finishing all work items that are in the Sprint. Usually, they have no Sprint Goal, or there is a list of goals that reminds the list of stories in the Sprint. It basically means that no…

Scrum

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Scrum Myth #3 The Spillover Is A Cardinal Sin In Scrum
Scrum Myth #3 The Spillover Is A Cardinal Sin In Scrum
Scrum

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May 3

Scrum Myth #2 Estimation in Story Points Is A Must In Scrum

Are estimates really a part of the Scrum framework? — Estimates are considered by many as an inseparable part of Scrum. Today I’m going to bust that myth along with some curious anti-patterns around the estimates. Recently a friend asked me how to improve their team estimations. The team has worked together for some time now and has been performing…

Scrum

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Scrum Myth #2 Estimation in Story Points Is A Must In Scrum
Scrum Myth #2 Estimation in Story Points Is A Must In Scrum
Scrum

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Apr 18

Scrum Myth #1 The PO Is Not Part Of The Team

Do you invite the PO to your team Retrospectives? — Do you invite the PO to your team Retrospectives? Recently I faced a situation where the PO was explicitly uninvited. No hard feelings, they understood. My suspicion is that they were actually relieved. One meeting less, right? I was stunned. How do you intend to improve anything if an important…

Scrum

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Scrum Myth #1 The PO Is Not Part Of The Team
Scrum Myth #1 The PO Is Not Part Of The Team
Scrum

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·Mar 14

What Does a Product Manager Have in Common With Rocky Balboa ?— Chat With David Pereira

If you ask ten people who the Product Owner is, you’ll get ten different answers. Who are the CPO, PO, and PM? — Today I converse with David Pereira — a popular Product Leader, prolific product writer, and a CPO, Chief Product Officer, in omoqo. We talk about the roles and accountabilities of Product Owners, Product Managers and, of course, the CPOs, Chief Product Officers, as I can’t let this opportunity pass…

Product Management

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What Does The Product Manager Have in Common with Rocky Balboa? Chat With David Pereira
What Does The Product Manager Have in Common with Rocky Balboa? Chat With David Pereira
Product Management

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Feb 28

Product Operations with Anabela Cesário

What is Product Operations practice and how it can help you solve your product problems? — Today I have the pleasure to talk to Anabela Cesario, a Product Ops Leader and a Chief of Staff to the Chief Product Officer in Outsystems. Anabela bootstrapped the Product Operations in Outsystems, creating the practice from zero. And today we will talk all about Product Operations, what it is…

Product

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Product Operations with Anabela Cesário
Product Operations with Anabela Cesário
Product

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Serious Scrum

·Feb 14

Does Anyone Still Care About Scrum Certificates? — Conversation with Sjoerd Nijland, Serious Scrum Co-Founder

Let us take you on an Agile learning journey… — Nyland and I talk about leadership, Scrum Master and Agile Coach accountabilities. We explore if anyone cares about certifications anymore, and talk about professional courses. What makes us become good Scrum Masters? Nyland, who has almost the full suite of Scrum.org certifications, explains what Road to Mastery is and how…

Scrum

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Does Anyone Still Care About Scrum Certificates?
Does Anyone Still Care About Scrum Certificates?
Scrum

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Maria Chec

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Agile Coach and Content Creator at Agile State of Mind https://www.youtube.com/c/AgileStateofMind and Head of Agile Practice in Fyllo

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