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…

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. Why is there so much hate towards SAFe…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…