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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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Serious Scrum

·Feb 7

Are You a Traditional Manager or an Agile Leader? Conversation with Willem-Jan Ageling

On Serious Scrum Community and Agile Leadership — Recently I had the pleasure to talk with Willem-Jan Ageling, a Senior Agile Coach at Worldline and the Co-Founder of the Serious Scrum Community. One of the most vibrant independent Scrum communities globally. We talk about how Serious Scrum came to be and what Agile Leadership really is.

Agile Leadership

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Are You a Traditional Manager or an Agile Leader? Conversation with Willem-Jan Ageling
Are You a Traditional Manager or an Agile Leader? Conversation with Willem-Jan Ageling
Agile Leadership

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·Jan 31

Conversation: Paweł Huryn — Roadmaps & Avoiding Product Fiction

For successful product delivery, we need to let go of control and the fiction of having control over the future — Welcome to the Serious Scrum Conversations where I talk to my colleagues from Serious Scrum and we talk all things Scrum and Agile. Today I have with me one of my Product Management gurus, Paweł Huryn. Paweł is also from…

Serious Scrum

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Conversation: Paweł Huryn — Roadmaps & Avoiding Product Fiction
Conversation: Paweł Huryn — Roadmaps & Avoiding Product Fiction
Serious Scrum

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·Jan 16

Are We Ditching The Definition Of Ready?

Is it a matter of hate it or love it? Or is there a third way? — Let me tell you a story of two teams — Team Carpe Diem and Team Planner. The story of two teams Team Carpe Diem has a loose approach to Refinements and Sprint Planning. Sometimes they would have them and sometimes they wouldn’t. Oftentimes they would take a…

Definition Of Ready

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Are We Ditching The Definition Of Ready?
Are We Ditching The Definition Of Ready?
Definition Of Ready

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Dec 19, 2022

Scaling Agile | Remote Scrum of Scrums in 2023

Scaling Agile is easier than you think. How to run a meaningful Scrum of Scrums. — How to scale Agile? How to make sure multiple teams working on the same product, usually in Scrum or Kanban, are in sync and aligned? Which leads to — what is Scrum of Scrums and how to conduct it? …

Scrum Of Scrums

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Scaling Agile | Remote Scrum of Scrums in 2023
Scaling Agile | Remote Scrum of Scrums in 2023
Scrum Of Scrums

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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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