Have you ever been part of a daily stand-up meeting that left you feeling uninspired and unproductive? Daily stand-ups are a hot topic in the world of scrum and often create a sense of controversy. It’s not uncommon for teams to struggle with the purpose and frequency of these meetings. Some team members may feel […]
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What Does A Scrum Master Do?
Scrum Master is a mystical role in Scrum. I say mystical because many companies and leaders are unable to comprehend the importance and essence of this role. As a result, the Scrum Master continues to be an under-appreciated role. Such leaders often ask, “what does a Scrum Master actually do? The developers or the team […]
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Scrum Master VS an Agile Coach
The reason for Agile Coach role being so much in demand is that, the growth of Agile and Scrum has been exponential in the last 7-10 years. The Scrum Master being such an important role could not grow with the same speed. As a result, the Project Managers, Program Managers, the TPMs, Team Managers […]
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Community of Practice for Scrum Masters
The Scrum Master is one of the most important roles of Scrum. It takes years to master this role and interacting with others serving in the same role can advance one’s progress. While there are many ways to grow into the journey of Scrum Master, and here is a link to my previous blog post […]
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An Ideal Career Path for a Scrum Master
An Ideal Scrum Master Career Path The Scrum Master role is increasingly becoming more and more in demand these days. This role is played by a variety of people. We may see someone in the development team playing this role, such as the technical lead, or a developer, or a QA person, or even an […]
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Effective Scrum of Scrums Meetings
Scrum of Scrums (SoS) meetings are as popular as Scrum itself. The effectiveness of an SoS meeting depends on how it is implemented. There are a few agile teams that have achieved a high level of effectiveness with scrum. In the same way, there are a few teams that use the power of Scrum of […]
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Creating Effective and Sustainable Teams
High performing teams are a real possibility. They look, feel and move like a unit. A high performing team moves with an attitude of “us” and “we”, as opposed to “I”and “me”. Such teams fulfill the vision that Agile promises and are a delight to behold. But how do we create such teams? That is […]
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Scrum Masters: Keep ‘a little Bernie Sanders of Agile’ in your Heart
“Idealist: noun: 1. a person who is guided more by ideals than by practical considerations.” Keep ‘a little Bernie Sanders of Agile’ in your heart. Bernie, with his ideals on how to build a successful America, has always seemed a bit too idealistic, veering far off from how we’ve come accustomed to how America has […]
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Scrum Master and Project Manager
It is very common for Scrum teams to deal with a plethora of issues not to mention the transitioning to scrum itself. Where do you think these issues originate from? They arise from stakeholder management, team dependencies, conflicts among team members, pressure of meeting Sprint commitment, waterfall environment surrounding the team, command-and-control management, silos in […]
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