…for a Scrum Master role also want you to have plenty of experience. Remember all those risk-averse industries that are now moving to agile? They may have over 150 years of rote practices that are firmly entrenched and need to be unravelled before they have any hope of being successful.…

…Cohn explore the multifaceted role of product owners in Agile development, discussing everything from market analysis and vision creation to the nuts and bolts of sprint planning and retrospectives. Emphasizing flexibility and adaptability, Brian and Mike offer a comprehensive look at how product owners can excel by focusing on strategic…

…roles CHANGE: The term “role” has been dropped in favor of the term “accountabilities” to label the individuals on a Scrum team. IMPACT TO YOUR TEAM: For experienced teams - You can take or leave this change, since names and labels are more likely to be merely academic for you…

…energy out of your team—or get skipped entirely. In this episode, Brian and Cort share how to fix the most common retro fails and announce two brand-new tools to help you run retros that actually work. Overview In this episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast, Brian Milner and Cort Sharp…

…Master, product owner, and team member. No distinction is made for roles like programmer, tester, database engineer, analyst, designer, or so on. A tester is, for example, a team member. The tester has the same responsibilities as every other team member: produce a potentially release product increment by the end…

…each: whether the whole team should be invited to attend certain scrum meetings. I have a firm belief that agile teams do best when team members feel and act as one team: Any feelings of “us vs. them” go away Finger-pointing and CYA activities are eliminated. Team members put team…

…sorts of backgrounds, from development to management. From the responses I see in class, I would guess that the largest percentage of Scrum Masters were once in project management. Many people who have been filling project manager roles show up to our CSM classes a bit unsure where to begin.…

…and leading, the critical role of middle management in transformation, and how anyone—at any level—can drive real change in their organization. Overview In this episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast, Brian Milner sits down with leadership expert Pete Behrens to unpack what it truly means to be an Agile leader.…

…Master is the Scrum role responsible for the process of creating a product using Scrum. What Is a Scrum Master? The Scrum Master is accountable for ensuring a Scrum team lives by the values, principles, and practices of Scrum. Scrum has five values that are essential for success: focus, openness,…

…interview for an Agile role and the yellow and red flags to look out for. Listen in as Christina shares her insights on which questions to ask in order to probe deeper and better understand the company's values and culture to assess whether the role is a good fit for…

…Scrum Master and all development team members. The product owner brings the top-priority product backlog items into the meeting and describes them to the team, usually starting with an overview of the set of high-priority items. Select a Product Backlog Item Following that, team members select a first item to…

…left,' and the crucial role of leadership support. Overview In this episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast, Brian and Claire Clark, founder of Sienso, winner of the The Great British Business Woman Award, and freelance software development executive, delve into the world of DevOps. Claire explains that DevOps is far…

…compassion to inspire your team, even when you don’t hold the official title. Overview In this episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast, Brian interviews Christopher DiBella, an expert in leadership and organizational development, about the power of influencing without authority. They explore how Agile leaders, especially Scrum Masters, can effectively…

…or in some other role!) I’ve spent over 20 years as a Scrum Master. Over that time, I’ve given and collected quite a lot of advice. I’ve distilled it down to the ten best bits for you. 1. Never Commit the Team to Anything Without Consulting Them First As the…

…quality, or to increase team member job satisfaction. And, of course, many organizations adopt agile in the hope of achieving some combination of these benefits. But, for as many benefits as there can be to agile, there seem to just as many fallacies. In this article, I’d like to bust…