Our weekly update
We at Serious Scrum are delighted to welcome you to the latest edition of our weekly digest. This week we present all the Serious Scrum activities and publications from the 23rd of September to the 29th of September.
We welcome David Denham, who had an article published by us for the first time last week.
Here it is!
1. Why using Sprint 0 is a cardinal sin for all Scrum Masters — Maarten Dalmijn
Maarten uses strong words to bring forward that a Sprint 0 should not be used. He is right though, as he explains here:
Why using Sprint 0 is a cardinal sin for all Scrum Masters
You may think ‘cardinal sin’ is a strong word to use to talk about Scrum Masters that start their teams with Sprint 0…medium.com
2. The 12 enemies of adaptability — part 6: Inflexible business practices — Marty de Jonge
Marty published another episode of his impressive series tackling enemies of adaptability, a vital Scrum element. This time he discusses the inflexible business practices.
The 12 enemies of adaptability
Enemy of adaptability number 6 -Inflexible Business Practices. Highly optimized systems are great for efficiency but…medium.com
3. Can the Product Owner role really be dropped? — Willem-Jan Ageling
Mike Cohn is an Agile champion and a big name in the Scrum community. So when he suggests that the Product Owner role could be dropped, then this is big news. Willem-Jan reflects on this here:
Can the Product Owner role really be dropped?
My reflections on Mike Cohn’s new articlemedium.com
4. The Sprint Goal & the Scrum Time Paradox by David Denham
David Denham describes how outdated understanding of Scrum often limits the power of the Sprint Goal.
The Sprint Goal & the Scrum Time Paradox
A tweet from John Cutler and the ensuing thread struck a chord with me the other day…medium.com
5. As an architect, what is my place in Scrum? by Willem-Jan Ageling
The series ‘Scrum and the stakeholders’ aims to clarify the place of the different stakeholders within Scrum. In this article I discuss the architect:
As an architect, what is my place in Scrum?
Scrum and the stakeholders, episode 3medium.com
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