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My 10 most popular Serious Scrum articles of the year 2019
How a Scrum team refused to suffer from commitments made by outsiders
Our organisation is constantly changing — we manage this with Scrum
Living the Scrum Values brought Sarah’s job in danger
Thank you very much Androidtorg.
The commitment to finish everything from the backlog can endanger your real goals
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #67
This feature factory didn’t understand the power of Scrum to bring value
I feel your pain. I have been in this situation too.
We kept C-level out of our Sprint Reviews
Thank you very much for this Michael Sniknejs. I corrected the mistakes.
Didn’t you grasp the irony Carlos Calero Flores?
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #66
Scrum forces you to crack the tough nuts that hold you back
Or perhaps they took a experimental scientific approach?
Well said. This is basically what I wanted to bring across.
I’m unsure if the CTO or CSO should be involved.
I am all for alternative ways to create a product, but imho I don’t see where you got the notion…
Sprint length: is shorter always better?
James Coplien, did you read the article to the end?
Hi James Coplien. What are your issues with my arguments?
A Definition of “Done” only on Scrum Team level can lead to catastrophe
I wish the world was this simple.
Not everyone is suited to work in a Scrum team
Sure! But it all starts with: is your environment suited for Scrum?
Sorry for that Jeroen Roozendaal. I must admit the title is a bit evil.
‘Scrum is an awful project management methodology’
Interesting feedback Ted Bendixson. I have a couple of things on this.
If you Scrum according to the 2010 Scrum Guide, are you doing Scrum?
Hi Mohammad Hosseine Tavakoli Bina
Wij -editors van Serious Scrum- zijn allemaal meer van Scrum gaan begrijpen door uw pocket guide te…
From vision to value with Scrum
How should a Scrum Master act during continuing disruptive team conflicts?
7 things to check before you decide to Scale Scrum
Our Scrum training as a Sprint
As a salesperson, what is my place in Scrum?
I believe they genuinely tried to do Scrum as it is intended.
My high-performing team struggled with Scrum — but they shouldn’t have done Scrum at all
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #58
Scrum isn’t ‘simple to understand’
It is really acting in Scrum fashion to make the decision for the team, instead of the team making…
Serious Scrum Talk — The Sprint Goal
I figure that this isn’t my point. Apparently I couldn’t bring this across for you.
SAFe is discussing release trains, planned in cycles of multiple Sprints accepting dependencies…
My journey towards Professional Scrum Master III
Responsibilities that are mistakenly seen as Scrum Master work
Friday to Monday is ok. I am talking about two working days.
I agree that these are the best Sprint Reviews.
They finished the previous Sprint.
“We start our Sprint 2 days after the Sprint Planning”
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #56
As an architect, what is my place in Scrum?
Thank you very much for sharing your insights. You make great points.
Can the Product Owner role really be dropped?
As a manager, what is my place in Scrum?
11 reasons why Scrum is great for developers
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #54
How the Sprint Retrospective became a pivotal event in Scrum
What makes this better than Heart of Agile?
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #53
The disastrous impact of bandwagonism on the good name of Scrum
Dropping the Sprint Review from Scrum — is this really possible?
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #52
The destructive power of Scrum lip service
As a user, what is my place in Scrum?
#NoEstimates to address misuse of estimates only treats the symptoms
Thank you for this piece of insight in how things developed in that period.
Do you have any sources of documents that were the standard for Scrum in those days?
How Managers slowly got removed from Scrum
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #50
“The Scrum Master is at fault when Scrum fails”
Heart of Agile uncovers the essence of Scrum
The overenthusiastic Scrum Team member
Scrum History — The evolution of the Sprint Review
With Scrum your possibilities are endless
Scrum exists since 1995 – arguably even 1986.
Scrum — ‘Our retro is only about what we can improve as a team’
Scrum History — The evolution of the Development Team
I could agree if they wouldn’t be selling Scrum certificates…
We Scrum, but we also have Steering Committees
You are right. This is a mistake. I’ll correct it now.
Burndown charts used to be part of Scrum, but got removed. I could have mentioned them indeed.
5 examples of soulless Scrum Events
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #45
“We Scrum and we plan to deliver our MVP next year”
My account of Scrum Day Europe
Scrum History — The evolution of the Sprint Goal
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #44
I could do this if I would think it’s worth it.
“Scrum Revealed — Training Book” doesn’t teach you Scrum
We do Scrum but… we don’t do retros because everything is awesome!
Daniel Buchta I don’t know this.
Thanks for taking the time to bring your views forward Peter Lee.
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #43
“We replaced the Scrum Master role with the Agile Delivery Lead role”
The Scrum Guide says this: During Sprint Planning the Scrum Team also crafts a Sprint Goal.
Scrum — Our manager wants to join the Sprint Retrospective
Sounds to me you consistently have 3 week Sprints.
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #42
Scrum — The power of a great Sprint Goal
Bringing Dev and Ops together: “Now I’m wasting all my time on fixing incidents!”
That’s awesome Douwe Wiersma. I added you to the list!
Our organisation is constantly changing — we manage this with Scrum
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #41
Our organisation is constantly changing — we manage this with Scrum
Hi Esra Koktas Adigüzel. I added you to the list! See you next week!
First Serious Scrum meetup — June 20
Hi Nienke Wilting. That’s awesome. I added you to the list.
Døt Liebrand I put you on the list. Happy to see you next week.
Ditta Békési, Ana Paula Ferreira Soares and Quinten Rutgers: just to confirm that I will inform…
Quinten Rutgers does this link work?
Hi Quinten. You are added to the list!
Our organisation is constantly changing — we manage this with Scrum
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #40
“My team wants my help at the Daily Scrum, but as a Scrum Master I shouldn’t be there!”
Thank you Bethan Bolton for making us aware of this issue.
Are we Scrum/Agile evangelists?
Well this conversation actually happened.
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #38
“We need to split our stories in two because the developers are faster than the testers”
I am in the process of creating an article of how we do it at our company.
The understanding of Scrum, Spotify model and Agile: it’s a can of worms indeed. It keeps us busy!
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #37
So you think Scrum = Agile training wheels?
Its business indeed and profit is often most important.
We at Serious Scrum discussed to have a series on Liberating Structures.
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #36
“Scrum’s fixed Sprint Length holds us back”
Well thank you for the time to respond.
“We don’t need a Product Owner because we have constant alignment with our customer”
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #35
Before you abandon Scrum, read this article
Is your company practicing what it preaches?– Scrum vs Steercos
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #34
Scrum and the Spotify Model: not necessarily a perfect fit
So in the end you are only referring to incomplete use of Scrum, which might not be Agile.
First Serious Scrum meetup — June 20
I agree. It would be an article in itself to discuss this.
“Scrum doesn’t have Project Managers, so we ignore them in our organisation”
Modern Agile makes safety a prerequisite — but is a slippery slope if you like Scrum
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #33
The many roles of a Scrum Master
My response to the talk “Modern Alternatives to Scrum”
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #32
“Scrum is just an excuse to miss deadlines”
It reminds me of this Monty Python quote:
Scrum Teams need to know their REAL customers
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #31
“With Scrum you don’t look beyond the Sprint”
Assessment of 6 approaches to scale Scrum
Self-organising a new organisation — the Marketplace
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #30
Why most Product Owners in Scrum are destined to fail
Scrum — Self-organisation isn’t a fluffy thing
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #29
Scaling Scrum: assessment and rating of Scrum@Scale
You do Scrum and you often skip your Sprint Review?
Scrum — Two approaches to expand the Definition of Done
Thank you for your response Ram. Here is my response on your questions:
Scaling Scrum: assessment and rating of Scrum of Scrums
Yes I believe that the reason of existence of the other frameworks — notably SAFe — is that the…
Scaling Scrum: assessment and rating of Nexus
Scaling Scrum: assessment and rating of SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)
Scaling Scrum: assessment and rating of LeSS (Large-Scale Scrum)
Scaling Scrum: Assessment and rating of ‘Spotify Engineering Culture’ (Spotify Model)
Scrum of Scrums, an introduction
You’re welcome. Thank you for a valuable article.
Serious Scrum Weekly Update #26
Spotify Engineering Culture (Spotify Model)— an introduction
SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) — an introduction
“We will abandon Scrum because we are adopting Devops”
LeSS (Large Scale Scrum) — an introduction
The many approaches to scale Scrum — an introduction
No! You don’t need project managers to align work between Scrum Teams!
How company culture can impact Scrum adoption
“Our REAL Product Owner isn’t involved. Only our proxy PO is!”
This is indeed very recognizable David K. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
“The Scrum Values got me fired”
I believe those things should be in the Definition of Done.
Scrum — The case for one Sprint Review per product
A list of Scrum Articles, Guides and books that have defined Scrum
The quotes I choose show Scrum’s clumsiness on dealing with change?
“We won’t meet our Sprint Goal – do we have to cancel the Sprint?”
Scrum – “If you think your retro is too short you’re doing it wrong”
This is awesome information! Thank you. I will dive into this to reflect it in the article too.
I quickly went through the article.
Thank you for this! This is brilliant and I will certainly add this.
Thank you very much for these insights. I appreciate this a lot!
You want to adopt the “Spotify Model”? I don’t think it means what you think it means!’
A list of Scrum Articles, Guides and books that have defined Scrum
“Within our company every Product Owner serves one Scrum Team”
6 pivotal things that weren’t Scrum canon but got introduced later
I understand your intention, but the presented view on Scrum does not do justice to it.
I am sorry, but I have the impression that you did not take the Scrum Guide as the basis of the…
Modern Agile and Scrum — Deliver Value Continuously
Thank you. I am happy you like the article. I’m humbled that so many have read it and agree.
The spectacular transformation of the Scrum Master role from early Scrum to now
Apparently you never saw a working increment at the end of a Sprint.