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Agile Frameworks: Empowering Teams for Continuous Value Delivery

Structured methodologies enabling teams to deliver value predictably, foster collaboration, optimise workflows, and adapt to evolving market demands.

Explore and compare Agile frameworks. Understand their principles, applications, and impact on organisational agility and value delivery.

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Overview

Agile frameworks are structured methodologies that facilitate the implementation of Agile principles within organisations, enabling teams to deliver value predictably and sustainably. These frameworks, such as Scrum, Kanban, and Lean, provide specific roles, events, and artefacts that guide teams in their work, fostering collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement. By adopting an Agile framework, organisations can respond more effectively to changing market demands and customer needs, ensuring that they remain competitive and relevant.

The systemic nature of Agile frameworks encourages a culture of experimentation and learning, allowing teams to iterate on their processes and products. This adaptability is crucial for long-term success, as it empowers teams to identify inefficiencies and optimise workflows, ultimately enhancing value delivery. Agile frameworks also promote cross-functional collaboration, breaking down silos and enabling diverse skill sets to contribute to shared goals. This holistic approach not only improves team dynamics but also aligns organisational objectives with customer satisfaction, driving better outcomes.

By embedding Agile frameworks into their operations, organisations can cultivate an environment that prioritises responsiveness and innovation, ensuring they are well-equipped to navigate the complexities of modern product development and market dynamics. The focus on continuous delivery and improvement fosters resilience, enabling teams to thrive in an ever-evolving landscape.

Learn More about Agile Frameworks

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Quotes: "I estimate that 75% of those organisations using Scrum will not succeed in getting the benefits that they hope for from it." - Ken Schwaber

Most organisations fail to achieve Scrum’s promised benefits due to focusing on team processes over holistic, organisation-wide change and an agile mindset.
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What should be top of mind when a Scrum team prepare for a Sprint review?

Learn how Scrum teams can boost Sprint review success by engaging stakeholders, tailoring communication, and focusing on value, transparency, and active participation.
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Best Scrum advice you ever received?

Emphasises the importance of flexibility and pragmatism in Scrum, encouraging teams to adapt frameworks to their context rather than rigidly following prescribed rules.
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#1 tip for a new Scrum Master

New Scrum Masters should start by thoroughly reading the Scrum Guide to understand Scrum principles, roles, and practices, forming a strong foundation for Agile success.
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Unlocking Trust in Scrum: The Power of Openness and Transparency

Explores how openness and transparency in Scrum foster trust, clear communication, and a supportive team culture, essential for effective Agile collaboration.
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Unlocking the True Potential of Scrum: Why Professionalism Matters in Agile Teams

Explores how true professionalism in Scrum enables Agile teams to deliver production-ready products, highlighting the importance of transparency, standards, and work ethic.
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Scrum-damentals Webcast on 17th February 2012

Explore common challenges in Scrum adoption, practical strategies for overcoming them, and proven practices to help teams implement Scrum more effectively.
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Sprint Review Recipe

Discover more about Sprint Review Recipe and how it can help you in your Agile journey!
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Are Your Teams Empowered to Change Requirements Based on User Feedback? If Not, You’re Probably Not Very Agile

Empowering teams to adapt requirements based on user feedback is key to true agility. Learn why backlog updates and team engagement drive better, user-focused products.
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Overview of the 'scaling with portfolio Kanban' course

Learn how to apply Kanban at the organisational level to optimise workflow, improve predictability, and make data-driven decisions across multiple teams and projects.
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Unlocking Agile’s Core: Questioning to Create Value

Explores how questioning, continuous improvement, and team empowerment drive Agile success, helping organisations adapt quickly, spot inefficiencies, and create lasting value.
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When is an APS course appropriate for a scrum team?

Explains when an Applied Professional Scrum (APS) course benefits Scrum teams, helping them identify and remove ineffective practices to improve Agile performance.
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What should you do if your Sprint Review delivers harsh, scathing feedback?

Learn how Agile teams can handle harsh Sprint Review feedback by analysing root causes, engaging stakeholders, and deciding whether to halt, pivot, or persevere.
Blog

Sprint Goal is an Immediate Tactical Goal

Explains how the Sprint Goal serves as an immediate tactical objective in Scrum, guiding teams toward strategic Product Goals and maximising value through focused outcomes.
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Upcomming Scrum at Scale Workshop from Scrum.org

Learn how to scale Scrum across your organisation, drive cultural change, and measure agile maturity with evidence-based practices in this hands-on workshop from Scrum.org.
Recipes

Sprint Planning Recipe

Discover more about Sprint Planning Recipe and how it can help you in your Agile journey!
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Quotes: Don't scale Scrum! Pragmatic or defeatist?

Examines whether the belief that Scrum can’t scale is practical or defeatist, highlighting Nexus as a proven approach for scaling Scrum to deliver greater value.
Newsletters

Unlock the Power of Effective Backlog Management with our new course from Scrum.org

Learn essential Scrum Product Backlog management skills, including stakeholder engagement and data-driven decision-making, to boost team effectiveness and project success.
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Would you recommend the APS course to a newbie scrum team, and Why?

Explains why the Agile Practitioner Series course is ideal for new Scrum teams, focusing on practical Scrum skills, organisational change, and team empowerment.
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What is the most common Aha moment people have in a scrum course?

Most people in scrum courses realise the true value of empiricism and purpose behind scrum’s events and artefacts, shifting from rote process to meaningful, high-performance teamwork.
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Coffee Talk: Introduction to Scrum - webcast event this Friday!

Learn the basics of Scrum, including its key roles and processes, with practical tips for adoption. Ideal for those new to agile or seeking to improve team performance.
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Adventures in Scrum: Lesson 2 - For the record

Highlights the importance of clear communication and documenting disagreements in Scrum to prevent misunderstandings and failed sprints, especially with proxy Product Owners.
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What is the most common mistake in sprint planning?

Explains the sprint goal in Scrum as a clear, tactical objective for each sprint, guiding team focus, enabling actionable feedback, and linking daily work to product vision.
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The Importance of Visualizing Your Work in a Kanban Strategy

Explains how visualising work in Kanban boosts team clarity, transparency, and alignment, and offers steps to define workflows, avoid misalignment, and improve collaboration.
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The Key to a Kanban Strategy: Understanding WIP Limits

Explains how setting and adjusting Work-In-Progress (WIP) limits in Kanban helps teams manage workflow, prevent bottlenecks, and improve productivity and collaboration.
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Mastering Kanban: Creating a Pull-Based System for Workflow Efficiency

Learn how Kanban’s pull-based system boosts workflow efficiency by visualising tasks, setting WIP limits, managing bottlenecks, and enabling continuous process improvement.
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3 core practices of Kanban. Improving a workflow.

Learn how to improve Kanban workflows by identifying blockages, reducing waiting times, and making continuous changes to boost efficiency and value delivery in your process.
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Mastering Kanban: The Essential Guide to Defining and Visualising Your Workflow for Maximum Efficiency

Learn how to define and visualise workflows in Kanban to boost team clarity, alignment, and efficiency, with practical steps for stable processes and effective task management.
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My journey with Kanban and why I actively recommend it to clients.

Explains how adopting Kanban improves workflow, predictability, and transparency for any team or industry, offering practical insights and benefits over traditional approaches.
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Overview of Applying Professional Kanban course.

Learn how to implement Kanban in any workflow, use key metrics and visualisations, and drive continuous improvement for better project management and value delivery.
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How long does it take to transition from project management to Kanban?

Learn how to move from traditional project management to Kanban, including steps, benefits, and tips for a smooth, gradual transition to Agile workflows and continuous improvement.
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Does Kanban integrate into a Scrum environment?

Explains how Kanban can be integrated with Scrum to improve workflow visibility, provide key metrics, and enable continuous improvement in agile teams.
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Unlocking the Power of Immersive Learning in Agile: Overcoming Cognitive Bias

Explores how immersive learning in Agile and Scrum helps overcome cognitive bias, promotes hands-on practice, and supports continuous improvement for practitioners.
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The Pitfalls of Agile Burndowns: Stop Being Agile Bandits

Explains why relying on Agile burndown charts leads to over-planning and false progress, and advocates for minimal, adaptive planning and continuous value delivery.
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Temperance in Agile: Why Less is More

Explores how practising moderation in Agile—by keeping backlogs lean, limiting work in progress, and focusing on value—boosts team efficiency and reduces waste.
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Quotes: Less is More. True or False?

Explores how applying ’less is more’ in Agile boosts productivity and quality by focusing on high-value tasks, reducing waste, and streamlining team workflows.
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What is a Sprint Backlog?

Explains the Sprint Backlog as a transparent, flexible plan in Scrum, combining goals, tasks, and strategy to help teams stay focused, adaptable, and successful in Agile work.
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Empowering Agile Teams: The Transformative Power of Teaching the "Why"

Explores how teaching the reasons behind Agile practices boosts team engagement, collaboration, and continuous improvement, helping teams adapt and thrive with Scrum.
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What is the most valuable thing you have learned through training people?

Training people worldwide reveals that organisations face similar challenges when adopting agile and scrum, highlighting the universal nature of change and shared solutions.
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Unlocking Agile Success: How Empirical Models Transform Project Outcomes

Explains how empirical Agile models improve project outcomes by increasing visibility, enabling change, reducing risk, and delivering value incrementally throughout development.
Blog

The Product Goal is a commitment for the Product Backlog

Defines the Product Goal as a clear, measurable objective in the Product Backlog that guides Scrum Teams, ensuring focus, transparency, and alignment with long-term value.
Signals

Empowering Product Owners as Strategic Leaders in Scrum Teams

Explores how Product Owners can drive strategy, maximise value, and lead Scrum teams effectively, highlighting the need for empowerment beyond basic backlog management.
Signals

In Scrum, we don’t do UX separately

UX is integrated into Scrum, not handled separately. Design and validation happen within Sprints and backlog refinement, supporting continuous, team-based delivery.
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Empowering Teams to Maximize Value and Return on Investment

Explores how empowering Agile teams to adapt their processes boosts flexibility, continuous improvement, collaboration, and maximises value and return on investment.
Course

Professional Agile Leadership - Evidence-Based Management (PAL-EBM)

Scrum.org created the Evidence-Based Management™ (EBM) framework which is an Agile approach to help leaders guide their teams toward continuously improving customer outcomes, organizational capabilities, and business results. EBM focuses on customer value and intentional experimentation to systematically improve an organization’s performance and achieve its strategic goals.
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Applying Professional Scrum for Software Development (APS-SD) with Certification

Experience APS-SD: Hands-on Scrum training for delivering quality software. Gain practical skills in Agile, DevOps, and Scrum principles. Free PSD I certification exam included. Enhance your software development expertise.
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Professional Scrum Master

Our Professional Scrum Master Training Program features PSM Training from Scrum.org, delivered as an Immersive Learning Experience. It combines live, instructor-led sessions with additional offline exercises, covering the principles of the Scrum framework and the Scrum Master role. This multi-week format integrates real-world applications, encouraging continuous improvement through practical assignments.
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Agile Planning

Master Agile Planning to balance flexibility with predictability. Align teams, optimise delivery, and drive value continuously.
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Applying Flow Metrics for Scrum

Elevate Your Scrum Mastery with ‘Applying Flow Metrics for Scrum’: Transform your Agile practices with our immersive, hands-on course. Dive deep into the world of flow metrics and emerge with the skills to enhance your team’s efficiency and delivery. Join us for a journey of practical learning and real-world application – it’s time to turn data into action!
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Scaled Professional Scrum with Nexus (SPS) with Certification

Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS) with Nexus is a course that is designed as an experiential workshop where students learn how to scale Scrum using the Nexus Framework.
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Why the Concept of a "Junior Scrum Master" is a Misguided Myth

Explains why the Scrum Master role requires experience and competence, debunking the myth of a “junior” Scrum Master and highlighting the need for proven skills in Agile teams.
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Professional Scrum Master Advanced (PSM-A) with Certification

Professional Scrum MasterTM II (PSM II) course is a 14h advanced Scrum Master class designed to support Scrum Masters in their professional development. The PSM II course is intended for Scrum Masters with at least one year of experience who are looking to grow their knowledge and abilities as a Scrum Master. This course is one step in that journey.
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Professional Agile Leadership Essentials (PAL-e) with Certification

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Agile Kata Professional

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Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills (PSPBMS) Course with Certification

Step into the dynamic world of Scrum with our ‘Professional Scrum Product Backlog Mastery’ course. Unlock the secrets of effective backlog management, stakeholder engagement, and data-driven decision-making. Whether you’re a seasoned Scrum Master or an aspiring Product Owner, this course promises to elevate your skills, offering a blend of theory and real-world application. Dive in, and let’s turn your Scrum visions into actionable strategies.
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Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills (PSFS) with Certification

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Professional Scrum Master and Product Owner (PSMPO) with Certification

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Scrum for Product Owners Training

This instructor-led class is intended to help Product Owners be more effective in their role. Through a combination of presentation, discussion, and hands-on activities, attendees will learn the responsibilities and preferred practices of being the member of the Scrum Team who drives the value.
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Professional Scrum Product Owner

Our Professional Scrum Product Owner course helps students master the Product Owner role with real-world scenarios and practical exercises, enabling participants to drive product success using Agile principles and Scrum.
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Professional Scrum with User Experience (PSU) with Certification

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Managing Projects Using Visual Studio and Scrum Training

This three‐day course will help take your team and project to the next level. Using a combination of lecture, demonstrations, hands‐on activities, and team‐based exercises, attendees will experience how to deliver software using the Scrum framework and the corresponding tools and practices in Visual Studio.
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Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK) with Certification

Professional ScrumTM with Kanban (PSK) is a 2-day course that teaches Scrum practitioners how to apply Kanban practices to their work. Through theory, case studies, and hands-on exercises, participants will understand the importance of transparency and flow as it pertains to the Scrum framework."
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Applying Scaled Portfolio Kanban

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Applying Professional Kanban (APK) Course with Certification

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Practicing Kanban Using Azure Boards

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