Scrum: Empowering Teams to Deliver Value Through Empirical Adaptation

Explains why traditional Project Manager roles do not exist in Scrum, outlining how their skills align better with Product Owner or Scrum Master …

Explains when and how to send done emails in Scrum, detailing best practices for notifying task owners and teams, and ensuring clear communication of …

Ensuring backlog items meet a clear, actionable standard before sprint planning.

Explores the challenges and skills needed to shift from traditional development to Scrum, focusing on continuous learning, Agile practices, and …

Compromising software quality is a leadership choice, not a team one. Lowering standards carries business risks that should be openly addressed by …

Strategies and techniques for effective backlog management and refinement.

Working software is the tangible, functional output produced during a Sprint, representing a concrete artifact that delivers value to customers.

The FBI Sentinel project failed with a waterfall approach, wasting years and budget, but succeeded rapidly after switching to Agile and iterative …

Learn how evolving engineering practices like Feature Flags, TDD, and refactoring enable smoother Sprint workflows and reduce technical debt in Scrum …

Teams struggle not from lacking frameworks, but from ignoring feedback. Success depends on acting on signals, fostering safety, and empowering real …

Explores how early assumptions about competence led to Agile’s current skills gap, highlighting the need for continuous learning, better hiring, and …

Scrum alone does not cause project failure; lacking strong engineering practices and effective retrospectives leads to technical debt and poor Agile …

Frequent changes to the Definition of Done reduce team quality and predictability. Consistent, enforced standards are key to reliable delivery and …

Explores why special sprints like Sprint Zero or hardening sprints undermine Agile by delaying work, increasing risk, and reducing continuous delivery …

Explains why relying on special Sprints undermines Agile, and advocates for continuous improvement, accountability, and delivering usable products …

Explores how true professionalism in Scrum enables Agile teams to deliver production-ready products, highlighting the importance of transparency, …

Learn how to scale Scrum by tailoring frameworks to your organisation, focusing on dependency management, alignment, and iterative improvement for …

Explains why burndown charts hinder agile teams, highlighting the pitfalls of detailed upfront planning and advocating for minimal, adaptive Sprint …

Highlights the importance of professionalism in agile teams, warning against excusing unprofessional behaviour as agility and stressing ethical, …

Explores why teams ignore clear signals from Agile and Scrum, highlighting how culture and fear hinder continuous improvement and effective …

Explores how focusing on Scrum’s core principles, empiricism, transparency, and value delivery, leads to true agile success, beyond just following …

Practical strategies for remote Agile teams, covering communication, tool selection, value delivery, team dynamics, gamification, and integrating UX …

Explores how learning Scrum and process improvement can shift developer mindsets, boost collaboration, and enhance software delivery in Agile teams.

Explains how using a separate version control branch for each sprint in Scrum improves code stability, release management, and team collaboration over …

Summarises the top considerations for Scrum Masters adopting a coaching stance: building trust, understanding team context, and leading through …

Explores the widespread issue of incompetent Agile coaches and Scrum Masters, its impact on teams and organisations, and practical steps to restore …

Learn to spot six key signs of sloth in Agile teams, including missed deliveries, ignored feedback, rigid processes, and lack of adaptation, to …

Details 2016 Professional Scrum Master and Developer courses in Oslo and Kongsberg, covering advanced Scrum, coaching, DevOps, and Agile practices for …

Discover how the PSM II course deepens Scrum Master skills, boosts team performance, supports product owners, and advances agile careers with …

Discover how EPS immersive learning boosts team agility with structured feedback, coaching, and tailored sessions, driving continuous improvement in …

Identifies seven common Agile pitfalls, quick fixes, backlog overload, resource focus, lack of accountability, blame, imitation, and pride, and offers …

Discover how the Advanced PSM course helps Scrum Masters shift from admin tasks to empowering teams, supporting Product Owners, and tackling …

The biggest challenge with new scrum teams is overcoming misconceptions about scrum and shifting focus from process mechanics to core agile principles …

Highlights the most damaging traits of unskilled Scrum Masters, such as micromanagement and bossiness, and contrasts them with effective, facilitative …

Explores the difference between adopting agile practices superficially and truly embracing agile values, highlighting the need for deep organisational …

A Scrum Master empowers teams by facilitating, mentoring, and supporting, not micromanaging, fostering trust, collaboration, and continuous …

Explains why a Scrum Master should facilitate and empower agile teams, not micromanage, highlighting the importance of trust, autonomy, and effective …

Explains an effective branching strategy for Scrum teams, covering best practices, common pitfalls, and step-by-step guidance for managing code, …

Explores why Scrum's "twice the work in half the time" claim is misleading, emphasising value over output and the importance of realistic expectations …

Learn practical agile leadership skills, foster team alignment, and drive cultural change with Scrum.org’s workshop to support agile transformation …

NKD Agility offers immersive, multi-week agile training to build practical skills in Scrum, leadership, and continuous improvement for modern …

Learn when to use an Agile Process Simulation workshop to support struggling Scrum Masters, improve team dynamics, and foster collaborative, effective …

Explores the real differences between new and experienced Scrum Masters, challenging common myths and highlighting the importance of accountability, …

Learn how to track, manage, and optimise product development costs by empowering teams with financial awareness, key metrics, and continuous …

Explores how Agile teams can avoid overloading backlogs, Sprints, and products by focusing on prioritisation, value delivery, and lean, effective …

Explores the Ghana Police Service’s shift to a modern, professional model using servant leadership, agile frameworks, and strategic change to restore …

Emphasises the importance of flexibility and pragmatism in Scrum, encouraging teams to adapt frameworks to their context rather than rigidly following …

Learn how to diagnose and resolve partially succeeded builds in Team Foundation Build Services 2010 by tracing test failures, identifying code issues, …

The PSU course bridges the gap in product development by integrating user experience and design into Scrum, enabling teams to deliver more valuable, …

Instructor-led course for executives and managers to understand Scrum, its benefits, executive roles, Agile metrics, case studies, and adoption best …

Learn about Scrum.org’s new PAL-EBM training, which helps leaders use evidence-based management and custom metrics to align teams with organisational …

Explains how Scrum supports customer acquisition and retention in competitive markets by enabling rapid delivery, feedback, and continuous …

Scrum teams estimate Sprint deliverables by assessing the size and complexity of backlog items, focusing on shared understanding rather than …

Examines whether the belief that Scrum can't scale is practical or defeatist, highlighting Nexus as a proven approach for scaling Scrum to deliver …

Discover immersive, outcome-focused Scrum and Agile training with flexible learning journeys, real-world assignments, and reflective sessions for …

Rookie agile consultants often mistake strict adherence to frameworks like Scrum for success, overlooking the need for context, team buy-in, and …

Explains why Scrum Masters should avoid taking on administrative tasks, highlighting the importance of focusing on team effectiveness rather than …

Advanced course for experienced Product Owners to master product vision, stakeholder collaboration, value delivery, agile governance, and earn PSPO II …

Gain practical skills in Agile product ownership, Scrum, backlog management, and value delivery. Includes PSPO I certification attempt and is ideal …

Explains how using a flat backlog structure, rather than a hierarchy, improves agility, prioritisation, and value delivery in Scrum and Kanban teams.