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Why a scrum master should not facilitate the daily scrum
The problem that I frequently see crop up is that people have a tendency to treat the Daily Stand-up as simply individual reporting. “I did this . . . I’ll…
The fear of being seen doing nothing Part 1
Statements such as “The goal of a Scrum Master/coach is to make themselves redundant” or “A scrum master does nothing except getting donuts for the team” are confusing and…
Daily scrum is a waste of time
Daily Scrum aka daily stand up, daily huddle is a 15mins time box, same time, same place, same people every day of the sprint. That should not be hard to…
Becoming a Scrum Coach
If I were to charge a cent for each time someone asked me how they can become a Scrum Master, I would be rich by now. A lot of times,…
Scrum Meetings
As a scrum coach, there is the need to revisit the basis of scrum to gain an understanding beyond simply the scrum guide. I have summarized below what I have…
Anti patterns that leads to Development team not delivering value
A lot of times, I work with organisations who claim to be agile. However, there is a difference between the ‘being’ and the ‘doing’. Scrum, obvious, is not a silver…
Help! Our retrospective is killing us slowly
Sprint Retrospectives signals the end of a sprint. It is a ‘meeting’ for the scrum team to inspect and adapt what they did in the sprint. As defined by The…
Unlocking creativity in your team
I worked with an individual (let’s call them Denise) some years ago who assumed the role of authority over the other people within the team. You are right to…
How much should you change?
Sometimes there are valid reasons why the composition of a team or of teams needs to be changed. Such as, an individual(s) disrupting the team or not pulling their weight….