What is the Scrum Product Backlog?

What is the Scrum Product Backlog?

I think that a lot of organizations and companies shy away from Scrum because it operates on a ‘backlog’. While this term often connotes that you have unfinished work in a negative way, Scrum merely assumes that you will meet the requirements by the end of the sprint....
What Every Scrum Provider Should Have

What Every Scrum Provider Should Have

Scrum consultants and organizations abound in today’s highly dynamic business world. Now, many firms and consulting services have cropped up offering to implement, train and manage Scrum in your office—but are they all really certified and able to optimally support...
Top 10 Tips for Scrum Masters

Top 10 Tips for Scrum Masters

1- Your first job is to remove impediments. One of the things you have to remember is that you’re there to make things easier for the team. You have to remove the difficulties and attend to their needs so they can finish the stories for that sprint. Part of the...
Scrum Masters are Not Agile Project Managers

Scrum Masters are Not Agile Project Managers

In my experience as a speaker and consultant over various projects both in-house and geographically-distributed, I’ve seen a lot of teams and organizations make the mistake of thinking that Scrum Masters are also Agile Project Managers. You have to keep in mind that...