Empiricism, the act of making decisions based on what is

May 3, 2011 in Product Owner, Scrum, Scrum Master 89 Comments

Empiricism is the act of making decisions based on what is. Development teams in Scrum “commit” to a certain amount of work in each Sprint, but completion of those items is not a foregone conclusion or guarantee. Perhaps we should change the language used to reflect this? Continue reading →

PSPO II

April 5, 2011 in Product Owner, Professional Scrum Master, Scrum 7 Comments

The PSPO course is a fundamental shift in thought for many Scrum Masters and Product Owners, as shown by the early results of the PSPO II assessment. Continue reading →

Major Releases Are A Failure

March 23, 2011 in Product Owner, Scrum 10 Comments

The existing field of Scrum Product Owner training leaves a gaping hole the is being filled by the Professional Scrum Product Owner course. Continue reading →

Planning Poker

March 11, 2011 in Product Owner, Scrum 38 Comments

XP Planning Poker is based on the Fibonacci Set of numbers, and is supported by nature. Continue reading →

Product Owners not proxies

January 31, 2011 in Product Owner, Scrum 75 Comments

Successful product ownership is about more than planning poker and user stories. I am creating a new program to teach product managers how to use agility to maximize their success. Continue reading →

Happy New Year

January 10, 2011 in Assessment, Bodies Of Knowledge, Product Owner, Scrum 9 Comments

Scrum.org had a busy year in 2010 with the updates to the Scrum Guide, the creation of rigorous assessments, and the development of best-in-breed programs to help companies succeed with Agile. 2011 will prove to be even busier. Continue reading →

The Elephant In The Room

July 27, 2010 in "Done", Product Owner, Scrum 25 Comments

I’ve run into the following situations that make absolutely no sense to me. I suspect there must be an elephant in the room for them to occur, and I wonder if anyone has suggestions as to what this elephant might look like. Situation 1: A team selects 5 product backlog items for a monthly Sprint. … Continue reading →

Agility, Or A Pig On Roller Skates?

July 13, 2010 in "Done", Product Owner, Scrum 5 Comments

Who is responsible for optimizing value in Scrum? The Product Owner. Originally, I thought that the product managers and other business customers who play this role would love Scrum. After all, it lets them rapidly and flexibly create value-optimized releases. But many of the business customers who use Scrum aren’t taking advantage of Scrum’s ability … Continue reading →

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