Are you wondering if Professional Scrum Master training is the right fit for you? In this post, I will provide an overview of common reasons people attend Professional Scrum Master training, what they were hoping to get out of it, and what they actually got out of it. “The New Scrum Master” “The New Scrum Master” […]
How Many Scrum Teams Should You Be On?
This is John, and John is a developer that went through one of my Scrum classes recently. John works for a company that is using Scrum, and they are doing 4-week Sprints. John told me that he works at a sustainable of about 40 hours per week, so over the course of a 4-week Sprint, he […]
The Top 5 Books Every Scrum Master Should Read
These are the top five books that every Scrum Master, regardless of skill level or amount of experience, should read to build a solid foundation for understanding Scrum and the Scrum Master role. Scrum – A Pocket Guide – This is a short book written by the person who wrote the training materials for the Professional Scrum Foundations […]
One Simple Trick for Better Meeting Facilitation in Scrum
It is easy to talk about things in a theoretical context, free of the constraints of reality. But if you want to move people toward action, you have to make things real. I first picked up on this when I became a full-time Scrum Master and Erik Weber was an Agile coach for my team. One day […]