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Answer these 3 questions to determine if you’re getting value from Scrum

Stephanie Ockerman

As the most popular agile framework, organizations use Scrum for doing complex work in sectors ranging from software and hardware development to marketing and recruitment. [...]

5 ways empiricism can make you a better Scrum Master

Stephanie Ockerman

Are you having the team and organizational impact you want as a Scrum Master? How do you know? You might have some vague idea about [...]

How to get Scrum Teams comfortable asking for help

Stephanie Ockerman

Many of us find it difficult to ask for help at work, which is a problem if you are part of a Scrum Team. Interdependence [...]

7 tips for setting more effective goals

Stephanie Ockerman

Goal setting is an essential tool supporting agility in complex environments. Various A-B-C formulas lead us to believe it’s a straightforward process, but setting and [...]

How to facilitate difficult Scrum Team conversations

Stephanie Ockerman

Being an effective Scrum Master or team member inevitably involves difficult conversations. How we approach challenging discussions can mean the difference between a transformative moment [...]

Showing up: Why your Scrum Master mindset is everything

Stephanie Ockerman

What is one of the most important aspects of holding the Scrum Master accountability? If you immediately thought about something like removing impediments and helping [...]

No, trust should not be a Scrum value and here’s why

Stephanie Ockerman

Trust among Scrum Team members is essential to enabling agility. Virtually everyone agrees with this statement. We intuitively know that if we don’t trust one [...]

How to navigate accountability without control as a Scrum Master

Stephanie Ockerman

In the Scrum framework, the Scrum Master is accountable for establishing Scrum as it’s set out in the Scrum Guide and for the team’s effectiveness. [...]

What to do when your team is not living the Scrum values

Stephanie Ockerman

The values set out in the Scrum framework are essential because they help us to navigate complex work environments as a team. At first glance, [...]

Being Effective in The Coaching Stance (Ask a PST Webinar)

Stephanie Ockerman

There are seemingly countless ways to help agile teams become more effective. At the end of the day though, when it comes to truly unlocking [...]

Taking Back the Word “Commitment”

Stephanie Ockerman

I hear the word "commitment" used in problematic and misleading ways all the time. This is true when I am teaching Professional Scrum classes and [...]

4 Misunderstandings About “Carryover”

Stephanie Ockerman

In my last article, I explained why we need to stop talking about “carryover” and how it’s not actually a thing in Scrum. “Carryover” is [...]

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Answer these 3 questions to determine if you’re getting value from Scrum

5 ways empiricism can make you a better Scrum Master

How to get Scrum Teams comfortable asking for help

7 tips for setting more effective goals

How to facilitate difficult Scrum Team conversations

Showing up: Why your Scrum Master mindset is everything

No, trust should not be a Scrum value and here’s why

How to navigate accountability without control as a Scrum Master

What to do when your team is not living the Scrum values

Being Effective in The Coaching Stance (Ask a PST Webinar)

Taking Back the Word “Commitment”

4 Misunderstandings About “Carryover”

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