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Why We Need to Stop Talking About “Carryover”

Stephanie Ockerman

Does your Scrum Team have “carryover” from one Sprint to the next? Are you concerned about how to “account for carryover” when you calculate your [...]

5 Ways to Improve Your Scrum Team’s Process (Webinar)

Stephanie Ockerman

How do you work to maximize the benefits of your team to have greater agility by leveraging Scrum? We know that Scrum is a framework, [...]

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How SMs Support without Undermining Self-Management (video)

Stephanie Ockerman

In this short video podcast, I chat with colleague and friend Ryan Ripley to answer a common question I get about Scrum: How do I [...]

3 Ways Organizations Use Measures Poorly

Stephanie Ockerman

I am often asked what Scrum Teams and organizations should measure. And while measurement is important, it's not just about what we measure. It's about [...]

4 Ways Organizations Use Goals Poorly (and How EBM Can Help)

Stephanie Ockerman

I am often asked how to create better goals. This comes up at the team level, and it also comes up for the wider organization. [...]

Scrum Tapas: Coaching Tips for Scrum Masters

Stephanie Ockerman

In this 5-minute Scrum Tapas video, I share 6 tips for Scrum Masters to leverage a coaching approach. These tips can also apply well [...]

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Whole Team Accountability in Scrum (video)

Stephanie Ockerman

In this short video podcast, I chat with colleague and friend Ryan Ripley to answer a common question I get about Scrum: When everyone is [...]

The most important thing you are missing about estimation

Stephanie Ockerman

In my live training, I often ask students why we estimate. The answer I usually hear is some version of… “So we know how big something [...]

3 Tips for Using Tools in Scrum

Stephanie Ockerman

In my Professional Scrum Training and coaching sessions with teams, I am often asked about Product Backlog management tools. In this post, I’ll share my thoughts on [...]