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What You Need To Know About The 2020 Scrum Guide

Stephanie Ockerman

On November 18, 2020, Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland released an updated version of the Scrum Guide. In this blog post, I will share what [...]

The Biggest Challenge to Being a Great Scrum Master

Stephanie Ockerman

When I made the transition from traditional project management to agility and Scrum, I was excited to step out of the chaos and feel more [...]

Is the Outcome of Your Meeting to Schedule Another Meeting?

Stephanie Ockerman

We’ve likely all been in this situation, and you know how frustrating it can feel. It often leads to lots of meetings filling our calendars [...]

Your Impact Outweighs Your Intention

Stephanie Ockerman

When I first became a Scrum Master, I heard the phrase “assume positive intent” over and over again. And it really resonated with me. It [...]

3 Things Virtual Teams Need from a Scrum Master

Stephanie Ockerman

Scrum Teams are always dealing with complex problems, unpredictability, and change. When they are working in a virtual environment, there can be additional complexities and [...]

5 Ways to Support Your Team (and Yourself) in Uncertain Times

Stephanie Ockerman

As a coach, I’ve gotten many inquiries from colleagues and students asking for advice. How do I support our teams during a time when we [...]

How to Define a Product

Stephanie Ockerman

A question that frequently comes up in my Scrum Training courses is how to define a product. Scrum was created to help small teams solve [...]

The Four Agreements and the Scrum Master Role

Stephanie Ockerman

I recently read the book The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom. And I noticed strong correlations with what it takes to be [...]

3 Steps to Grow Your Impact and Influence

Stephanie Ockerman

You have a big heart and a lot of determination, and you want to create a better world. That may mean empowering and supporting your [...]

Can People Be on Multiple Scrum Teams?

Stephanie Ockerman

This is a common question in my Professional Scrum classes. It often comes up early when we are still learning the basics of the Scrum Framework. And it [...]

Best Practices and Scrum

Stephanie Ockerman

In my Professional Scrum classes, I always get asked about best practices. It may be about facilitating events, Product Backlog refinement, defining value, forming Scrum [...]

Can a Developer also be the Scrum Master?

Stephanie Ockerman

“Can a Development Team member also be the Scrum Master?” The short answer is: Scrum does not have a rule against combining roles. This is [...]

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What You Need To Know About The 2020 Scrum Guide

The Biggest Challenge to Being a Great Scrum Master

Is the Outcome of Your Meeting to Schedule Another Meeting?

Your Impact Outweighs Your Intention

3 Things Virtual Teams Need from a Scrum Master

5 Ways to Support Your Team (and Yourself) in Uncertain Times

How to Define a Product

The Four Agreements and the Scrum Master Role

3 Steps to Grow Your Impact and Influence

Can People Be on Multiple Scrum Teams?

Best Practices and Scrum

Can a Developer also be the Scrum Master?

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