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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 [...]

5 Ways a Project Manager Can Support Scrum Teams

Stephanie Ockerman

In my previous post Why Scrum Is Awesome for Project Managers, I summarized the options available to project managers in organizations that are using Scrum. [...]

Can the Scrum Master also be the Product Owner?

Stephanie Ockerman

“Can the Scrum Master also be the Product Owner?” The short answer is: Scrum does not have a rule against sharing roles. This is left [...]

Why Scrum Is Awesome for Project Managers

Stephanie Ockerman

What is the role of a project manager in Scrum? The short answer is: there is no project manager role in Scrum. However, there is [...]

4 Paradoxes in Agile (and Life)

Stephanie Ockerman

A paradox is something that is seemingly absurd but really true. When I experience complexity and uncertainty, I find comfort and power in paradox. It opens [...]

The #1 Thing That Kills Your Influence

Stephanie Ockerman

When I teach Professional Scrum courses and leadership workshops for women, the topic of how to influence people always comes up. Through experiential learning, people [...]

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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?

5 Ways a Project Manager Can Support Scrum Teams

Can the Scrum Master also be the Product Owner?

Why Scrum Is Awesome for Project Managers

4 Paradoxes in Agile (and Life)

The #1 Thing That Kills Your Influence

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