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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 [...]

The Agile Values in Practice

Stephanie Ockerman

One of the most important things we can do to help individuals and teams improve is coach them to embrace the agile mindset. The Manifesto [...]

Servant Leadership 101: 4 Ways to Embrace Change and Unpredictability

Stephanie Ockerman

Humans like consistency and stability, yet that does not describe the world in which we live. The world is complex, unpredictable, and constantly changing. Therefore, [...]

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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

The Agile Values in Practice

Servant Leadership 101: 4 Ways to Embrace Change and Unpredictability

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