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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, [...]

Servant Leadership 101: 5 Steps to Remove Barriers to Success

Stephanie Ockerman

As people take ownership of their process and outcomes and drive towards continuous improvement, the next area to focus on is removing barriers to success. [...]

Servant Leadership 101: 4 Ways to Raise the Bar

Stephanie Ockerman

Raising the bar results in valuable outcomes, higher quality, and growth in the capabilities of individuals and teams. As people become more empowered and capable [...]

Servant Leadership 101: Empower and Enable Others – Part 2

Stephanie Ockerman

We’ve covered the essentials of self-organization and intrinsic motivation, and in this post we will dive into how you make decisions that enable and empower [...]

Servant Leadership 101: Empower and Enable Others – Part 1

Stephanie Ockerman

It can be scary to give up control, to trust others to figure things out and to follow through on achieving results. Yet it is [...]

Servant Leadership 101: The 4 V’s to Create a Strong Foundation

Stephanie Ockerman

Servant-leaders must create a strong foundation that helps people feel empowered to take action, enables them to move forward in a common direction despite uncertainty, [...]

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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

Servant Leadership 101: 5 Steps to Remove Barriers to Success

Servant Leadership 101: 4 Ways to Raise the Bar

Servant Leadership 101: Empower and Enable Others – Part 2

Servant Leadership 101: Empower and Enable Others – Part 1

Servant Leadership 101: The 4 V’s to Create a Strong Foundation

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