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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 [...]

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 [...]

Scrum Mastery: 5 Actions Of An Effective Servant-Leader

Stephanie Ockerman

I previously introduced the 4 Dimensions for Scrum Mastery. These dimensions along with an agile mindset can help you see where your team is thriving [...]