Soft Skills vs. Hard Skills and Their Importance to a Scrum Master
When it comes to coaching teams, the distinction between soft skills and hard skills becomes critical for the success and efficiency of teams. I wanted to explore the nature of...
How Can I Transition from a Developer to a Scrum Master?
Continuing the theme from the last few posts regarding people ripe for career change, I wanted to discuss another avenue people are looking for in transitioning their role within agile...
Should I Pursue a Certified Scrum Master or Certified Scrum Product Owner First?
I get this question frequently, especially from people trying to break into the software development community. Should I pursue the Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)...
What books are recommended to a beginner in Scrum?
In these uncertain times, I have plenty of friends, colleagues, and even mentors forced into job changes because of the companies that are responding to the economy all throughout 2023...
Organizational Change Leadership Guidance and Mentorship
At Big Agile, we partner with tool known as Path to Agility that offers a comprehensive approach designed to guide organizations through their agile transformation efforts. Path to Agility helps...
Qualities of an Agile Development Team
When teaching our workshops, we have a great exercise at the beginning that requires our small break-out teams to discuss the observable qualities of an agile development team. Development is...
Which is Better: PMP or a Certified Scrum Master (and why)
Choosing between pursuing the Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) designation or the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a significant decision for anyone seeking to excel in project management and/or agile development...
Should We Pursue Public or Private Learning Events?
Public learning workshops are great for individuals who want to learn more or a small organization sending a few people to help catalyze change. Once the organization is on a...
Am I Eligible to Become Scrum Master Certified?
The role of a Scrum Master is critical in when using Scrum (or simply an Agile Coach if you are using some other agile process). A Scrum Master acts as...
Is it Worth it to Become a Certified Scrum Master?
Many are facing the fact that their career progress is stalling in many professions. In my line of work, I get a lot of questions related to the process for...
Is Certification to Become a ScrumMaster Difficult?
I get this question quite a bit. My short answer is that if I do my job correctly in a Certified ScrumMaster Workshop, then the achievement of the Certification (which...
Scrum Alliance Board of Directors Nomination
I am flattered and honored to be considered as a nominee for the Scrum Alliance Board of Directors 2024. I have been a guide at the Scrum Alliance since 201...