Value Stream Mapping
Value stream mapping (VSM) is a powerful visual planning tool. It helps you visualize the current and the ideal workflow for an item from a not-started state to a complete...
Is Having a Functional or Team Manager as a Scrum Master Good or Bad?
There are three main roles in Scrum – Product Owner, Developer(s), and ScrumMaster. Product Owners ensure that the team is delivering the things that maximize the business value of the...
Camera usage and its effect on virtual meeting fatigue
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to switch to virtual meetings instead of physical ones. It may seem like an excellent method to hold meetings remotely and discuss your tasks...
Management 3.0 in a nutshell?
Gary Hamel's talk on "The Future of Management" has had a profound affect on me as a leader as well as people that have watched the video in my advanced...
Unleash the UI/UX Power in Scrum
There is a wide perception that Design in general is just making things pretty, choosing colors and pictures. However this mostly describes the activities related to UI and does not...
Active Listening Tools for Faciliation
What is Facilitation? Facilitation is a service of assistance you provide to a group of people to make decisions and achieve goals collaboratively based on those decisions. The action of...
Non-Violent Communication
"The best way I can get understanding from another person is to give this person the understanding, too. If I want them to hear my needs and feelings, I first...
Impact mapping: Business goals to product backlog
Are you struggling with how to create your product backlog? You have a business goal but you are still unsure how to continue? Let me introduce you to impact mapping...
Leadership Agility and the Team
To have a productive team, you need a productive leader. Agile leadership has a large effect on the rest of the team and the organization. How the leaders deal with...
Can I Claim PDUs for Attending a Scrum Alliance Certification Course?
Students of Big Agile courses are able to claim 14 PDUs after attending the 2 day workshops (Certified ScrumMaster, Certified Scrum Product Owner, and Advanced Classes). Please note that PMI...
Five Tips to Increase Psychological Safety For Your Scrum Team
As any agile team progresses in their maturity, psychological safety will no doubt come up as something to strive for in your teams. I would like to offer five tips...
Which Scrum Master Certification Should I Chose?
You are ready to start your search for a new job as a Scrum Master. It appears that most organizations require you to have a certification. Which Scrum Master certification...