During a portfolio review, a visibly frustrated VP of Product dropped the mic: “We have eight Agile Coaches and we’re still missing deadlines. What are they even doing?”It wasn’t a...
The Scrum Master had been supporting her development team for nearly a year. Their velocity was stable, standups were doing their job, and retrospectives often wrapped up early with clearly...
Let's talk about design. No, I'm not talking about UI/UX design or home design or blueprints or anything like that. I'm talking about organizational design. How does the design of...
When the AI rollout initiative launched, the CTO’s instructions were clear: “We need efficiency and standards across the delivery teams. Make sure the Scrum Masters implement these standards.” It sounded...
In a leadership meeting, an executive leaned back in his chair and asked the question that often lingers unspoken: “How do we know if our Scrum Masters are actually doing...
I recall working at an organization where the Scrum Master noticed a frustrating pattern.Teams discussed collaboration during retrospectives, but at the end of the year, individuals were still evaluated based...
It was Sprint Planning, and the Scrum Master was unexpectedly pulled into a leadership workshop. The team carried on without her. They reviewed the Product Backlog, clarified the top stories...
The team had started to wonder aloud: “Do we really even need a Scrum Master anymore?” Their standups ran smoothly, retrospectives felt familiar, and the board was updated. From their...
Introduction: Music, Rhythm, and Scrum Share a Common BeatI love music. Don't you love music? Some people don't. I love music. What I really like about music is the container...
At the quarterly business review, the VP of Engineering proudly highlighted the team’s velocity chart in our monthly metrics review with senior leadership. The graph showed a steep climb: the...
Scroll through LinkedIn or Twitter and you’ll see the headlines: “Agile is dead” or “Scrum Masters are obsolete".The debate rages with skeptics pointing to failed transformations, rigid processes, or teams...
At a client site, I observed a well-meaning leader insist that the Daily Scrum must be run “by the book.” Each developer had to answer the three questions in order...