Marginalia
People care deeply about how they get their work done In many of my roles throughout my career, I have been involved with changes to processes, procedures, and cultural habits. The goal of each of these has been basically the same - to help teams and companies find ways of
Estimation
Avoiding the traps that lead to individual estimates Many practices we see in organizations are so common people often think that they are as much a part of Scrum as the Sprint Retrospective or the Scrum Master role. One of these standard practices is the use of Story Points. Estimates
Personal Development
Using Transparency, Inspection, and Adaptation to become a high performing individual As Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters, a large part of our job is teaching teams about Scrum Events and the value of each one. Each of these events helps to support the Scrum Pillars of Transparency, Inspection, and Adaptation.
Scrum
Getting the team to tell you where they need you most Becoming the Scrum Master for an existing Scrum Team can be tough. You are an outsider but need the team to trust you to be successful. Many books and articles describe ways to help a new Scrum Team get