by Stefan Wolpers | Sep 26, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, agile coach, News, Scrum Master, Scrum Master career, Scrum Master Salary Report
TL;DR: Scrum Master Salary Report 2023 — An Anonymous Poll by the Community for the Community The purpose of this anonymous Scrum Master salary report 2023 is to create a clear, data-backed benchmark that allows everyone in the agile community to understand whether...
by Stefan Wolpers | Sep 19, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, empiricism, Scrum first principles, scrum guide
TL; DR: Elements of Empiricism In its theory section, the Scrum Guide refers to the three elements of empiricism: transparency, inspection, and adaptation. However, a fourth element, foundational to enable empiricism, is hidden in a sentence on Scrum Values. Read on...
by Stefan Wolpers | Sep 12, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, Development Team, Product backlog, Product backlog refinement, Product Owner, Sprint planning
TL; DR: Product Backlog Principles Contrary to popular belief, the Product Owner does not have dictatorial powers regarding the composition and order of the Product Backlog. Instead, Scrum as a framework is based on a delicate system of checks and balances,...
by Stefan Wolpers | Sep 5, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, Retrospective, Scrum first principles, sprint retrospective
TL; DR: Retrospective First Principles What is your take on the Retrospective: A routine exercise at the end of a Sprint, supported by standard operating procedures? Or a critical part of a Scrum team’s journey of continuous improvement? As you may assume, I advocate...
by Stefan Wolpers | Aug 28, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, Product backlog refinement, Scrum first principles, Scrum Master anti-patterns
TL; DR: Product Backlog Refinement First Principles The Product Backlog refinement is a continuous process to create actionable Product Backlogs, enabling a Scrum Team to run Sprint Plannings at a moment’s notice. Consequently, refinement is about creating alignment...
by Stefan Wolpers | Aug 23, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition
TL; DR: The Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills Training (PSFS) It does not happen often, but Scrum.org announced a class: Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills (PSFS)! The Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills (PSFS) training is a one-day Scrum.org class for...
