by Stefan Wolpers | Apr 3, 2021 | Agile and Scrum, agile transformation, Lean and Product, Product discovery, Prototyping, Stakeholders
TL;DR: App Prototyping with Absolute Beginners Yes, even absolute beginners can prototype an app. And learn a lot about agile product management, Scrum, empiricism, product design, and user experience along the way. If you intend to live up to Scrum and agile product...
by Stefan Wolpers | Jul 13, 2020 | agile adoption, Agile and Scrum, agile coach, Agile failure, agile transformation, Agile Transition, Failure, Scrum Master, transparency
TL; DR: Speaking Truth to Power Do you need an emergency fund as a change agent—whether you are acting as Scrum Master, Product Owner or agile coach—because conflict is inevitable, but change is not? In my experience, speaking truth to power, pointing at the emperor’s...
by Stefan Wolpers | Jun 15, 2020 | Agile and Scrum, agile transformation, Agile Transition, Remote Agile
TL; DR: Remote Agile Transitions We are used to saying the Scrum is a perfect probe for organizations, as it will reliably discover all dysfunctionalities. Since the pandemic has forced many of us to work remotely, this unique capability has been kicked into overdrive...
by Stefan Wolpers | Oct 30, 2019 | Agile and Scrum, Agile anti-patterns, Agile Metrics, agile transformation, Agile Transition, Failure, Metrics, Scrum Master, Velocity
TL; DR: Faking Agile Metrics — An Eye-Opening Exercise Imagine you’re a Scrum Master and the line manager of your team believes that the best sign for a successful agile transformation is a steady increase in the Scrum Team’s velocity. Moreover, if the team fails to...