by Stefan Wolpers | Nov 25, 2021 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition, autonomy, Making Your Scrum Work, Scrum anti-patterns, scrum team, Sprint planning
TL; DR: Maximizing Utilization as a Relic from the Industrial Management Past There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Since Scrum is an intentionally incomplete framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. For...
by Stefan Wolpers | Nov 25, 2021 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition, Making Your Scrum Work, Scrum anti-patterns, Sprint planning
TL; DR: Ignoring the Capacity Check during Sprint Planning There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Since Scrum is an intentionally incomplete framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. For example, the...
by Stefan Wolpers | Nov 9, 2020 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition, Checklist, scrum, Scrum Master, Scrum Master Survival Guide, Sprint planning
TL; DR: Scrum Sprint Planning Checklist A Sprint Planning checklist? How dare you: Agile is a mindset, not a methodology. It is a journey, not a destination. There is no one-size-fits-all approach, and what else could you possibly cover with a checklist, the mother of...
by Stefan Wolpers | Apr 20, 2020 | Agile and Scrum, Remote Agile, Remote Agile Guide, Sprint planning, Virtual Liberating Structures
TL; DR: A Remote Sprint Planning with a Distributed Team We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools, followed by exploring virtual Liberating Structures, and how to master Zoom. We had a look at common remote agile anti-patterns, and...
by Stefan Wolpers | Jan 26, 2020 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition, Scrum anti-patterns, Sprint planning
TL; DR: 19 Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns Sprint Planning is a core event, defining how your customers’ lives will improve with the next Product Increment. It is hence a recommended practice to invest upfront during the Product Backlog refinement and avoid the...
