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 | Aug 1, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition, Making Your Scrum Work, Scrum anti-patterns, Sprint Goal, Sprint planning, Video
TL; DR: No Sprint Goal There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Given that Scrum is a framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. For example, what if there is no Sprint Goal — Sprint after Sprint? What if the...
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...
