There are a lot of bad articles around bashing Scrum. Willem-Jan Ageling responded on one of them in this great article: https://medium.com/serious-scrum/scrum-not-for-you-fine-but-your-article-with-criticism-is-dead-wrong-cbef2b00466d
Scrum Foundations Videos
This video series is the perfect introduction to Scrum as Mike Cohn explains the fundamentals of this framework starting with the five values. It covers the different roles as well as the different ceremonies that are crucial to making Scrum work like the Daily Scrum and Sprint Planning. You’ll also learn about artifacts such as the product backlog. Finally, you’ll understand how Scrum helps you improve efficiency & quality with timeboxing, definition of done, and backlog refinement.
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What is a Professional Scrum Master?
In this Scrum Tapas video, Professional Scrum Trainers Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley discuss what it means to be a Professional Scrum Master. They look at behaviors, qualities and a big focus on
Quick takeaway tips:
- Take 10 minutes each day and write about how you use the values in your work each day. If you are not, make a plan for tomorrow how you are modeling and behaving in line with these values.
- Think about how the value and pillars are in play for each scrum event and each role, to improve your understanding of Scrum.
Pac-Man and Priority: A Backlog Story
What does Pac-Man and prioritizing a backlog have in common? Read it in this great article: https://medium.com/serious-scrum/pac-man-and-priority-a-backlog-story-e31632eb3921
The Liberators build their website
The Liberators build their new website with a Scrum Team within a week. In these posts and videos, they share what they’ve learned about flow and releasing more often – with examples that are as real-life as imaginable 🙂
Read the complete articles here:
https://medium.com/the-liberators/how-we-built-theliberators-com-incrementally-93d5095db4ab
Praktische tips voor Scrum Masters
“Reading” Time: 30 minutes
A great video series from Roland Flemm commenting (in Dutch) on a retrospective. With some practical tips on how to start a meeting, the importance of feeling safe, having respect for each other and ownership.