Author: Robert Pieper

The Scrum Master is a full-time role? What does a Scrum Master do all day?
If you’re new to the role of a Scrum Master, you might think you have to facilitate all the events, take notes and schedule outlook meetings. Turns out you don’t have to do any of that! Watch to learn more.

5 Components of agile transformation that can’t be ignored
If your organization is adopting agile delivery, you are going through an agile transformation. In this blog we’ll examine the 5 components of agile transformation that can’t be ignored. An organization often begins agile transformation because it is a small company that grew up without much official process and structure and things are too chaotic…

Let’s remove “Agile” from agile leadership
What exactly is “agile” or even an Agile leader? This is one of the biggest problems our industry faces. Ask a room full of people to answer and you may get as many answers. Common ones include “it’s a mindset” or “it’s a software methodology” etc… I think of this word “agile” as being synonymous…

The Path to Scrum Mastery: Avoiding 5 Common Scrum Master Traps
For my career, I have had the privilege to witness companies undergo many different phases of agile transformations. I’ve met many amazing Scrum Masters along the way who have evolved to take on major responsibilities in their organizations. However, I have also seen many Scrum Masters who fall into common traps that impede the Scrum…

50 Shades of Agile Transformations
Because there are many shades of grey when it comes to agile hybrids, Robb Pieper gave his talk “50 Shades of Agile Transformations” to the Western Michigan PMI chapter in October of 2018.