Author: Robert Pieper
3 Biggest Challenges You Can Fix When Scaling Scrum Teams
Scaled Scrum occurs when many Scrum teams work on the same product or project. Scaling Scrum can present many challenges as more and more people are added to the mix and transparency and communication become harder to manage. Below are some common challenges that organizations frequently encounter when scaling Scrum. Scaling Scrum Challenge #1: Geographic…
Three Questions In Your Daily Scrum That Aren’t Working
Are you asking three questions in your Daily Scrum? Are you getting three good answers? Are you effectively measuring progress? As an agile consultant, I’ve witnessed many Scrum teams struggle to see the value of the Daily Scrum. When I hear this complaint I always ask how their typical Daily Scrum goes. The problem can…
The cost of quality Scrum training – what should you pay?
I’ve recently discovered a few online courses teaching Scrum on the cheap. It got me thinking about education. It also got me thinking about the value people get based on the price they pay. Quality Scrum training can seem expensive. Thus, a market exists for inexpensive video-based training. Universities have a lot to teach on…
Hybrid Agile delivery and minding the 3 risks
Several small and large organizations in a hybrid agile state have been my clients over the years. These organizations were stuck between Waterfall and Scrum. Some called that state “Water-Scrum-Fall”, some called it “Scrummerfall”. Regardless, they knew they hadn’t made a full transition agile delivery and are still working mostly the same as before. I…