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Tag: Scrum Anti-Patterns

  • Help Select the Book Cover of the new ‘Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide’ by Pearson

    TL; DR: Red or Blue?

    I need your support, dear community. For months, I have been working on turning the popular Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide PDF into a new book from Scrum-org’s Professional Scrum Series, published by Pearson. We will soon start the editing process, and I am hopeful we may see a release date in Q2/2023.

    Creating the graphics has been challenging at times; there will be more than 50 cartoons and sketches in the book. However, it has also been gratifying to rethink some of the old cartoons and, generally, improve their quality.

    There is one challenge, though, I like to ask for your support: which cover shall it be — red or blue?

    Help Select the Book Cover of the new ‘Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide’ by Pearson — Age-of-Product.com

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  • Product Backlog Refinement: 14 First Principles

    TL; DR: Product Backlog Refinement First Principles

    The Product Backlog refinement is a continuous process to create actionable Product Backlogs, enabling a Scrum Team to run Sprint Plannings at a moment’s notice. Consequently, refinement is about creating alignment among all team members about the Why, the What, the How, and probably even the Who regarding the upcoming work for the Scrum team’s Product Goal. As a result, Product Backlog refinement is a critical success factor as it drastically increases the team’s capability to deliver valuable Increments regularly.

    The following 14 first principles describe in broad strokes the foundation of a successful approach to refinement.

    Product Backlog Refinement: 14 First Principles — Berlin Product People GmbH

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  • Definition of Done Theses: 10 Simple Principles of a Critical Scrum Success Factor

    TL; DR: Definition of Done Theses

    Given the importance of a viable Definition of Done for a Scrum team’s success, it has always puzzled me how complacent or ignorant many Scrum teams are regarding their Definition of Done. So, let me share with you the ten first principles of this critical Scrum success factor to improve your team’s effectiveness, team spirit, and reputation.

    Definition of Done Theses: 10 Simple Principles of a Critical Scrum Success Factor — Berlin Product People GmbH

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  • Agile Micromanagement — Making Your Scrum Work #27

    TL; DR: Agile Micromanagement

    There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Indeed, given that Scrum is a framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. For example, the Scrum Guide clearly states the importance of self-management at the Scrum team level. Nevertheless, the prevailing cause of many messed-up attempts to use Scrum result from what I call agile micromanagement, a pseudo-commitment to agile principles only to be overridden whenever it seems beneficial from a stakeholder’s or manager’s perspective.

    Join me and delve into the importance of self-managing Scrum teams in less than two minutes.

    Agile Micromanagement — Making Your Scrum Work #27 — Berlin Product People GmbH

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  • No Sprint Goal, No Cohesion, No Collaboration — Making Your Scrum Work #26

    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 Scrum team is always only working on a random assortment of work items that seem to be the most pressing at the moment of the Sprint Planning?

    Join me and delve into the importance of the Sprint Goal for meaningful work as a Scrum team in less than two minutes.

    No Sprint Goal, No Cohesion, No Collaboration — Making Your Scrum Work #26 — Berlin Product People GmbH

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  • Unengaged Stakeholders at the Sprint Review — Making Your Scrum Work #25

    TL; DR: Unengaged Stakeholders

    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 your Scrum team repeatedly faces unengaged stakeholders at the Sprint Review? How can the Scrum team stay on track in accomplishing the Product Goal when a vital feedback loop is missing?

    Join me and delve into how to support your stakeholders in living up to their part of the collaboration with the Scrum team in less than two minutes.

    Unengaged Stakeholders at the Sprint Review — Making Your Scrum Work #25 — Berlin Product People GmbH

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  • Prisoners of Retrospectives — Making Your Scrum Work #24

    TL; DR: Prisoners of Retrospectives

    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. What if, for example, not all of your Scrum team’s members feel enthusiastic about the Sprint Retrospective, the critical event when the Scrum team inspects itself? How can you help them become dedicated supporters instead? Join me and delve into how to avoid teammates feeling like prisoners of Retrospectives in less than two minutes.

    Prisoners of Retrospectives — Making Your Scrum Work #24 — Berlin Product People GmbH

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  • Scrum Developer Anti-Patterns

    Scrum Developer Anti-Patterns

    TL; DR: Scrum Developer Anti-Patterns

    After covering the anti-patterns of the Scrum Master, the Product Owner, and the stakeholders, this article addresses Scrum Developer anti-patterns, covering all Scrum Events and the Product Backlog artifact. Continue reading and learn more about what to look out for if you want to support your teammates who build the Increment.

    Scrum Developer Anti-Patterns — Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide 2022 — Berlin Product People GmbH

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  • 36 Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns

    36 Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns

    TL; DR: Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns

    Learn how individual incentives and outdated organizational structures — fostering personal agendas and local optimization efforts — manifest themselves in Scrum stakeholder anti-patterns that easily impede any agile transformation to a product-led organization.

    36 Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns — Scrum Anti-Patterns 2022 — Age-of-Product.com

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  • 15 Sprint Review Anti-Patterns Holding Back Scrum Teams

    15 Sprint Review Anti-Patterns Holding Back Scrum Teams

    TL; DR: 15 Sprint Review Anti-Patterns

    Are we still on track to accomplish the Product Goal? Moreover, how did the previous Sprint contribute to our Scrum team’s mission? Answering these questions and adapting the Product Backlog in a collaborative effort of the Scrum Team with internal and external stakeholders is the purpose of the Sprint Review. Given its importance, it is worthwhile to tackle the most common Sprint Review anti-patterns.

    print Review Anti-Patterns — Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide — Age-of-Product.com

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