Dual Roles in Scrum, Is It Good or Bad?
This is a very common question I get in most CSM workshops. It is hard to say without knowing the context. So, I generally give the following guidance. Ask your …
Did you Fail in a ScrumMaster Interview? It may not be Your Fault!
Recently I referred one of my students to a company which I am also coaching. The person I referred is pretty good in agile concepts, however he was not selected. …
How to Choose a Scrum Training Program
With so many agile certifications, trainers and training companies around, are you confused with where to go and what to do? This article could be a help in deciding your …
Interior Design Project for my New Home was a “Fixed Bid”
This question always comes in my CSM class that can a Fixed Bid project be agile? It could be if you run it correctly. Lets understand little bit here what …
What to expect in Advanced CSM (A-CSM) Workshop
Almost all my A-CSM students told me that what they expected from the workshop is totally different from what it really is. Most of them thought it is some more …
Scrum doesn’t work in my organisation!
This is the statement I hear a lot in my Certified Scrum Master (CSM) classes in India. I got used to this statements after running close 150 workshops. When we …
Should your team do Daily Scrum daily?
Scrum Framework suggests that the Development Team sync up everyday for maximum of 15 minutes so that all team members can inspect where they are in achieving the sprint goal …
Is Scrum Enough?
Scrum is a process framework designed for new product development. Scrum is a guidance with few rules. But is it enough to do your product development? Probably not! As soon …
Roles in Scrum Organization – You Get-In or Get-Out
Scrum recognizes only 3 roles, ScrumMaster, Product Owner and the Development team. Scrum is a process framework for product development. For product development, we need someone who knows what to …
Path to Certified Scrum Professional (CSP-SM) for ScrumMaster
I have been getting lots of questions around how does one can become Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) from Scrum Alliance. I would like to take a crack at explaining path …
