I used to be a staunch critic of Scrum, back when I believed that the Review was a kind of altar
for the “god Agilitos”.
Scrum has evolved , but many Scrum Masters don't.
They still propagate outdated thoughts, myths and errors of interpretation.
Ron Jeffries, inventor of story points, no longer uses them.
If Review served to deliver something it would be called delivery meeting.
StakeHolders are not contagious, they do not need to be removed from the Scrum team.
QA is just a developer specialized in testing, not a babysitter.
Scrum “didn’t work” for you? Get up to speed and hire truly certified professionals.
The Daily Scrum revolutionized software development. 31
The fantastic certificate factory. 84
The importance of backlog refinement meetings. 29
Here are some books I recommend about Scrum. 86
The different possible configurations of the Scrum team. 40
With a weak PO there is no good team. 18
How to select and train Product owners? 20
Comparison of Scrum Scaling Frameworks. 80
Dynamics aimed at strengthening Scrum values. 59
Donations to organizations that care for autistic children. 88
Strategies to ensure that QA does not become a bottleneck in the Sprint. 47
Hard and soft skills needed to be a good Scrum Master. 72
User stories, acceptance criteria and tasks, taking as an
example a Java Pet Store.
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Integrating Design Thinking into Scrum. 44
Dealing with toxic members and cliques on the Scrum team. 36
In Scrum we work with continuous delivery. 13
The fake agile, or Scrum with reins. 7
HR as an enabler of agile culture. 15
The Scrum Master must be the agent promoting transformation, or he can become useless. 10
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Should stakeholders participate in backlog refinement? 26
Can you change the stories in the sprint backlog? 27
When QA becomes Product Owner. 68
What kind of product owner are you? And how can you improve? 23
Scrum for development and Kanban for support. 76
Scrum: It is necessary to change the company culture. 6
About the Author 89
Replacement in the Scrum team: Story points and Capacity are out, Throughput and
Cycle time are in.
50
Techniques for Backlog prioritization. 33
We will have to cancel the sprint, what now? 63
Wip, Cycle time, Lead time, Througput, Lei de Little.....… 54
