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CSM vs PSM vs RSM. What's the difference? (updated 2023)

10 Nov, 2023

Scrum is an Agile framework invented by Dr. Jeff Sutherland that helps teams collaborate and succeed in a business environment where the business situation is rapidly evolving.

Teams following the Scrum methods are encouraged to work transparently and self-managed while working on a problem and continually improve themselves through self-reflection.

Team members are not focused on customer value, instead they are too busy pleasing the Scrum Master

1 March, 2023

When the first Scrum Team was created, Dr. Jeff Sutherland realized one major challenge. The team members were not looking at the customer value. They were focused on satisfying their manager, and this resulted in bad products and bad customer experience.

So, how did Dr. Jeff Sutherland deal with this challenge?

Dell Technologies: A Scrum@Scale Transformation

21 February, 2023

In an agile development team, there is a phenomenon that has existed for a long time: Procrastination. Developers or team members stay idle in the early stages of development, and cannot complete the work in the later stage.

There is a problem in the statement itself: “the tester can’t complete the testing”. Because in Scrum, we emphasize the team itself. So, if the testing cannot be completed, it is not the tester but rather the team that failed to deliver on time.

What should my team members do if they cannot complete work on time and are unwilling to work overtime?

26 August, 2022

In an agile development team, there is a phenomenon that has existed for a long time: Procrastination. Developers or team members stay idle in the early stages of development, and cannot complete the work in the later stage.

Scrum Master Lisa found that, in a 5-person development team, the user stories are divided into 4. Each development completes a user story, which leads to all of them being delivered together in the later stage.

A financial woman with an annual salary of 700K found the feeling of first love on her first meeting with an Agile teacher

18 August, 2022

I am a financial woman who loves life and socializing. After years of hard work in the IT industry, I finally became the director, leading two teams of about 20 people. But recently, my career is at a bottleneck, and my teams work overtime every day.

I saw that my ex-colleague often posted on how timely and high quality his team delivered after using "agile", and how well they were praised by the boss. Though also using Scrum, my team was always delayed, which made me jealous and frustrated.

Despite working overtime, our team can't meet project deadlines. What should we do?

5 August, 2022

After 3 years at a big Advertising firm as one of the best-performing employees, Anthony decided to leave his company. Exhausted, burnt out, and stressed, it was simply not worth it for him anymore. To many of his colleagues, it was a strange decision. But, after you read this short story, you will understand why.

Lessons for Leaders: Empower Your Scrum Teams

25 July, 2022

In Scrum, the role of the management should always be one of a leader who empowers and supports their teams to succeed.

According to an article from Scrum Inc., companies with highly engaged workforces outperform their competition by 147% per share.

As technological advancements and COVID evolves the new reality of work, we should consider building a working environment that satisfies the needs of our employees. By empowering our employees, we can build a work culture that has stronger job performance, job satisfaction, and commitment to the organization.

In-demand skills to future-proof your career in 2022.

22 July, 2022

Today, COVID-19 and rapid developments in artificial intelligence(AI) are changing the landscape for the way we work in the future. In the next five to ten years, we can expect our workplace to look drastically different.

How do we identify the most in-demand skills that will future-proof your career? Let’s take a look at some limitations in AI and recognize important skills that cannot be replaced.

As A Project Manager, How Do I Convince Management That Scrum Will Boost My Team's Productivity?

29 June, 2022

The most challenging thing about introducing Agile in an organization is convincing the management that it is worth the time and money to begin an Agile journey.

Although practicing Agile via the bottom-up method could work in smaller teams, management support is imperative to have success in larger transformations.

Results-Oriented Vs. Process Oriented Scrum. Understand The Difference!

2 June, 2022

When Dr. Sutherland created Scrum, he had one goal: to transform traditional teams into results-driven, high-performing teams. His top priority was finding a better way to resolve issues of overbudgeting and overdue projects. So, he focused on delivering business outcomes by enabling hyper-productive teams.

True Scrum vs. Scrum: Which One Are You Practising?

23 June, 2022

When Scrum first emerged in the 90s, it was derived as a solution to one major issue: transforming a team into hyper-productivity and delivering business outcomes.

While project managers and teams struggled to meet deadlines with Gantt charts and traditional waterfall project management, Dr. Sutherland discovered a new way of working that delivers twice the results in half the time!

Is Your Organization Truly Agile? Find Out With These 3 Mega Issues!

16 June, 2022

If an organization calls itself Agile, there is a simple way to check if they are genuinely practicing agility in a way that maximises productivity and delivers real business results.

Use these three mega issues to determine if your organization has the characteristics of a good Scrum or Agile system!

5 Must-Have Traits Of An Effective Product Owner

2 June, 2022

What are the 5 must-have traits of a Product Owner? Playing a role and playing the role right, are two very different things. A good Product Owner must have these 5 characteristics: Curiosity, Adaptability, Consistency, Clarity, and Decisiveness.

What about the role of a Product Owner - a core role in any Scrum project. What traits are needed for that role and more importantly how do these traits impact the successful completion of projects? This article explores these questions in depth to come up with ideas that you may find useful.