by Maxim | Dec 1, 2023 | Agile in practice, Scrum
Daily Stand-up is a short meeting for a team to sync on their progress towards a common goal and collectively build a plan for the day. However, despite the concept seeming simple, in my practice, I find this regular team routine to be the most misunderstood or, even...
by Maxim | Feb 1, 2023 | Scrum, Theory of Agile
The role of a “Scrum Master” was first mentioned in the mid-1990s, when the Agile framework known as Scrum was introduced by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland as an agile framework designed to manage complex projects and improve product...
by Maxim | May 5, 2020 | Scrum, Theory of Agile
One of the big questions you may have as you’re organizing a new scrum team is, “How do we use JIRA?” and in particular, “how do we organize the JIRA board?”. Well, let me use the standard answer a consultant would chime in with...
by Maxim | Sep 17, 2018 | Agile in practice, Scrum
Scrum, but… The term “Scrumbut” is now often used to refer to incorrect understanding or intended modification of Scrum rules. Scrumbuts are reasons why teams can’t take full advantage of Scrum to realize the full benefits of agile product development, along...