Scrum Master

Scrum Master Certifications Becci holds dual certifications as a Scrum Master. There are three Scenarios for Scrum Master Services. A) Setting up New Scrum Teams from Scratch On three occasions I have set up Scrum Teams from scratch.  This is one of my favourite services, because it gives the opportunity to get it right the first time and I have …

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Practical Examples of Agile Values & Principles Applied (Video)

This video (12 minutes) explains that Agile is the Agile Manifesto of 4 Values and 12 Principles that can guide decision making for better software development and delivering value to customers. It gives some specific examples of how to apply the agile values and principles in the workplace like not writing all your requirements up front and standups. Furthermore, it …

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Did You Know the Manual on How to do Scrum is Free?

Free Scrum Guide

I remember one day I turned up for my first day on a contract as a Scrum Master and asked the sponsor “So where’s my Product Owner?”  To which he replied, “What’s that?  This is the first time I’ve heard of it.” It never ceases to amaze me that people who say they are going to do Scrum and don’t …

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What is Agile? In Under 2 Minutes

What is Agile

A recruiter asked me this week:  “What is agile?  My candidates are getting asked it in their interviews and I don’t know how to prepare them.” So here’s my pick of all the videos on the web – this one gives you the answer in under 2 minutes. The video is by the American agile software business VersionOne.  This tool …

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What’s this Blog About?

I’ve held off starting this blog for a really long time. At contracting interview someone asked me, “What do you do to contribute back to the Scrum community?”  Jeepers!!  Like spending your weekends reading scrum and team building books, watching videos and preparing PowerPoint decks and delivering incremental results isn’t enough? And who would be interested?  The internet has a …

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