7 Do-it-yourself workshops and experiments to discover new valuable features through experiments, field testing, and research — We define product discovery as the proactive behavior of teams to discover new valuable features through experiments, field testing, and research. Often, the insights from these kinds of proactive behaviors lead to more valuable features and avoid unnecessary work. Although research shows that these activities are useful in any Scrum…

Reflections and findings triggered by the experience interview with Bas Vodde — Some time ago, we hosted an experience interview with Bas Vodde. Together with Craig Larman, Bas developed Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS). A framework for scaling Scrum to medium to large products while staying true to the original Scrum principles. During this meetup, Bas answered a wide variety of questions raised by…

Practical ideas on how to improve the situation, personally — Recently, I reread the blog post we published some time ago “10 Success Factors To Resolve Zombie Scrum”. In this article, I shared ten practical ideas that emerged from a community meetup we hosted for The Liberators Network. Factors that helped our community to use Scrum more effectively within their…

What makes a Liberating Structure more suitable for online usage or in-person? What’s the difference? — Interested in learning many different Liberating Structures in an intense 2-day workshop? Check out our agenda for upcoming Immersion Workshops. If you’re aiming to join, book early — they are exceptionally popular. Please note that this will be an in-person workshop, not an online session. In the past 2,5 years…

How to support Scrum teams to effectively bridge the gap between their current and desired state — I’ve been part of the Scrum community for about 12 years. In this period, I’ve noticed a clear pattern in the majority of Scrum-related threads on social media like LinkedIn, Medium, Twitter, and so on. As a community, we excel at putting our fingers on the sore spots of what…

A detailed description of how the Scrum Master role embodies 6 stances, and why I don’t consider “servant leader” and “manager” valid stances anymore — This blog post is also available as a nicely designed PDF. You can download it for free here. In 2010 I started my first assignment as a Scrum Master. From that moment on, I captured my struggles, failures, and successes in a series of blog posts. Mostly intended to help…

A collection of powerful questions & opportunities to help your team reflect, learn, and improve, continuously — Where in the Scrum framework do reflection and learning happen? You’re only partially right if your answer is the Sprint Retrospective. Because although learning should certainly happen there, it’s a waste of opportunities to do it *only* during Sprint Retrospectives, Sprint Reviews, or one of the other Scrum events. …

Spark small and incremental change in your Scrum team, with our community-driven actionable quick tips — All quick tips are included in the Scrum Team Survey. With this free product, Scrum teams can diagnose themselves with an extensive, scientifically validated survey and receive detailed results and evidence-based feedback upon completion. …

An overview with personal insights I gained from using Liberating Structures, in particular during our public Immersion Workshops — Since I discovered Liberating Structures about 4 years ago, I was hooked. From that moment on, I use Liberating Structures for my training, workshops, and meetups. More importantly, I also use it for regular day-to-day conversations and meetings. …