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Manuel Küblböck in Manuel's musings

Oct 24, 2009

Why empowered teams work

Last week I gave a short introductory presentation about Scrum at our company meeting. I explained how the team picks the highest priority user stories from the Product Backlog, and turns them into a potentially shippable product increment during a sprint. The question arose as to who…

Manuel Küblböck in Manuel's musings

Dec 22, 2009

Resigning is a bit like breaking up with your girlfriend

I started a new job last week. This also means that I had to quit my old one. It was the first time I have left a company by resigning from an open-ended contract. The situation reminded me a bit of breaking up with ex-girlfriends…

Manuel Küblböck in Manuel's musings

Nov 10, 2009

Are Scrum Masters the new Project Managers?

Yesterday I registered for a website, and the drop down list for job titles had entries for ‘Project Manager/Scrum Master’ and ‘Developer/Engineer’. I was in a bit of a dilemma there. I am currently Scrum Master AND developer on my team. I never really…

Manuel Küblböck in Manuel's musings

Nov 24, 2009

Are Project Managers not needed with Scrum?

In my last two entries I wrote about managers being excluded from Scrum and why Scrum Masters are no Project Managers. Does this mean that management is not needed? Are all management positions obsolete in software development with Scrum? Certainly not…

Manuel Küblböck in Manuel's musings

Dec 9, 2009

What’s your real job?

Yesterday I had a very unsatisfying experience riding the bus home after work. Already on the bus, I was on the phone with my wife and decided to exit somewhere else than I had originally planned. Even though I was aware that I was on an ‘Express’-Bus, which doesn’t stop at every bus stop…

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