The 12th State of Agile survey held by VersionOne stated that organizations are realizing the benefits they set out to achieve by adopting agile. Also in this survey, they found that Scrum is the most adopted framework among the agile methods and practices. Not surprisingly, LinkedIn ranked the Scrum Master job among the top 10 … Continue reading The Scrum Master Interview: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly [Part 1]
Category: Scrum
Scrum Glossary / Glossário Scrum
By the end of 2017 Gunther Verheyen updated the Scrum Glossary of his book “Scrum – A Pocket Guide” (2013). This year, he led the initiative to translate it to many idioms. I had the pleasure to work with a group of enthusiasts during the last month on this initiative. I was responsible to translate … Continue reading Scrum Glossary / Glossário Scrum
Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast
This week I had great talks to Vasco Duarte on the Scrum Master Toolbox podcast. We talked about our challenges being Scrum Master, tips and hints for retrospectives, teams' dysfunctions and much more. You can check it out at http://scrum-master-toolbox.org/tag/leonardo-bittencourt/ This is also available at Spotify and Podcast app (Apple devices). I hope you enjoy … Continue reading Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast
Agile Tour Lithuania – Beyond Scrum Events
Last year I had the pleasure to speak at the Agile Tour Lithuania in Kaunas and Vilnius. It was inspiring see how the Agile community is engaged there. Both events were very well organised and the whole treatment with us speakers was outstanding. My talk was about Scrum. Even though Scrum is still the most … Continue reading Agile Tour Lithuania – Beyond Scrum Events
#ALI2017 – Agile-Lean Ireland Conference
On the last 6th May, Dublin was the stage for the first Agile-Lean conference made by its community and for the European community. Agile-Lean Ireland Conference (#ALI2017) was born as a result of the volunteers effort from our local Agile meetups and user groups, dedicated to spreading learning in Agile. There were three different tracks … Continue reading #ALI2017 – Agile-Lean Ireland Conference
Beyond Scrum Events
Even though Scrum is still the most adopted agile framework, around 58% according VersionOne 2016 research, its rules, roles, events and artefacts are frequently misunderstood. People commonly apply this framework without understanding the real purpose that stands behind it, loosing its main benefits. Below I bring some of my thoughts to get good value out … Continue reading Beyond Scrum Events