8 hours a day of Scrum Master stuff ?
When we coach teams new to agile we inevitable get asked how many teams a Scrum Master should have. We then use the quote “A… Read More »8 hours a day of Scrum Master stuff ?
When we coach teams new to agile we inevitable get asked how many teams a Scrum Master should have. We then use the quote “A… Read More »8 hours a day of Scrum Master stuff ?
When we teach people about Scrum and working as teams, the question that inevitably comes up is “What is a team?”, and in particular “How… Read More »How does Scrum work with a big team?
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We are coaching at a new client, helping them transition to Scrum. As a result we have a group of totally new ScrumMasters. Any new… Read More »What should a new ScrumMaster be doing?
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