Agile for Humans with Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller

Today's question is all about distributed Scrum Teams. What do you do when you cannot have everyone in the same room? How do you help your teams work well together when they distributed across multiple timezones. Todd and Ryan tackle this interesting and highly relevant topic on today's show. How well does your remote Scrum Team work together? Any remote collaboration tips you care to share? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about Scrum that can throw you off. Do you understand how having distributed teams impacts their ability to deliver? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. The backlog refinement meeting is important. Perhaps some Scrum Master training could help? // Want to learn more about Scrum?Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3b96j0A​​​​​​ // Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: Visit https://agileforhumans.com/​​​​​​ for a list of upcoming courses. And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question asks whether or not it's ok to not follow the Scrum Guide. Todd and Ryan have some fun with this one because it does come up in class and on podcasts from time to time. Of course, it's OK to ignore the Scrum Guide. Check out the video for Ryan and Todd's take on this topic. What is your team ignoring in the Scrum Guide? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about Scrum that can throw you off. Do you understand when it makes send to deviate from the Scrum Guide? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. Perhaps some Scrum Master training could help? // Want to learn more about Scrum?Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3b96j0A​​​​​​ // Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: Visit https://agileforhumans.com/​​​​​​ for a list of upcoming courses. And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today's question asks whether or not the Scrum Framework is the right answer for all product development. Todd and Ryan have some fun with this one as they ponder when Scrum isn't a great fit for some types of work. When has Scrum not worked well for you or your team? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about Scrum that can throw you off. Do you understand when Scrum is the right option to solve a complex problem? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. Perhaps some Scrum Master training could help? // Want to learn more about Scrum?Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3b96j0A​​​​​​ // Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: Visit https://agileforhumans.com/​​​​​​ for a list of upcoming courses. And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is all about the product increment. Is it an increment even if we don't release it to production or to users? This is a big question that comes up especially when Scrum Teams are establishing their Definition of Done. Check out the video to see how Todd and Ryan handle this situation. Does your Scrum Team release an increment every Sprint? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about Scrum that can throw you off. Do you understand how an increment is created and released? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. Perhaps some Scrum Master training could help? // Want to learn more about Scrum?Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3b96j0A​​​​​​ // Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: Visit https://agileforhumans.com/​​​​​​ for a list of upcoming courses. And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fixing Your Kanban with Daniel Vacanti, Todd Miller, and Ryan Ripley. Ways to make your team events more meaningful with Kanban practices, ideas, and metrics. // Want to learn more about Kanban?Visit ProKanban.org - https://prokanban.org/Read the OFFICIAL KANBAN GUIDE - https://kanbanguides.org/ // The Secret History of Kanban and Why it Matters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJVjcVCqWew And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is all about the product backlog. What do you do when the Product Backlog is out of control and no one can actually understand what you're trying to build anymore? Todd and Ryan discuss ways to cut your Product Backlog down to size and make sense of your product again. How big is your product backlog? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about Scrum that can throw you off. Do you understand how a well-refined Product Backlog helps a team do great work? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. The backlog refinement meeting is important. Perhaps some Scrum Master training could help? // Want to learn more about Scrum?Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3b96j0A​​​​​​ // Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: Visit https://agileforhumans.com/​​​​​​ for a list of upcoming courses. And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question asks Todd and Ryan to discuss how the Scrum Framework addresses risk management. They explored a number of ideas including the fact that by using Scrum you get quite a few risk management tools for free! Check out the video to learn more about how frequent feedback and empirical process control amplified by the Scrum Framework can lead to a great product risk management strategy. How mature is your Scrum Team? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about Scrum that can throw you off. Do you understand how the Scrum Framework amplifies risk management? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. The backlog refinement meeting is important. Perhaps some Scrum Master training could help? // Want to learn more about Scrum?Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3b96j0A​​​​​​ // Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: Visit https://agileforhumans.com/​​​​​​ for a list of upcoming courses. And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question asks Todd and Ryan to discuss how to measure the maturity of a Scrum Team. It won't be a shock to many listeners out there that they both focused on delivery and Professional Scrum! Listen in and learn about some other ways to consider the maturity of a Scrum Team. How mature is your Scrum Team? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about Scrum that can throw you off. Do you understand the implications of maturity on the Scrum Team? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. The backlog refinement meeting is important. Perhaps some Scrum Master training could help? Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question asks Todd and Ryan to weigh how a Scrum Team should handle unplanned/unexpected work during a Sprint. Todd cut straight to the point and wants teams to remove the need for work. Ryan and Todd both believe that asking if such work needs to be done in the first place is also important. Check out the video for more Scrum tips and tricks. How often is your Scrum Team interrupted by unplanned work? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about Scrum that can throw you off. Do you understand the impact of unplanned work on a Scrum Team? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. The backlog refinement meeting is important. Perhaps some Scrum Master training could help? Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question asks Todd and Ryan to pontificate about the possible future of Scrum and how it will be used to solve complex adaptive problems. Ryan and Todd discuss what they've seen so far and their optimism about Scrum being very much needed and relevant well into the future! How many projects are your Scrum Team's working? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about Scrum that can throw you off. Do you understand the latest trends that influence the future of Scrum? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. The backlog refinement meeting is important. Perhaps some Scrum Master training could help? Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fixing Your Kanban with Daniel Vacanti, Todd Miller, and Ryan Ripley. This week we talk about the ProKanban Level 1 Assessment. We also dug into how the Official Kanban Guide can help you figure out what is essential to your practices. // Want to learn more about Kanban?Visit ProKanban.org - https://prokanban.org/Read the OFFICIAL KANBAN GUIDE - https://kanbanguides.org/ // The Secret History of Kanban and Why it Matters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJVjcVCqWew And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today's question is all about the dangers of context switching. Todd and Ryan take a look at what happens when a Scrum Team isn't able to focus on their work and has to take on multiple projects. Spoiler Alert!!!! Context switching causes a lot of headaches and anti-patterns. How many projects are your Scrum Team's working? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about the Scrum Events that can throw you off. Do you understand the tradeoffs of having too much work in process? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. The backlog refinement meeting is important. Perhaps some Scrum Master training could help? Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is about all about the Scrum Master and how many teams they can serve at one time. Ryan and Todd discuss their experience working with many teams and provide some guidance on how to know when a Scrum Master could be taking on too much responsibility. How many teams do you serve? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about the Scrum Events that can throw you off. Do you understand the tradeoffs of working with multiple teams? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. The backlog refinement meeting is important. Perhaps some Scrum Master training could help? Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today's question is about how a Scrum Team should handle multiple sprint goals. Todd and Ryan break down their past experiences with teams who insist on having multiple sprint goals and the issues that come with this anti-pattern. The big lesson here: FOCUS! and get something done. How does your Scrum Team handle sprint goals? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about the Scrum Events that can throw you off. Do you understand why a Scrum Team should only have one sprint goal? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. The backlog refinement meeting is important. Perhaps some Scrum Master training could help? Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today's question is about how a Scrum Team should handle a request for a project status report. Todd and Ryan break down their past experiences handling this situation and what we can do use a status report as a way to encourage agile behaviors. How does your Scrum Team handle a status report? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about the Scrum Events that can throw you off. Do you understand how a status report can help create the behaviors we like to see on Scrum Teams? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. The backlog refinement meeting is important. Perhaps some Scrum Master training could help? Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fixing Your Kanban with Daniel Vacanti, Todd Miller, and Ryan Ripley. This week we talk about the origins of Kanban for knowledge work. We also dug into how the Official Kanban Guide can help you figure out what is essential to your practices. // Want to learn more about Kanban?Visit ProKanban.org - https://prokanban.org/Read the OFFICIAL KANBAN GUIDE - https://kanbanguides.org/ // The Secret History of Kanban and Why it Matters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJVjcVCqWew And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is about how a Scrum Team should handle bugs and defects. Todd and Ryan break down their past experiences handling the unexpected work that can happen when bugs and defects emerge. The big lesson here: don't turn into bug managers and work on your definition of done! How does your Scrum Team handle bugs and defects? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about the Scrum Events that can throw you off. Do you understand why Product Backlog Refinement isn't a Scrum Event? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. The backlog refinement meeting is important. Perhaps some Scrum Master training could help? Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is about Product Backlog Refinement and why it isn't an official Scrum Event. Refinement is a great product management practice for a Product Owner to use to help the Scrum Team gain an understanding of the product and future work. Check out Ryan and Todd's take on this. How does your Scrum Team handle Product Backlog Refinement? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about the Scrum Events that can throw you off. Do you understand why Product Backlog Refinement isn't a Scrum Event? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. The backlog refinement meeting is important. Perhaps some Scrum Master training could help? Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is about the Daily Scrum and whether or not a Scrum Master should attend this Scrum Event. Todd and Ryan discuss situations where it could make sense for a Scrum Master to attend the Daily Scrum, but their stance is clear that the Daily Scrum is by and for the developers. How does your Scrum Team the Daily Scrum? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about the Scrum Events that can throw you off. Do you understand the purpose of the Daily Scrum? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. Perhaps some Scrum Master training could help? Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Agile for Humans crew got together to discuss management and leadership lessons learned while working with various companies. Creating environments where developers love to work was a theme throughout. Host: Ryan RipleyGuests: Joel Karr and Richie Peters // Want to support the live stream and show?Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3b96j0A​​​​​​ // Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: Visit https://agileforhumans.com/​​​​​​ for a list of upcoming courses. And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Agile knowledge to help you grow as an Agile Practitioner. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fixing Your Kanban with Daniel Vacanti, Todd Miller, and Ryan Ripley. This new show is all about how teams use Kanban and how to get better at managing the flow of value. Today we discuss the launch of ProKanban.org and the release of the OFFICIAL KANBAN GUIDE. // Want to learn more about Kanban?Visit ProKanban.org - https://prokanban.org/Read the OFFICIAL KANBAN GUIDE - https://kanbanguides.org/ // The Secret History of Kanban and Why it Matters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJVjcVCqWew And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is about release planning on a Scrum Team. When it comes to deciding when to release, the Product Owner has a lot of input. But when it comes to how we release or what is released, the Developer has a say. From an efficiency perspective, even the Scrum Master could have an opinion. Listen in to see how Todd and Ryan sort out release planning on a Scrum Team. How does your Scrum Team handle release planning? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions that can throw you off. Do you understand all of the things that a Scrum Team can do make sure they are successful with release planning? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. Perhaps some Scrum Master training could help? Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is all about those situations where a Scrum Team member dominates the conversation and doesn't let other Scrum Team members contribute. Todd and Ryan break down this common situation and provides some insights on how to facilitate more effectively when these things happen. How have you handled a dominant Scrum Team member? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions that can throw you off. Do you understand all of the things that keep a Scrum Master can do to help facilitate events successfully? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. Perhaps some Scrum Master training could help? Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is does a Scrum Team handle unexpected work that interrupts the creation of features and value? Todd and Ryan break down the tactics they've used to address this issue and how a focus on technical debt and technical excellence is essential. How do you handle unexpected work? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions that can throw you off. Do you understand the impact of unplanned work? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. Perhaps Scrum Master training could help? Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is from Jodie who wants to know about alternatives to the 3 questions when facilitating the Daily Scrum. We are always happy to take questions about the Scrum Events. Todd and Ryan discuss the lean metric "item aging" and how it can be used to help a Scrum Team gain insights into the progress of their work. What is your favorite way to facilitate the Daily Scrum? Let us know in the comments! And don't forget, it's not the daily standup or the daily standup meeting...it's the Daily Scrum! // Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3b96j0A // Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: Visit https://agileforhumans.com/ for a list of upcoming courses. And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is whether or not a Scrum Team should make the results of their Sprint Retrospective public. Todd and Ryan are clear that meeting minutes and notes from the Retrospective are not for public consumption. However, if people outside the Scrum Team want to know which improvement items the team selected during the Retro, well...that could be a good idea! Do you make the results of the Scrum Team's Sprint Retrospective public? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions that can throw you off. Do you understand the benefits and purpose of a Sprint Retrospective? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. Perhaps Scrum Master training could help? Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is all about the Scrum Master and what keeps them busy all day. Scrum defines clear accountabilities that if performed well keeps your Scrum Master busy and engaged all day. Check out the video hear more from Ryan and Todd about all the things that fill a Scrum Master's day. Are you a busy Scrum Master? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions that can throw you off. Do you understand all of the things that keep a Scrum Master busy each and every day? These Scrum Master day in the life questions can be tricky. Perhaps so Scrum Master training could help? Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question asks us to take a look at how to know when a Product Backlog Item is "ready". Some teams use a Definition of Ready, however, this is a complementary practice, not an official part of Scrum. Check out the video for Todd and Ryan's take on this practice and whether or not a definition of ready is helpful to a Scrum Team. Do you use a definition of ready? Does it help? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions that can throw you off. Pay special attention to how the definition of ready is not a part of Scrum. Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A past student left us a comment in our Slack channel asking how to get the Developers on their Scrum Team to attend the Daily Scrum. This is a common issue that many Scrum Master's face. Fortunately, it is an easy problem to solve. Watch as Todd and Ryan break down this situation and expose many of the common reasons that Developers do not attend the Daily Scrum. One common reason is that the Scrum Team had allowed the Daily Scrum to become a status meeting. Status meetings are boring. We'd skip them too! // Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3b96j0A // Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: Visit https://agileforhumans.com/ for a list of upcoming courses. And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question asks us to take a look at how a Scrum Team builds trust with stakeholders, your product owner, and the organization. Todd and Ryan discuss the only way that they have found to build trust: DELIVER! What is your favorite way to help your Scrum Team build trust? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those scrum master interview questions that force us to adopt an agile mindset in order to answer correctly. Whether you're an agile coach or scrum master, the connection between trust and delivery must be well understood. This is the type of thing you may not learn during your scrum master certification class, so stay tuned! Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A recent student asked Ryan and Todd to talk about the differences between a Sprint Backlog and a Product Backlog. It's an interesting question as these are two Scrum Artifacts that teams use to keep information transparent. The Sprint Backlog is a representation of present work while the Product Backlog represents future work. Check out the video to learn even more ways the Sprint Backlog and Product Backlog are different. // Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3b96j0A // Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: Visit https://agileforhumans.com/ for a list of upcoming courses. And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is from a viewer who wants to know if a Product Owner should come from the business side of the company or from IT. Todd and Ryan discuss the role of the Product Owner and how the business vs IT mentality does not often lead to great product management. What do you think? Does a Product Owner come from the business or IT? Let us know in the comments! Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is from a viewer who wants to know if a Product Owner needs technical skills to be successful. Todd and Ryan discuss the pros and cons of a technical Product Owner and give their guidance on when these skills can be helpful? What do you think? Does a PO need technical skills? Let us know in the comments! Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A YouTube viewer sent in a question asking about what to do when a Developer does not commit. This question had a little context with it. The scenario was when a Developer won't focus during a Scrum Event or meeting. Check out what Todd and Ryan had to say about this situation! // Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3b96j0A // Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: Visit https://agileforhumans.com/ for a list of upcoming courses. And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is from a viewer who wants to know what are our favorite Scrum best practices. Todd and Ryan tackled this question with the very direct statement: There are NO best practices in Scrum. Once we accept this truth, we can then start looking at a practice or two that helps make life a little better for Scrum Teams. Let us know what you think in the comments. Do you have a BEST PRACTICE that you think is the exception to the rule? Let us know, we love hearing from you. Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is from a viewer who wants to know if every Sprint Backlog Item relates to the Sprint Goal commitment? Watch as Todd and Ryan break down how to use the Sprint Backlog and Sprint Goal to help guide development decisions, manage progress, and keep the Scrum team focused on delivering an increment by the end of the Sprint. Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Scrum Master wrote in and asked Ryan and Todd what should a Scrum Team do when they finish their work early during a Sprint. This is such a great problem to have! Our first step is to CELEBRATE. It's great that value has been delivered, but now there are some important choices to make. Check out the video to learn how Todd and Ryan handle this Scrum situation. // Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3b96j0A // Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: Visit https://agileforhumans.com/ for a list of upcoming courses. And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is from a viewer who wants to know if there is some kind of age cap to getting started down the Scrum Master career path. Todd and Ryan both agree that there are no age limitations when it comes to learning Scrum. Check out the video to learn what they think is most important when becoming a Scrum Master. Don't forget - suggest a better Twitter handle for Todd and win a book!!!! Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A recent student was concerned about the amount of time Product Backlog Refinement was taking away from product development. After a few questions, we realized that our student had some misconceptions about who should attend Product Backlog Refinement. Ryan and Todd discuss the things that they take into consideration when planning a Product Backlog Refinement session. A key takeaway is to do what makes sense. Not all of the developers have to attend. Check out the video to learn more ways to learn more about Product Backlog Refinement. // Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3b96j0A // Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: Visit https://agileforhumans.com/ for a list of upcoming courses. And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is from a viewer who wants to know which Scrum Event is the most important. Todd and Ryan discuss the purposes of each Scrum Event and the ones that they enjoy facilitating the most. Listen in to learn the "why" behind each event and how they can help your teams succeed. Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You're just starting a new Scrum Master role and you see many opportunities to change and improve things. With so many options, it's hard to know where to begin. Watch as Todd and Ryan break down this situation and give guidance on how to get started and what to do once the biggest issues are discovered. We'll give you a hint, Vanilla Ice gave us a great solution back in the '90s. You'll have to watch to see how that last sentence can possibly make sense. :-) // Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3b96j0A // Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: Visit https://agileforhumans.com/ for a list of upcoming courses. And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is from a viewer who wants to know whether or not a non-software team can use Scrum successfully? The answer is an emphatic "YES!". Todd and Ryan share their experience using Scrum with non-software teams and how these teams successfully used Scrum to deliver awesome products. Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A listener asked Todd and Ryan how to get Scrum Master experience after getting certified as a Professional Scrum Master. Quite a few Scrum Master's have gotten creative as they've looked for ways to apply their learnings before getting their first Scrum Master gig. Ryan and Todd discuss the things that they did that ultimately led to their first Scrum Master roles. Sometimes they had to think about what they could in their current roles to get experience. Sometimes, they volunteered and found fulfilling ways to practice their Scrum skills. // Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3b96j0A // Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: Visit https://agileforhumans.com/ for a list of upcoming courses. And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's question is from a viewer who wants to know whether or not a Scrum Team use Story Points? It really depends on your context and situation. Story Points can certainly be a better option than hours. Ryan and Todd also provide options to Story Points and other considerations that they take into account when deciding between story points and other options for estimation. Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3fMpH5a Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: https://www.scrum.org/agile-humans And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge for you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. #scrum #agile #professional scrum See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We get this question pretty often, especially when speaking at conferences: I'm a project manager at a company that just adopted Scrum, am I now out of a job? The quick answer is: Of course not, but there are likely some changes coming your way. Ryan and Todd take the question head-on in today's video. // Want to learn more about Scrum? Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems - https://amzn.to/3b96j0A // Join Ryan and Todd in a Professional Scrum Master course: Visit https://agileforhumans.com/for a list of upcoming courses. And make sure you subscribe to the channel! DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting the channel so we can continue to provide you with free content each week! FTC DISCLAIMER: This video is not sponsored by anyone. Sharing Scrum knowledge to help you grow as a Scrum Practitioner and to solve complex problems. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices