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Scrum Anti-Patterns: Micromanagement

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

People new to Scrum often struggle to understand boundaries of control between being an effective manager, ScrumMaster, or Product Owner. This is a critical consideration because, at the heart of Scrum, we’re attempting to grow a group of people into a resilient, high-performing team. Management sometimes does this too.

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Why Having a Tech Lead or Manager as Scrum Master is a Bad Idea

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

Have you ever had friends or family ask, “I know you’re called a scrum master, but what does that mean? Tell them that the role of ScrumMaster is as a servant-leader, coach, and facilitator, navigating the dynamics of the team to ensure Scrum practices are followed and value is delivered effectively. What do you actually do ?”

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Questions of Worth

The Agile Manager

It didn't matter whether you were competent, Sun certified you as a Java developer, Scrum Alliance a Scrum Master, PMI a Project Manager, any employer a Six Sigma blackbelt. We look to process and organization, coaches and rules. We're not a few coaches and a little bit of process removed from salvation.

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35 Fleshed-Out Scrum Master Interview Questions and Answers [2020]

Codegiant

From the desk of a brilliant weirdo #1: Are your hand shivering and pouring yourself with sweat right before your scrum master interview? If so, this “ Scrum Master Interview Questions and Answers ” article can, without a doubt, boost your confidence up and put your worries at rest.

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Our book “Software Architecture Metrics: Case Studies to Improve the Quality of Your Architecture” is published!

Apiumhub

He has been supporting Agile software development endeavors in a variety of settings and industries for more than 13 years, in roles that include software developer, software architect, project manager, Scrum Master, product owner, and head of software development. Alexander von Zitzewitz – Co-founder of hello2morrow.

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32 Best Jira Alternatives For Agile Project Management Teams In 2020 [Free & Paid]

Codegiant

Or if you are just browsing the web for a great project management tool, this guide will ease your final decision. If you are new to it, Jira is basically used for project management, specifically for bug tracking. It’s an agile project management tool (from 2002) built for software developers and owned by Atlassian.

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AoAD2 Chapter 3: How to Be Agile

James Shore

1 To succeed with Agile, follow these steps: 1 The method in this book is primarily based on Extreme Programming, but it also draws inspiration from Scrum, Kanban, Lean Software Development, the DevOps movement, and Lean Startup. Ensure each team includes a coach who can teach Focusing practices. You could try that.

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