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CSM certification: Costs, requirements, and all you need to know

CIO

The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification , available through the Scrum Alliance , is an entry-level certification aimed at providing professionals with an awareness of the methodologies and values of Scrum, including team performance, accountability, and iterative progress.

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Better Scrum with Essence

scruminc

When over 50% of Scrum implementations fail to deliver on time, on budget, with happy customers according to Standish Group data, we need to find tools and techniques to help us improve the odds against this. Scrum is by far the most widely used agile framework in the world, but we’ve also found that 58% of Scrum implementations fail.

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The Modern Guide to the Daily Scrum Meeting

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

Many people who attend Scrum training courses start with the impression that the Daily Scrum is the whole of Scrum. Others think the Daily Scrum centres on three questions (this was true a long time ago). What is the main purpose of a daily scrum meeting? Who attends Daily Scrum? What about Managers?

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Digital transformation’s fundamental change management mistake

CIO

Agile and scrum methodologies put most of the emphasis on delivery activities when teams focus on completing user stories every sprint. Product owners and scrum masters must also engage the team in planning activities, including writing user stories, estimating work, and grooming backlogs.

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A Scrum Master Wears Multiple Hats

SCRUMstudy

The use of Scrum framework to deliver projects has enabled organizations to go to market with their products and services faster than ever. To adopt the Scrum framework correctly and produce the outcomes the organizations require, they need to have an expert on the team — The Scrum Master!

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Starting a Scrum Team

Agile42

This blogpost will give you insights into starting a Scrum team, with a recording from the webinar and some additional information to support you with this journey. As with Scrum in general, starting a team is easy to understand but difficult to master. Starting a team is not just explaining Scrum and proclaiming: “Go!”.

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Scrum Meetings – Source of Transparency and Information

SCRUMstudy

Open communication and transparency play crucial role in Scrum projects. Unlike the popular view that most meetings are waste of time, Scrum lays a lot of emphasis on conducting highly focused, time-boxed and effective meetings to allow transparency and free flow of information. Prioritized Product Backlog Review Meetings.

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