Gene “This is not true Scrum!!!” – we often hear from people, pointing at omissions and pitfalls of fake Scrum implementations. The list of classically seen Scrum anti-pattern could become pretty exhaustive. Here are some examples of “Dark Scrum” (as Ron Jeffries puts it): Multiple people playing the role of Product Owner No Scrum Master present … Read more
On June 13, Gordon Weir delivered his great presentation “Real life “war story” of LeSS adoption at Large Financial Institution” at NYC Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) meetup. Here are some of the key points made in the presentation: In 2006, there was a decision made to stop using the concept of a ‘project’, as this … Read more
An amazing 2019 Global Scrum Alliance Gathering (May 19-22), organized by SA staff that brought together a record-high number of professionals from around the globe and had countless amazing events – too many to describe them all in one newsletter. 🙂 Here, I would like to recap what committed to my memory the most: Keynote … Read more
Another mind-blowing and core-beliefs-challenging performance has been delivered by Craig Larman – the co-founder of Large Scale Scrum (LeSS). This time, the class size has reached it’s record high (40 people), coming from various parts of the globe, representing different organizations, industries and cultures. The walls of the biggest available, so far, training auditorium were … Read more
2019 Big Apple Scrum Day (BASD) was an amazing experience for many – again! The Coaches Clinic, supported by some top notch professionals in the industry, was one of the greatest hallmarks of the event – the tradition that has been maintained for the last 5 years. 2019 Big Apple Scrum Day 2018 Big Apple … Read more
This page is being gradually developed towards May, 2019 Big Apple Scrum Day Coaching Clinic. For similar past events please visit: 2018 Big Apple Scrum Day 2017 Big Apple Scrum Day 2016 Big Apple Scrum Day Below are some basic guidelines for participating coaches on how to run a coaching clinic during Big Apple Scrum Day. Experience … Read more
For any team that uses scrum framework, a retrospective is a mandatory event that takes place at the end of each sprint. It is an opportunity for a team to reflect on their most recent learning, while it is still fresh in everyone’s mind. There are many tips, techniques and tools for running a retrospective. … Read more
Large Scale Scrum has a history of more than a decade. The first book about LeSS was published by C. Larman and B. Vodde (the co-creators of LeSS) in 2008. There were two more books on LeSS, subsequently written in 2010 and 2016. There is no surprise, why the collection of LeSS experiments from the … Read more
Business Agility is at the top of conversation in the workplace. The Big Apple Business Agility (BABA) MeetUp launched on Monday, March 11, with an interactive presentation, “Does Agile Really Work in Sales?”, by Marina Alex, Business Agility Transformation Coach. Marina related several of her experiences applying agile to sales, from banks, to an Agile … Read more
