How to start with Evidence-Based Management? Part 2
From my experience and observations, my concern is weak understanding that the Evidence-Based Management (EBM) framework is empirical. It requires transparency, frequent inspection, and adaptation. Some organizations proceed with the initial evaluation and then drop the idea. Measuring once and making some decisions is not enough! No promises that this would work. Measuring often, regularly, […]
Evidence-Based Management – what is this? Part 1
I was inspired to write this article by you, my dear customers and students! Many of you were asking me about Evidence-Based Management; for some of you, I serve as a consultant to help you implement the framework in your organizations. Let’s start from the beginning, thus a definition. What is Evidence-Based Management? This an […]
What should be the focus for the Product Owner?
The most straightforward answer would be – value, of course! But how to reach it? Large numbers of Product Owners begin their work from creating requirements. In some situations, these scopes are dictated by others. Their work mainly consists of describing demands, thus apparently appearing as a scribe in their role. On the “what ground” […]
Experience from leading my first virtual class
Until today we were accustomed to leading/attending classes in person. Due to the extremely complex situation we experience in terms of pandemic, we needed to adapt with the speed of light. The opportunity for us is to learn something new that may benefit in the future. Switching to virtual classes may raise some reluctance or […]
Scrum.org’s assessments – tips for non-native English speakers
Having had an opportunity to teach people certified Scrum.org classes in many countries, I noticed that there are some language pitfalls and traps. The situation concerns non-native English speakers and our assessments. While taking the assessments, people are confused with words, browsing dictionaries, looking for meaning. There is no spare time for this activity! Our […]
How the Organization Can Help Empower the Product Owner Role
While working with plenty of Scrum Teams and teaching Professional Scrum Product Owner classes, I observed a similar anti-pattern regarding Product Owners, which resembles anti-patterns of Scrum Masters who are not empowered. Through many years of my professional collaboration with companies, I have rarely seen Product Owners who could wholly fulfill their role. The problem […]
How Agile Leaders Can Help People Grow
In this Scrum Tapas video, Professional Scrum Trainer Magdalena Firlit discusses ways that leaders in organizations can help their teams learn and grow. She provides a few tips and thoughts for helping with better engagement. This is the third in a three part series. In this Scrum Tapas video, Professional Scrum Trainer Magdalena Firlit discusses […]
How Agile Leaders Can Help Scrum Teams
In this Scrum Tapas video, Professional Scrum Trainer Magdalena Firlit discusses ways that leaders in organizations that are trying to improve their agility can support their Scrum Teams and help them to be more successful. This is the second in a three part series. In this Scrum Tapas video, Professional Scrum Trainer Magdalena Firlit discusses […]
What is Agile Leadership
In this Scrum Tapas video, Professional Scrum Trainer Magdalena Firlit describes what it means to be a leader within an organization that is acting in an agile manner and things that they should understand and look out for. This is the first in a three part series. In this Scrum Tapas video, Professional Scrum Trainer […]
A Scrum Master Works on Three Levels
Through my professional experience, while serving my customers, working with Scrum Teams and training people in Professional Scrum, I have observed that some Scrum Masters only work to serve the Development Team and the Product Owner. Through my professional experience, while serving my customers, working with Scrum Teams and training people in Professional Scrum, I […]