Stefan Wolpers’ Post

Great read, definitely recommend it. I can relate to this one more than the others. I am eager to hear from subject matter experts about practical solutions to overcome the following: Work Organization -Asking your #scrummaster to provide a product #roadmap with #deadlines: How can we create a product roadmap that provides clear direction without imposing rigid deadlines, or carrying the negative connotation of date #accountability, resembling the #waterfall approach? What has been working for your team and organization?

Useful guide for "early adopters"... Scrum is more than a framework, it's related to mindset change, cultural transformation and more.

I'm really looking forward to Stefan Wolpers forthcoming book on Scrum anti-patterns! His passionate commitment to the spirit of Scrum - its values, principles & mindset - is noteworthy. With his unique personal mix of deep Scrum experience, German directness, dry ironic humor, high quotability, famed teaching skills & complete authenticity, this book is going to be of incredible value to the Agile community. There's never any «durch die blumen sagen» (beating around the bush) with Stefan. He just clears the air at the precise moment we all need to escape the fog. 😎 #agile #scrum #antipatterns #agilecoaching #agilemindset #lean #authenticleadership

This is a delightfully accurate set of failing points, and a great way to look at agile methodology as a whole. This is exactly why you see agile methodologies fail in organisations, areas the post largely breaks into 2 points; messing with the process and failing to communicate. Whether that means agreeing a way of working and then undermining it, or communicating the wrong information, if an agile method isn't working for you, it's more likely your "unique" spin on it, than the principles themselves.

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Self-management sounds fantastic, right? No one is telling you what to do and how to do it. What could be better? Once the excitement of their newfound autonomy hits reality, many new Scrum Teams find it challenging to embrace self-management. Some might even end up longing for the days when someone told them what to do. Scrum Masters — this is your moment to step up for your team! Read my latest article How to help Scrum Teams embrace self-management --> https://bit.ly/43C6tpi What other tactics or practices have you used to ease the transition? #ScrumMasters #ScrumTeam #SelfManagement