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Don’t Learn Scrum from Jira

By Robert Pieper /

Don’t learn Scrum from tools because they don’t know Scrum. A better approach is to modify tools and team processes to work with Scrum.

If Your Scrum Team is Rigid, Something Is Broken

By Robert Pieper /

When Scrum Teams constantly push back on changing priorities, stakeholders begin to blame Scrum for the rigidity. Start anticipating change and embrace it.

Are IT certifications still worth it in 2022?

By Robert Pieper /

Some certifications are required and hard to get, some are optional and hard to get, and some are just worthless. How much do certifications really matter when compared to experience in 2022? In this video blog with Greg Crown and Robb Pieper from Responsive Advisors we discuss certifications, experience, and and more. Robb: So, Greg,…

Purpose – Can You Work Without It?

By Robert Pieper /

In product development, working without purpose encourages a clock-in clock-out culture where individuals care about their own tasks at the expense of others and overall product success. Scrum has Product Goals and Sprint Goals that encourage inspired collaboration to achieve both business and product objectives. In this video with Greg Crown and Robb Pieper from…

When Should a Sprint Goal Be Created?

By Greg Crown /

In the Scrum framework, Sprints defined as short and consistent periods of time in which the Scrum team creates a Done increment of value representing a concrete step toward achieving a Product Goal. Each Sprint the Scrum Team focuses on a smaller goal: the Sprint Goal. But when should a Sprint Goal be created? The short…