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How to Become a Successful Scrum Master in 4 Steps

By Robert Pieper /

If you’re reading this, clearly you wanna be a successful Scrum master. Here are four recommendations I can make on what to do to be great at it. First: we need to master Scrum. Take the words “Scrum Master” literally. a Scrum Master knows their stuff, but let’s avoid being a jerk about it. Avoid…

Scrum Tools for Scrum Fools: Top Tools to Make Your Scrum Master Job a Breeze

By Robert Pieper /

Don’t worry, we don’t assume you’re an idiot. We just know that being a Scrum Master isn’t always the easiest of jobs, especially when you’re a doe-eyed Scrum Master fresh off the Scrum certification train. So, to make life easier we put together crucial Scrum tools that will help you look like the conquering hero…

Agile vs. Scrum: What’s The Difference And Why Does It Even Matter?

By Robert Pieper /

The word agile is used a lot when referencing Scrum– agile methodologies, agile scrum, agile workflows. But what does it really mean? And how does it relate to scrum?  Without fully realizing the differences between agile vs scrum you’re already starting with three fries short of a happy meal. The reality is, there are clear…

The Scrum Guide: Changes Scrum Teams Need to Know

By Robert Pieper /

With the bajillion articles written on it, you’ve probably seen that the creators of Scrum released the latest edition of their official guide to the framework, marking the first new revision since 2017. Good news! It’s slightly shorter, less dogmatic, less prescriptive, and reads less like a boring technical guide, and more like advice from…

Getting Started with the Definition of Done

By Greg Crown /

What does it take to get started with the Definition of Done? This is a common question coming from new and even experienced Scrum teams. For something to be usable, we must define the quality standard our stakeholders need for a solution to be considered “usable”. If it’s not done, it’s not usable. It all…