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The masterclass is coming up. A day of learnings, tips and tricks to make yourself and your team(s) better and create that steady pace of improvement. We need that improvement, every single day so let’s dive into it.

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𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁? Recently I was with a customer developing software products using multiple scrum teams.  When teams started working on a certain feature, only high level architecture was defined. This might leave nice responsibilities to the scrum team. But it is not helping in developing efficiently. Additional discussions are needed to clear out the architecture further. This slows you down. And the architectural outcome might be more complex; you might need more time to develop. Having architectural design well in place not only enables efficient sprints. It also enables developing reusable software. Which really accelerates your development cycles. It allows you to build on proven, tested components rather than starting from scratch each time. Regardless of how you handle architectural design, it’s crucial to prepare the necessary level of detail before the sprint that implements the functionality begins. Whether it's work for a dedicated architect or the Scrum team itself, it’s essential to organize this effectively. Curious to hear your perspective on this. Join the conversation in the comments! #SoftwareDevelopment #ScrumTeams #AgileMethodology #Architecture #TechLeadership #SoftwareEngineering #DevelopmentCycle

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𝐃𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 "𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭!" 🧪 It was the last day at work of my colleague. The team prepared a farewell gift. 🎁 A t-shirt with the slogan: "Let's Experiment!" I was curious about it. Apparently, that sentence was used on a daily basis by the Agile Coach for anything. "We don't have testers!" "-Let's experiment!" "Our preprod environment is unstable." "-Let's experiment!" "Our Tribe Lead micromanages us! " "-Let's experiment!" And the list goes on. However, it didn't mean much. You could foresee the Agile Coach's reply. "𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭!" 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬. Why? 3 reasons: ❌ No improvement ❌ Just a funny phrase ❌ Ideas were not validated 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞. It doesn't mean go with the flow or improvise. Instead: ✅ You need to start with a hypothesis ✅ We are looking for empirical evidence ✅ It supports our beliefs or disconfirms them P.S. Tomorrow, I'll publish a post with a template you can use and share an example of how I use it. Stay tuned! 🤗 #experiment #improvement #hypothesis

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In 2018 Sjoerd Kranendonk and I wrote: "Many in “the business” just shrug when you mention Scrum, to them little has changed. Apart from teams making more noise and a ludicrous amount of wall decoration in the shape of self adhesive colorful square pieces of paper, little has changed." And finally I seem to consistently work in product teams that combine discovery and delivery every sprint. Enabling us to deliver business value every sprint. They still shrug, as it doesn't matter and never mattered. Delivering fast what users need does matter however. Let's hope the next big idea doesn't take 6 years to get implemented.

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I'm currently working with a small group of testers at a company here in the Netherlands to help them take their (and their company's) first steps into test automation. One of the first things I said to them, and one that I find myself repeating every day I work with them, is this one: "You're a software developer now" Why? Even though they're using a low-code tool for their automation efforts, software development is exactly what they're doing. Analyzing requirements. Designing their tests and the scaffolding underneath. Providing instructions to a computer to perform tasks. Testing their work (yes, tests need testing, too). It might not feel to them like they're doing software development, but that's _exactly_ why I keep repeating it to them. Because I want them to feel like that's what they're doing. The impact. The responsibilities. The fact that they're using the exact same tools that the developers at their company use. Are they still testers? Absolutely. But they're developers, now, too.

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I am excited to share that I have successfully passed the Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) certification from Scrum.org. This certification validates my knowledge of the Scrum framework and my ability to support and enable value creation and delivery. Earning PSPO I shows my understanding of how to bridge the gap between strategy and agile product management in order to create valuable products using Scrum.

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Are you always in meetings with other teams to get things done? Are changes in your software system time-consuming? Is your software system getting too complex? Join us on July 17th for an insightful episode of The Agile Within, featuring Solutions Architect, Paul van der Slot, as he will tell the story of an engagement where he successfully tackled these questions firsthand. Subscribe to The Agile Within on your favorite podcast app to get notified as soon as the episode is live. #Agile #TeamAlignment #DomainDrivenDesign #Innovation #Productivity

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A successful workshop feels awesome! This week I used several agile games again to teach and deeply anchor agile concepts. Time will tell, whether this workshop group gets long-term value out of it. But my experience tells me that it's much more likely because of the games! One of the many games was the "Boss Worker Game" that you see in the game cheat sheet. I want other coaches to easily get similar benefits in their workshops and trainings, too. That's why I'm putting all my games in a collection – together with experiences, facilitation tips from the real world, cheat sheets (like this one), video and written instructions, and downloadable materials. If you want to tap into this growing collection, you can still get in for a reduced price until Sunday: https://lnkd.in/eZtQn9Us Have fun while making this world a better and more agile place! #agility #agile

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Guuuurl.... The Zombie Scrum is real! 🧟‍♂️ When can you be sure that you're not participating in Zombie Scrum? * Your team is delivering working functionalities; * They are ready to learn and receive feedback that allows them to improve * The whole team is involved in the process and eager to face the challenges that will allow to succeed * All team members simply care about the goal and at the end about the product * We all trust each other! So, if you can't see those things within your team or your organisation, well... it's time to shake things up a bit ;) #zombieScrum #Scrum #agile #software #workingsoftware #softwaredevelopment

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I am excited to share that I have successfully passed the Professional Agile Leadership I (PAL I) certification from Scrum.org. This certification validates that I am a leader who understands the value Agile can bring to a business and how to actively practice Agile. It also demonstrates my knowledge of why leadership support of agile teams is essential to achieving organizational agility and what leaders can do to support their teams to help them achieve higher performance.

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I am excited to share that I have successfully passed the Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) certification from Scrum.org. This certification validates my knowledge of the Scrum framework and my ability to support and enable value creation and delivery. Earning PSPO I shows my understanding of how to bridge the gap between strategy and agile product management in order to create valuable products using Scrum.

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Our next speaker at the Online Scrum Master Summit is Erik de Bos starting at 10:30amEST. Register now! It's FREE! Ecologist turned programmer turned Scrum master. Erik is a Flow Master, writer, speaker, and editor. For him, Agile is the next step in the evolution of how we organise ourselves and how we embrace learning. With Agile we catalyse major social change starting at work. 🎙 Join his Interactive talk “How to measure business value - a pragmatic approach for metrics in a complex environment”🎙 With Agile the focus is always on value, but how to measure it? The conventional metrics are unreliable, so instead we turn to assessments, dashboards, and similar grand metrics, but do these alternatives prove to be effective? In this talk, Erik will discuss the huge caveat that is overlooked by everyone when using empiricism. Together you will explore the consequences it has and how being aware of it makes people better scientists. Erik will also illustrate how embracing an Agile approach unveils significant opportunities for innovation. 🎟 You can still register for FREE https://lnkd.in/egx6qqfj Scrum Alliance Agile Gatherings Mountain Goat Software Metro Retro Team O'clock DESC Holding B.V. Scrum.org EasyRetro Mastering Agility The Agile Within Women in Agile Europe #OSMS24 #Agile #Scrum #FreeConference #ScrumMasters

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What Can a Visual Profile Do for You? Last year, while experimenting with drawings with my colleague Lucas Pluimgraaff, we came up with the idea of creating our Scrum Facilitators visual profile. 🎨This isn’t a visual CV or a manual about yourself—it’s a creative complement to your traditional resume that helps people get to know you better, showcasing who you are and not just what you’ve done. 💬You can use it as a conversation tool in team activities or add it to your resume to stand out from the crowd. 🔓Plus, putting it together provides a great opportunity for self-reflection and preparation for job interviews. 🔎If interested, you can make it on your own or with our help in a workshop. Either way, it will be a fun and valuable experience. Scrum Facilitators is on a mission to create something more valuable than a CV. We believe potential lies in who you are, and the Visual Profile helps communicate that. 📢If you’d like us to host a meetup to help you create your own visual profile in a practical session, leave your comment below. #visualcommunication #visualfacilitation #agile #scrumprofessionals #visualprofile

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DuckDB is a powerful tool for working with data. Everyone should have this in their data toolbox.

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Last day of the Online Scrum Master summit 2024. As for the previous days, the topics look exciting today and spark my curiosity. As always, Bob Galen 🇺🇦's session looks promising, as I hear a lot of Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches telling me not enough attention is given to what they bring to their team(s). Well, could it be that we are falling short on communicating that, on making it visible to others? Consequence is that when faced with budget constraints, organizations usually get rid of their coaches first. Interestingly, you wouldn't consider having a football/soccer team without a coach, or would you? Yes companies do that, sadly... Well, anyway, join us, it's free! See you there... #osms24 #agile #scrum

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I am excited to share that I have successfully passed the Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) certification from Scrum.org. This certification validates my knowledge of the Scrum framework and my ability to support and enable value creation and delivery. Earning PSPO I shows my understanding of how to bridge the gap between strategy and agile product management in order to create valuable products using Scrum.

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