Yukta Patel’s Post

Scrum thoughts #1: One of the main things I learned while taking the Certified Scrum Master course, is that scrum is built on simple principles and is super easy to understand the main concepts. Scrum is more about people and the environment than processes. There are not many details on how you should apply the scrum events or how to manage the project itself. The challenge would be how to apply these principles and concepts to your projects and environment. Take a look at the Scrum guide, It's only 11 pages! https://lnkd.in/gtZqc-bv #scrum #scrummaster #certifiedscrummaster #agile #agility #projectmanagement

What does it mean that “Scrum is a … framework…” (from the Scrum Guide). Let’s give this a closer look. From Cambridge Dictionary: Framework: “A supporting structure around which something can be built” “A system of rules, ideas, or beliefs that is used to plan or decide something” As a framework, Scrum provides us a rack to hook up practices, techniques, methods, etc. Yet also lets us easily replace these with better ones as we discover them. A framework does not provide you with these specific practices; it lets you choose what works in your context. The framework does not force you to use story points, velocity, burn charts, user stories, Jira, or whatever practices and tools you are currently using. These should be what works for your team in their context. The definition of “framework” also says that it is about building something. What can Scrum build? Scrum on itself… Nothing. Building is in the hands of the teams. Yet, Scrum brings us a focus working towards goals, and supports us planning towards these. It helps us build teams that become more and more effective in delivering value for the product’s users. Therefor teams can use Scrum to build (almost?) any complex product or service. So, what for are you using Scrum as a framework? What are you building? How does Scrum support you? How does it allow you to replace practices and techniques by better ones? These are core concepts I cover in my Professional Scrum courses. Interested in more? Watch out for upcoming posts or take contact for more clarifications. Don't want to miss any of these posts? You can have them weekly in your mailbox via https://lnkd.in/eDkNgYTs #BoostYourScrum #Scrum #ScrumMaster #ProfessionalScrum #LightweightFramework

Are you doing Scrum? Did you ever check if you fulfill the preconditions to do so? Too often Scrum is applied in a way that sets it up for failure. I wrote about the most common preconditions teams miss in the Agile Compass: https://lnkd.in/edqhtd42 #scrum #agile #team

Scrum’s strength lies in its simplicity. Discover why stripping down to only the essentials makes Scrum a truly lightweight framework that empowers teams to focus on what really matters in this blog post by PST Steven Deneir #Scrum #Agile #LessIsMore

To transcend Mechanical Scrum, it's crucial for the Agile community to re-emphasize the importance of the Scrum Values, encourage adaptable practices, and foster environments that prioritize continuous improvement, team autonomy, and value creation. Success stories from those who have shifted from mechanical to empirical Scrum practices offer valuable insights and inspiration. As we move forward, leveraging resources and training to deepen our understanding and application of Scrum will be key to overcoming these challenges. The goal is to not just follow Scrum by the book but to live its principles, ensuring teams are truly agile, responsive, and focused on delivering value. Get more insights from this blog post by PST Simon Bourk #Scrum #Agile

Scrum was designed to be simple—deliberately so. Adding too much too soon can actually slow you down, making it harder to reach the value #Scrum is built to deliver. Learn more about keeping it simple in this post from PST Mary Iqbal. https://ow.ly/T0tm50UopO5

To be honest, Scrum itself doesn't 'do' anything. Scrum is just a basic framework that gives you some practices, etc (and includes some values and principles). It depends mostly on the people in the field, or, we might say, in the Team. #ScrumTeam #Agile

Scrum is a framework of rules, principles and values. The framework of Scrum is based upon five core values: commitment, focus, openness, respect and courage. Scrum is based upon these values as well as being expressed through them. https://thescrumvalues.org #mirojasolutions, #mirojasolutionslimited, #projectmanagement, #working, #team, #productivity, #scrum, #development, #Business, #project, #office, #Businessanalysis, #agilescrum, #consulting, #success, #training, #technology, #innovation, #work, #agile

From the Scrum Guide: “Scrum is a lightweight framework…” Let’s have a closer look at what this means? From Cambridge Dictionary: Lightweight “Weighing only a little or less than average” … euh… Scrum is lightweight... Of course, we’re not worried about Scrum tipping the scales physically. But, in terms of for example process and role complexity, Scrum weighs much less compared to most “agile” methodologies. Lighter than other frameworks in that it brings us only the required parts. Only those parts that are really needed to support the teams applying its underlying theory. Less rules, less artifacts, less events, less process, less roles. Less. Just less; of everything. Note though that less isn’t about cutting corners, it’s about cutting out the noise. Fewer rules don’t mean chaos, they give more space for teams to innovate and self-manage. If you feel it is about “more”, then something in your use of the Scrum framework is not working as intended; inspect this. Then adapt. So, how are you using Scrum as it is intended, as a lightweight framework? If your Scrum feels heavy, bloated, or rigid, ask yourself: Have you bolted on extra processes, tools, or roles that aren’t in the Scrum Guide? Are you still using Scrum as a lightweight framework, or has it become something else? These are core concepts I cover in my Professional Scrum courses. Interested in more? Watch out for upcoming posts or take contact for more clarifications. Don't want to miss any of these posts? You can have them weekly in your mailbox via https://lnkd.in/eDkNgYTs Wishing you an inspiring read and a wonderful journey. Have fun. Scrum on. #BoostYourScrum #ProfessionalScrum #Scrum #ScrumMaster #RulesOfTheGame Scrum.org

Why a Lake? and why do you find it useful to train, mentor and coach Scrum as a Lake? Scrum is a framework, an eco-system for our work, it can support deep practice, but we need to look after the ecology of the system. We have the practices, the visible body of the Lake, 3 Accountabilities, 5 Events, 3 Artifacts, 'the doing bit' of Scrum. Under the lake we have what supports us, being agile, and in the case of Scrum, embodying 5 Scrum Values, our Bedrock and Sediments of Scrum Theory, without which our practices aren't supported. It is this special combination of doing Scrum, core and complementary practices combined with being agile, living values, inspecting and adapting that makes it powerful. We are being disciplined with our practices, we embody the Scrum Values, things become more empirical and trust builds for all. Trust is like oxygen in the lake, it enables the lake to live, and enables ever-deepening practice. Without trust people are left gasping for air, our lake is not living. Scrum Core Practices - Body of Lake - 1 Scrum Team and 3 Accountabilities - 5 Scrum Events (1 Sprint and 4 events within the sprint) - 3 Artifacts and 3 Commitments to (the Goals) Scrum Values - Bedrock - Commitment - Courage - Focus - Respect - Openness Scrum Theory - Sediments - Empiricism - Lean Thinking Do Scrum, be Agile, and Build Trust for all and why is it useful to mentor, train and coach scrum as a lake, using Scrum Lake? It is *much* easier to see how it all fits together in this visual form, we can see how it fits and works together. come join our next workshop, for tickets see scrumlake.com #scrum #agile #communityofpractice