Scrum is a framework widely used today for software development. It is said to be a framework because it doesn’t prescribe anything, it’s not a process or even a technique, and it’s perfectly adaptable. In Scrum, we can include several techniques used in other processes, that way we can always improve it. This type of […]
The Sucessful Roles of an Agile Coach Working with High-Standard Scrum Methodology
Do you need your team or company to be more productive? Many of them are looking for new tools to seek faster productivity. But there is a specific profession that is helping a handful of members to deliver more tasks and get involved with the team: the Agile Coach. And to be part of these […]
Discipline Agile Delivery to Release Products that are Over the Top
For companies interested in using agility within their structures, choosing the most suitable method for their reality is a great challenge. Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) adopts several tools to assist in the decision process, guiding teams and companies to optimize their way of working (WoW). The DAD starts from the idea that you should start […]
Small and Medium Companies: how to scale your results?
The Agile Methodology has been applied by more and more companies, including small and medium. With the digital transformation, technological resources became part of absolutely all business models, and this also changed management. In this scenario, the Agile Methodology emerged, an efficient solution for companies to eliminate flaws in their processes and carry out more […]
4 Construction Companies benefits from Scaling Scrum to Improve Team communication and Services
In recent years, the search for increasingly efficient processes has led the construction industry to reinvent itself exponentially. At the same time that we strive for faster preparation and execution of projects, continuously improving quality is also a priority. In this context, agile methodologies in civil construction have become very popular. Any construction project requires […]
Scale Career Planning with Scrum to promote better work relations among your teams
If we look at the job market as not always a very simple task, we may feel lost where to start. It seems like we’re facing a whole world to explore, and we don’t know which way to go yet to career planning. What is your career planning? Getting that job you want, getting promoted, […]
Plan, produce and manage successful Events and Conventions with Scrum
Did you take a while to get off the ground with the events and conventions you organized? Or when you showed the project ready to the client, did he/she ask for changes that involved all the planning? This is a very common commercial pain in the events business. The best thing to do in this […]
Is it still worth to apply Design Thinking in a Project, or has Scrum taken its place?
Over time, many innovations have been increasing since the inception of the technology. The work has been one of the areas that have benefitted from some of these innovations, and Design Thinking brought some improvements for a vast of companies. In recent years, several approaches to solving problems in the corporate environment have emerged. In […]
The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) helps companies release products faster
When we talk about scaling the agile culture in large corporations, the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is the best-known. It is an extension of Scrum with applications for business environments. It combines its principles and ideals with practices carried out in the corporate environment, such as project planning, portfolio, among others. Making internal processes more […]
How the Scrum Master motivates Agile Teams fostering self-organization
One of the problems in an Agile Team is gathering all members into a single and direct goal. And the reason could be the lack of organization that is damaging the outcomes of the company. Meanwhile, some tools are there to help teams in different areas and projects, such as Scrum. And those who master […]
6 Kanban Rules that will lead you to Sustainability and Profitability
Kanban is definitely a must-want tool for every single company. It helps you organize the workflow and show you the next steps to improve the performance of your team. Perhaps you find a way to keep progression work and update your staff with new tasks and demands in an organized board, just like kanban. But […]
Scrum and Waterfall: How Changes Can Impact Your Business
Just right before Scrum and some other Agile methodologies came to rise, there was a traditional approach to lead teams: the Waterfall Method. Why was it important to change from a static method to a more agile, efficient tool? Needless to say that Waterfall methodology had its role and it was not ruled out to […]
Squads: Spotify Model as a world reference
The Spotify Model came in 2012 with a different view of producing more results from main squads. To take over a role in a project, these teams (squad, chapter, tribe, and guilds) Made up by the giant Spotify, the Squad model has proven to be efficient in many companies. And what moves any company is […]
Set SMART Goals with Kanban to reach expected results!
Developing and creating new tasks in your teams have been, perhaps, a quest for excellence. Sometimes you might feel lost or disoriented by not having a target to aim in long-term jobs. And SMART tool is perfect for helping you organize your goals. Kanban Boards help you organize your tasks and demands and they are […]
Valuable instructions to Scale Agile in Large Organizations
Using Agile methodologies has been part of the major companies daily. Although it seems like there are many options and opportunities to spread out these activities, you have to know how to scale productive tasks, especially in large organizations. The agile methodology is increasingly disseminated and applied to companies, which need to constantly adapt to […]
Increase your team’s performance with the Spotify Model
What moves any company are its employees. Without people, no idea can take shape and develop, even with the constant advancement of technology. For many years managers and human resources professionals have been trying to understand the best model for managing teams and it was in this context that Squads emerged. Startups popularized the Spotify […]
Scaling Scrum for People and Enterprise’s Alignment
One of the reasons for the success of a company is the enterprise’s alignment with workers. Although there are important positions in every enterprise, the joint of all members to one goal can bring outstanding results, when everyone understands the culture of the organization, as well as feels part of a good work environment. And […]
What are the obstacles to use Scrum?
Agile practices have not been new for some time. Several companies already use Scrum and other agile practices as an innovative Framework, geared towards business needs. However, there are some obstacles to using Scrum in teams. What is also not new is that, before using these practices and tools, many organizations. Especially those that do […]
5 Best Scrum Practices in an Organization
Scrum practices are definitely the most popular framework in project management. You’ve seen how you can use it and what are some branches of Scrum practice to improve your team’s performance. However, when you’re scaling scum, you are giving a wild jump to encourage everyone in your team to develop products in a timely and […]
Remote Work with GitScrum [E-Book]
Is your company migrating to a virtual format, working on a hybrid system (remote + presential), or fully online? Are you a remote worker or a business manager looking for better ways and tools to coordinate remote teams? So, this GitScrum e-Book is for you! See how to apply all the Agile principles to guide […]
How to use Product Backlogs to Improve your Team’s Productivity
In its literal meaning, backlog means “an accumulation of something, especially uncompleted work or matters that you need to deal with”. In the management world, you may find another definition that is the most used by anyone who works with projects: several items and lists of things to do. But this term came from the […]
How to eliminate Bottlenecks in your business with Kanban?
One of the major problems in a team is delivering demands, tasks, or even a product at the right time. When was the last time your team delivered a product on time? No delays or any overtime made by certain members. Process bottlenecks are among the reasons why projects are delayed, budgets are blown with […]
Scrum and Agile: understand these concepts and how they can change the way your team reaches results
In the team’s work world, Agile methodology and Scrum are two words that are very popular within its environment. Many project management teams, tasks leaders, Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, etc, manage both of them, and sometimes you might get confused when you work them simultaneously. But before we go deeper into these details, you need […]
Use the Nexus Framework to Scale Scrum with Positive Impacts to your Team and Work
Scrum is unarguably the best agile way to improve and bring better performance to your team. In order to oversee new procedures to scale Scrum in project management, Scrum[dot]org has brought the Nexus Framework to sustain products on the scale. In this article, you will understand what is the Nexus Framework and how you can […]
Understand the difference between Large Scale Scrum and Scrum of Scrums to succeed in huge projects
As we’ve discussed in a previous post on Large at Scale Scrum, LeSS is the framework that seeks to apply the principles and ideals of scrum in a large-scale enterprise context as simply as possible through defined rules and guides. Its simplicity makes Large at Scale (LeSS) earn the label of a “barely sufficient” framework. […]
How to Create and Promote an Agile Culture inspired by Spotify Model
There is a concern in many organizations that the workflow process needs to be more accurate and assertive, in order to create an agile culture. Because of that, there are a lot of companies that are looking for a methodology that allows them to be more agile in their processes, which is processes related to […]
5 Scrum Values to change a Business for good!
We already brought some of Scrum’s inception and its main principles. There are some branches of this method that are applicable to many teams or only to a few of them. You probably remember that the Scrum conception came into project management from rugby. Like a rugby team preparing for a match, Scrum helps Agile […]
Scrum: How Teams Speed Up Productivity
Scrum is extensively used by software companies for product development. Therefore, you can apply this project management framework to any project that has complex requirements, aggressive deadlines, and a generous amount of uniqueness. This framework is specially designed for small and close-knit teams developing complex software products. But it was during the early 2000s that […]
Kanban vs Scrum: What is the difference?
When we talk about project management, the words “Scrum” and “Kanban” are increasingly recurrent and sometimes are confused. With that said, we notice the meaning of each term and its main virtues to avoid misunderstandings and enable you to make the best choices for your team of developers. Agile methodologies emerged when the waterfall method […]
10 Large-Scale Scrum Principles to Guide Decisions in a Team
Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) is an understanding of a team’s standard Scrum. From this point, your organization should be able to comprehend and adopt this framework, which requires examining the purpose of a team’s Scrum elements and figuring out how to achieve the same purpose while staying within the constraints of the standard Scrum rules. Developing […]