05-02-2025 Hey Reader, .It's the beginning of a new year. We now have an opportunity to look back at 2024 and think about what we learned and what we can do differently in the future. To get us started on the right foot, I've decided to give you some food for thought based on the findings of the latest DORA report that came out on November 20th, 2024. The findings from this research are insightful, as usual. It touches on some technical aspects as well that can be a great addition to your...
26 days ago • 1 min read
05-02-2025 Hey Reader, I've got a new video for you. Yes, I sent you an email last week about this topic already since I posted it in a blog post. BUT... I updated the text and included so much more information in it to give you even more actionable steps to take to improve your meetings. And I also have filmed a video for you 🎥. Writing an attendee story One of the things that I added a ton about is the attendee story, or really, how to write a better more useless agenda for your meetings. I...
3 months ago • 2 min read
05-02-2025 Hey Reader, "The are too many meetings is Scrum". Or so many people say. But in reality, whether you use Scrum or not, you probably have too many meetings. There are a few things that you can implement to immediately free up your calendar and focus on what's really important. To help you with that, I wrote up a blog post. In summary, I bring you 5 rules to follow to avoid useless meetings: A meeting can only happen if it has a clear purpose. No preparation means no meeting. The...
3 months ago • 1 min read
05-02-2025 Hey Reader, Today I wanted to talk to you about a topic that has been on my radar for the last several months. And the more I look into it, the more I want to discuss it. Luckily, I got a chance to deep-dive into this topic with Mark Metze during the recording of a podcast episode for Agile Within. The topic is "how much technical knowledge do you need to be a successful Scrum Master (or Agile Leader in general)". I'm sharing a part of that podcast with my answers to Mark's...
10 months ago • 4 min read
05-02-2025 Hey Reader, I sat down with Ryan from Australia for an episode of the Agile Audit podcast last year. Yes, this is how long it takes me to get a video out these days... Anyway, we had an awesome discussion, and as I was rewatching it to get the episode ready, I got some new insights and inspirations. One of the topics we delved into was the role of a Scrum Master as a connector or a glue of sorts. Since our jobs bring results that can only really be seen long-term and are difficult...
10 months ago • 2 min read
05-02-2025 Hey Reader, This is a special message for all of my Spanish-speaking subscribers! Estamos muy emocionados de anunciarles que nuestro Scrum Master Daily Planner está disponible en ESPAÑOL! 🎉 En el encontrarás espacio para planificar y realizar un seguimiento de tu trabajo, orientación sobre qué hacer cuando trabajes con un equipo Scrum, y algunas listas de verificación que puedes seguir. Es la herramienta perfecta que contiene todo lo que necesitas para tener éxito como Scrum...
11 months ago • 1 min read
05-02-2025 Hey Reader, I've been working with a new team this year. It's always exciting to meet new people, figure out how they work, and understand their product offerings. It's also rewarding to see small changes implemented that bring more value to everyone involved. And really, this is what it is all about for me in the end. This time one important thing we did was to improve the Sprint Reviews and I wanted to talk about that. Reason number one: it's a common challenge for many teams....
11 months ago • 4 min read
October 2023 What's new? Hey Reader, I'm not always talking about what's been going on in my blog or my YouTube channel, so I thought I'd start sending you recaps of the posts and discussions from the past month. We're a bit late with the month of September since it's our first issue. But here you go... Just a FYI - you can update your preferences to receive only the emails you'd like. This one you're reading right now is part of the monthly updates featuring new posts and videos. New...
over 1 year ago • 4 min read
Hey Reader, The other week I was talking with a new Product Owner on the team. Well, not necessarly new, since it's been a while she joined the team. But we discussed her experience onboarding to the team. And as often happens, it was a difficult journey. I remember joining many new companies and teams, and I would usually have to figure everything out on my own. Somehow, the onboarding process was not very well defined anywhere I've been. When you get started everything is new, and it would...
over 1 year ago • 4 min read