Daria Bagina

Happy May 1st, Reader! In the past months (since about the beginning of 2023) I was spending some time each week to plan and review the work that ScrumMastered team does. Kind of like a mini-Sprint. I'm not extremely good at it yet, and I'm sometimes not as diligent as I should be. But I've seen...

Hey Reader, Last Thursday I talked about four liberating structures that you can run in person and remotely to create more participation and engagement in your meeting. I love using liberating structures in my meetings, whether it's a workshop, a webinar, or just a simple retrospective. What I...

Hey Reader, I don't know where you've been this past year, but many of my friends and colleagues went back to the office. I still work fully remotely (though I did have a few in-person workshops and classes). And it's getting lonely sometimes. I think I talked about how we lose that social...

Hey Reader, I’ve been delving into so many tools lately, and I really hope that this is something that you really enjoy at least 20% as much as I do. I guess I’m just showing my little obsession to you. I’ve always been interested in all new tools, tech, and software. And that interest in the...

Hey Reader, Aahh, the sun is finally getting out more often, and it kind of feels like spring. I mean... I'm in Toronto. It's still freezing in here, but we have some more daytime to enjoy. I know I've been bombarding you with emails last week (thanks for not unsubscribing, by the way :D ) about...

Hey Reader, Ok, this past week I went back to very foundational stuff, and made a video about what Scrum is. In case you haven't seen it, you can watch it here. In that video, I explain how a Sprint runs, where it starts, and how it ends. just FYI, I'm going into a bit of philosophical monolog...

Hey Reader, Have you ever seen something unfolding before your eyes and you knew exactly what was going to happen? Or you were almost 99% sure? Usually, that result would be a total failure, while the rest of the people around you would be convinced that it will be a success. This seems like a...

Hey Reader, what are you up to these days? My time has been split between helping Scrum teams, creating new content and updating guides with new information. So I have been attending some Daily Scrum and Planning meetings with the Scrum teams I'm currently working with. Since I'm not there full...