Tag: Agile
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How I Memorised the Scrum Values
When Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland added the five values of Scrum to the Scrum Guide in the 2016 iteration, it created a new, rich dimension to the framework. Much like the Agile Manifesto, having a set of values as well as more detailed principles gives the reader a sense of direction. In conditions so…
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What is Scrum?
The Scrum Framework is a simple and popular Agile approach to organising teams to help them create valuable things in complex environments on an adaptable, regular and collaborative basis. Origins It was first theorised in Japan by business professors Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka in 1986, before being put into practise and codified in the…
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Introduce Scrum to your Organisation with a Hackathon
Agile adoptions can be messy, especially in larger organisations with a broad range of people, job roles and experiences (including bad experiences of Agility). A hackathon can offer a fast-paced, engaging and high profile experiment that can help tip the balance towards more dynamic, collaborative ways of working.
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Mike Cohn’s Last User Story Webinar: 27 May 2026
Despite not being an original signatory of the Agile Manifesto, I regard Mike Cohn as an Agile God. I’ve wondered if the manifesto and Agile transformation of the globe might’ve been different had he been there because he’s such a compelling and easy-to-follow storyteller and explaining of Agile concepts, regardless of your level of familiarity.…
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Rebel Scrum Post: Scrum Master Interviews 2026
Timely advice (as ever) from Mary Iqbal and the Rebel Scrum website.
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Controversial: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, DevOps, whatever – it doesn’t matter. Here’s one thing that does:
This mindset approach will eventually fix everything.