Jim’s Blog
Jim’s Blog
Scaling Scrum Webinar
On October 9, 2020, Artisan Agility hosted a webinar to discuss Scaling Scrum. This post contains both a recording of the webinar. The slides used in the webinar are here.
The Importance of Value to the Product Owner
Understanding outcome value isn’t just beneficial, it’s critically important. After all, delivering value is our priority!
Dealing with Troublesome Team Members
Whether it’s conflicting personalities or just differing opinions, as a leader, you need to know how to deal with a difficult team member.
Gearing a Team for Maximum Outcomes
Creating a maximum outcome team is every ScrumMaster’s goal, but you must first understand how great teams form and what YOU need to do to create a great team.
Jim’s 10 Tips for Scrum Development Teams
With COVID-19 forcing us all to learn about working from home, we're re-publishing our list of "Jim's 10 Tips for Scrum Development Teams," UPDATED for 2020!
VIDEO: Advice for Scrum Leaders During COVID-19
This video provides advice to Scrum leaders working with virtual (remote) teams, including problems, feedback, and more.
VIDEO: Product Ownership for Virtual Teams
In this video, I discuss ways a Product Owner can work more closely and effectively with their teams, stakeholders, and customers during the COVID crisis.
VIDEO: Sprint Operations for Virtual Teams
As COVID-19 stretches teamwork limits, here's some tips for Scrum in a virtual environment, including daily Scrum, backlog refinement, Sprints, and more.
VIDEO: Setting Up You AND Your Home Office For Success
Many have never worked from home before, but COVID-19 has likely changed that. Here's some tips to prevent home office obstacles from thwarting productivity.
VIDEO: Boosting Work-From-Home Productivity
It's hard to stay productive when working from home, but we've got some tips that will make a real difference in your lives. Share them with your teammates!
Video Conferencing Tips for Virtual Teams
COVID-19 has forced much of the world into isolation, but we must continue to collaborate. Here's some tips on everything from Zoom usage to overcoming trolls!
VIDEO: Tuning Your Virtual Team for High Performance
In this video, I'll discuss working with your Scrum team when they're remote, including tips to improve communication, collaboration, and performance.
It’s All About Value
One small change can make a BIG difference to your Product Owner success. Before worrying about putting value on backlog items, here's some simple tips.
Simplify Your Work by Slicing
When slicing a backlog item, we're taking a complex problem and paring it down into smaller problems, which are easier to solve and build.
What Does it Mean to BE Agile?
With the Agility mindset, it's critical to understand the concept of "being" Agile. Some people want "to do Agile", but you don't DO Agile, you must BE Agile.