Scrum

by Jason Gardner (ed.) Sprint Reviews Work Best When the Right Voices Are Heard Sprint reviews are more than show-and-tell sessions. They are opportunities for meaningful collaboration. When done well, they help teams gather feedback, align with business needs, and...

by Jason Gardner (ed.) In fast-paced, high-stakes environments, product teams often launch with enthusiasm only to lose momentum over time. The role of the scrum master is essential in preventing that slow fade. While many view the scrum master as a meeting...

by Jason Gardner (ed.) Even the most experienced teams can fall into the trap of moving from sprint to sprint without looking back. Pressed by deadlines, they might be tempted to prioritize features and fixes over self-reflection. But that often means they miss their...

by Jason Gardner (ed.) Every sprint planning meeting starts with energy and ambition. Teams gather to turn priorities into progress. Yet, even the most experienced Scrum teams can struggle when sprint goals sound more like task lists than clear outcomes. The result?...

by Jason Gardner (ed.) Scientific discovery and technical research often spark the beginning of breakthrough products but many promising ideas stall out before they ever reach customers. In R&D teams, we still need ways to manage the work, though the outcomes may...

by Jason Gardner (ed.) The Daily Scrum Isn’t Broken But Your Timing Might Be If your remote team’s daily scrum feels like a rushed status report or a logistical headache, especially across time zones, you’re not alone. As more organizations embrace distributed teams,...

by Jason Gardner (ed.) Teams frequently declare items "done" without truly delivering value to the customer. They check off tasks, merge code, and move user stories to the "Done" column but then struggle to explain why the delivered work isn't usable, releasable, or...

by Jason Gardner (ed.) What if a team stretches their sprint from one week to two, hoping to “give the team some breathing room”? The team became sluggish, impediments lingered longer, and feedback cycles flattened. The real question: Was sprint length the culprit or...

by Jason Gardner (ed.) Scrum offers organizations a proven framework for delivering customer value faster and more predictably. When done well, Scrum builds empowered, self-organizing teams that adapt quickly to change while maintaining high morale and quality. Yet...

by Jason Gardner (ed.) In countless team rooms, I hear the same confusion echo across planning sessions: "How many hours is that story point?" It sounds practical. It sounds logical. It also misses the point entirely. Organizations often stall their agility efforts...

by Jason Gardner (ed.) A common point of confusion for teams new to Scrum is the distinction between the product backlog and the sprint backlog. The names sound similar, they both involve lists of work, and they’re both central to Scrum. But conflating the two, or...

by Jason Gardner (ed.) Let’s face it—many daily stand-ups are anything but Agile. They drag. They wander. They turn into status updates or technical rabbit holes. And worst of all, they lose sight of the whole reason they exist: to keep the team aligned and moving...