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Transitioning from Project Manager to Scrum

Transitioning from Project Manager to Scrum Master isn't just a career move—it's a mindset revolution. Dive into this transformative journey from directive leadership to servant leadership, emphasizing the new skills, agile philosophies, and team empowerment you'll need to master.

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Utilizing Kanban Boards

Kanban boards provide a visual representation of the flow of work and help teams to limit work in progress. As a Scrum Master, incorporating a Kanban board into your team's workflow can have many benefits.

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Streamlining Dev: Philips’ Scrum Transformation

In this case study, we explore how Philips was able to overcome the challenges they faced in their software development process by transitioning to Scrum and how it helped the company to improve communication, meet deadlines, increase employee morale, and increase customer satisfaction.

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Using a Dashboard to Improve Team Efficiency

A dashboard is a powerful tool that can help you improve team efficiency by providing you with key data and insights in one easy-to-use platform. This allows you to make data-driven decisions and identify areas for improvement more quickly and effectively.

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Inside the Role of a Product Owner

Thinking of switching over to the Product side? Let’s take an in-depth look into the role of the Product Owner, their day-to-day responsibilities, how they work with the Scrum team, and the importance of their role in ensuring the success of the project.

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How Scrum Helped the FBI

In this post, I take a deep dive into some of the impediments the FBI ran into on their Sentinel project when using a traditional project management approach along with some of the key ways in which Scrum helped them turn things around.

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