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Streamline Your Scrum Process with GitHub

As a Scrum Master, you can improve your team's efficiency and streamline your workflow by incorporating GitHub into your Scrum process. From issue tracking to code review, GitHub offers a range of features that can help you get the most out of your Scrum process.

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Key Differences: Scrum vs Agile

Scrum and Agile may seem similar, but there are key differences in their structure, team dynamics, and customer involvement. Explore the unique qualities of each approach to project management.

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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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Intro to the Agile Scrum Framework

Discover the power of the Scrum framework for managing complex projects and delivering valuable results through its emphasis on collaboration, adaptive planning, and continuous improvement.

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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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5 Must-Have Tools in Your Scrum Toolbelt

As a Scrum Master, it's important to have the right tools at your disposal to effectively manage your team and projects. In this post, we discuss 5 essential tools that every Scrum Master should have in their toolkit.

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Mastering the Role of a Scrum Master

As a Scrum Master, it's important to have a strong understanding of the principles and practices of the framework, as well as excellent communication and leadership skills. In this blog post, we'll explore the key principles of transparency and inspect and adapt, and discuss the role of the Scrum Master in facilitating these practices within the team.

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Is There a Place for Smartsheet in Scrum?

Smartsheet, a tool some consider a relic of the Waterfall age, is still today used by some Scrum teams. With arguments on both sides, we dive deeper into whether the software has any value in Scrum teams and if so, what benefits in can provide.

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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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The Art of an Effective Stand-Up

Stand-ups are short, focused meetings that help teams stay aligned and make progress towards their sprint goals. In this post, we’ll outline 6 tips for running an effective stand-up meeting and keeping your team on track.

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