Serious Scrum Weekly Update #48

A TSUNAMI OF SENSE EVERY WEEK

This week, all the Serious Scrum activities and publications from the 27th of July to the 2nd of August. Wait. That can’t be right. Is it August already!? Seriously folks, is time speeding up?

Posts from week 48:

1. “Scrum’s connection to Rugby”, by

Occasionally, we look at the history of Scrum and how certain elements have evolved over the years. This week,

looked into the connection to rugby, and found it was stronger than he expected.

2. “With Scrum your possibilities are endless”, by

Do you believe Scrum is prescriptive? Check out this counter-argument from Willem-Jan.

3. “The 12 Enemies of adaptability. Enemy 2: Fear”, by

Marty explores how fear is the enemy, and explains how to go about reducing fear levels to create a more adaptable organisation.

4. “How Lean UX supports the Product Owner in making better decisions”, by

Sjoerd’s awesome Scrum and Lean UX Series continues with some excellent practical help for all our Product Owner friends out there. There are some great techniques in here that just might be the holy grail… choose wisely :)

5. “Scrum History — The Evolution of the Sprint Review”, by

Scrum has evolved over the years, and the Sprint Review is part of that evolution. Is your knowledge up to date? Check in with Willem-Jan’s history lesson to see: