The Product Owner

Embracing product thinking: insights from the Professional Product Discovery and Validation (PPDV) course

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Embracing product thinking: insights from the Professional Product Discovery and Validation (PPDV) course

Back in June, I had a chance to dive into the beta version of the Professional Product Discovery and Validation (PPDV) course. This experience centered around learning in cycles, making decisions grounded in real-world evidence, and staying laser-focused on customer needs—principles that resonate with the growing trend of product thinking, which is capturing the attention … Read more

My personal takeaways from the Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills™ (PSPBM) course and assessment

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My personal takeaways from the Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills™ (PSPBM) course and assessment

As a Scrum Master and Agile Coach, I have embarked on a personal quest to deepen my understanding of effective Product Backlog management. My organization faces the challenge of a massive Product Backlog which, thankfully, has seen notable improvements in quality over the past year. However, there’s always room for growth and refinement. That’s why … Read more

Facilitating an awesome Daily Scrum

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Facilitating awesome Daily Scrums

The Daily Scrum is an important Scrum event. It is a daily meeting in which the Developers discuss their progress, identify any roadblocks and plan for the next 24 hours. The Scrum Master is critical in facilitating this meeting and ensuring that it runs smoothly and efficiently. Creating an environment conducive to open and honest … Read more

Are Scrum Masters redundant in organizations with high agile maturity?

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Are Scrum Masters redundant in organizations with high agile maturity?

Since I was introduced to the Agile Maturity Model in the Professional Agile Leadership course, I have given this model a lot of thought. In Geoff Watts’ ‘Scrum Mastery’, I found a very amusing quote comparing the role of the Scrum Master to that of Nanny McPhee from the 2005 movie of the same name. … Read more

Don’t go chasing waterfall(s): stay away from the fixed scope

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Why I never want to go back to Waterfall again

One of my favorite activities is teaching (potential) Product Owners about their roles and responsibilities in the Scrum Team. One of the most important things I try to help them understand, is “time is rigid, scope is flexible”. And it’s true, in the (Scrum) projects I have been working on at a digital agency for … Read more