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Tag Archives: Scrum
Russian Roulette from Top Management to the Product Team
In the world of product development, everything starts with a decision — a decision about what should be built. But when this decision is made without a clear vision, without a strategy, and without a product goal, it’s no longer a real decision. It becomes a blind shot in the dark. Just like Russian roulette…
Is Your Daily Scrum Really Working?
A guide for teams who want to turn a 15-minute meeting into a true team advantage The Daily Scrum is one of the shortest but most impactful parts of the Scrum framework. It only lasts 15 minutes, but it can set the direction for the whole team’s day. However, many teams run this meeting the…
Thriving in Uncertainty: The Agile Product Operating Model (APOM) – an Evidence-Based Approach
A recent white-paper published on Scrum.org discusses the Evidence-Based Approach and introduces a new model called APOM (Agile Product Operating Model). The paper tries to show that in today’s world, decision-making based only on gut feeling or past experience is no longer enough. Organizations need to rely on real data and evidence. APOM: https://www.scrum.org/resources/agile-product-operating-model-apom-evidence-based-approach Fast…
The Impact of Technical Skills on Product Owner Success
One of the most common questions in the Agile community is whether a Product Owner (PO) needs technical knowledge or not. Some people believe that the more technical a Product Owner is, the better they can guide the team, understand problems early, and make sharper decisions. On the other hand, some argue that when a…
The Product Owner Role: Responsibilities and Challenges
The Product Owner is one of the most essential and important roles in the Scrum framework and the Agile world. This role is responsible for maximizing the product’s value for both users and the organization and guiding the team in the right direction. However, in practice, this role is not always simple. Differences in products,…
Product Ownership in 2025: Accountability, Leadership, and Decision-Making
In the Scrum Guide 2020, the role of the Product Owner was defined rather briefly and task-focused: a person responsible for managing the Product Backlog and optimizing product value. While this simple definition laid the foundation for Agile team operations, in practice it led to various and sometimes ineffective interpretations of the role. In the…
The Scrum Master in 2025: Not Just a Role, A Change Agent
In the Scrum Guide 2020, the Scrum Master was introduced as one of the three core roles (Accountabilities) in the Scrum Team, alongside the Product Owner and Developers. However, the description of this role remained brief, general, and somewhat basic. In the Scrum Guide Expansion Pack 2025, this picture has changed. The Scrum Master now…
Delegation: From Better Focus to a Stronger Team
The Product Owner role in Scrum is not just operational. It’s one of the busiest and most demanding roles. A PO is responsible for analyzing user needs, communicating with stakeholders, managing the Product Backlog, setting priorities, and helping the team deliver real product value. In short: high responsibility, limited time. According to the Scrum Guide…
Why Stakeholders and Supporters Matter?
In the official Scrum Guide 2020, the Scrum Team structure included only three main roles: Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Developers. These three roles formed the foundation of self-managing teams and were responsible for creating value. However, in the expanded version titled Scrum Guide Expansion Pack 2025, Scrum’s view on roles has evolved. This document…
Using story points or estimation is like trying to defuse a bomb
When I first started learning Agile and Scrum, I was excited about using story points. They felt like a modern and smart way to estimate — a better version of hours or days per person, with a more “Agile” look and feel. I guess I fell for the shiny object. But over time, I realized…