4 Ways Organizations Use Goals Poorly (and How EBM Can Help) Stephanie Ockerman I am often asked how to create better goals. This comes up at the team level, and it also comes up for the wider organization. [...] Read more
Scrum Tapas: Coaching Tips for Scrum Masters Stephanie Ockerman In this 5-minute Scrum Tapas video, I share 6 tips for Scrum Masters to leverage a coaching approach. These tips can also apply well [...] Read more
Whole Team Accountability in Scrum (video) Stephanie Ockerman In this short video podcast, I chat with colleague and friend Ryan Ripley to answer a common question I get about Scrum: When everyone is [...] Read more
The most important thing you are missing about estimation Stephanie Ockerman In my live training, I often ask students why we estimate. The answer I usually hear is some version of… “So we know how big something [...] Read more
3 Tips for Using Tools in Scrum Stephanie Ockerman In my Professional Scrum Training and coaching sessions with teams, I am often asked about Product Backlog management tools. In this post, I’ll share my thoughts on [...] Read more
Staying Creative in a Reactive World Stephanie Ockerman One of the most important things I have learned in the past few years is the difference between being reactive and being creative. And I’m [...] Read more
How Often Do You Have to Escalate? Stephanie Ockerman Over the years of working in both traditional and agile environments, I have noticed a pattern. It is something I now call a culture of [...] Read more
2020 Scrum Guide: Definition of Done Created By Scrum Team Stephanie Ockerman In the 2020 Scrum Guide, the Definition of Done is created by the Scrum Team. In previous versions of the Scrum Guide, this responsibility was [...] Read more
What You Need To Know About The 2020 Scrum Guide Stephanie Ockerman On November 18, 2020, Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland released an updated version of the Scrum Guide. In this blog post, I will share what [...] Read more
The Biggest Challenge to Being a Great Scrum Master Stephanie Ockerman When I made the transition from traditional project management to agility and Scrum, I was excited to step out of the chaos and feel more [...] Read more
Is the Outcome of Your Meeting to Schedule Another Meeting? Stephanie Ockerman We’ve likely all been in this situation, and you know how frustrating it can feel. It often leads to lots of meetings filling our calendars [...] Read more
Your Impact Outweighs Your Intention Stephanie Ockerman When I first became a Scrum Master, I heard the phrase “assume positive intent” over and over again. And it really resonated with me. It [...] Read more
