What is refinement?
I am always trying to improve my course material and the way I explain things. I wanted to create a short explainer video on refinement for a while already. Recently I finally got around to doing it. 🙂 Apart from using as training material, I wanted to share it...
Idea for your next Retrospective: Just leave it to chance
I consider Retrospectives a key part of Scrum. Without it, the team would not be able to inspect and adapt it’s proces and work environment. As a consequence, I think putting (a lot of) effort into the preparation of your Retrospective is always worth it. I am always...
Traveller or Gardener: Agile Architecture at KPN
What is an Agile Architect? The role of architects in an Agile organisation has been a topic of debate for a long time now. What is 'Agile Architecture'? The Scrum Guide only provides information about the Scrum team itself. Different Agile Scaling mythologies offer...
Bad (?) news: The Scrum Master role is not going away
There seems to be a big misunderstanding about the role of the Scrum Master going around in the Agile community. The phrasing people use differs a bit, but it always comes down to this: "When you start a Scrum team, you need a Scrum Master, but after the team becomes...
The ‘Spotify model’ is not a model. Here is why.
The so-called Spotify model is usually mentioned together with SAFe and Less as a scaling model. It's not, actually. Let me explain. Since the Spotify Engineering culture video came out in 2014, it has been taking the Agile world by storm. And rightfully so! I know...
Slides from webinar on “What I learned from two big Agile transitions in the Netherlands
You can find the slides from today's webinar on Slideshare: What i learned from doing two big Agile transitions in the Netherlands from Jasper Verdooren Enjoy, Jasper
Free webinar: What I learned from two Agile transitions in NL
Together with Unicom we are organising our first webinar! The title is: What I learned from two big Agile transitions in NL. It will take place on the 27th of January 2017 at 13:00 CET. Attendance is free of course. You can sign up here.
The (long) answer to one of the questions I get asked the most
I get a lot of questions about training and certification, so I decided to write a blog post giving an overview on what is there (plus some advice on what I personally think is useful). Scrum Master certification The most common and most widely recognised...
28 tasks of an Agile Coach
I am a fan of Bernd Shiffer's "42 Tasks for a Scrum Masters job" and "37 Tasks for a Product Owners job". I do not necessarily agree with every item or think the lists are complete, but I have found though that it can help understand just how broad these roles are if...
Are you a Product Owner and interested in UX?
Are you a Product Owner and interested in User Experience? If so, Xebia is organising a conference on UX that might be interesting. UXNL brings you the latest trends in the industry with inspiring keynotes by our heroes and much more. Learn from the world’s best UX...