Jerry Doucett was born and raised in Toronto and has spent his entire life living in the GTA. But he’s an avid traveler and regularly makes his fellow BERTEIG colleagues […]
Ditching Scientific Management
If you want to truly implement Scrum in the workplace, you have to be willing to dispense with titles, to dispense with scientific management. In the standard product development environment, […]
Definition of Done 101
The Dictionary Definition of Done Scrum does not tell us the exact Definition of Done… rather, it gives us some principles to work from. Consider: where does the definition of […]
How to Deal With a Problem Team Member
One of my very earliest coaching experiences was at Capital One and, in 2005, I had the opportunity to learn how to deal with a problem team member. I had […]
Five Rules for an Effective Daily Scrum
Of all the Scrum ceremonies, the “Daily Scrum” is the easiest one and the one that gets adopted first when an organization migrates to Scrum. You may hear jokes about […]
What is Scrum?
Many businesses, needing to improve their processes and products to remain viable, are asking, “What is Scrum”? Scrum is a way for small teams to build complex products. It is […]
Excessive Analysis and Planning
Regular big up-front analysis and planning is not necessary with Scrum. Instead, just get started and use constant feedback in the Sprint Review to adjust the team’s plans. Create the […]