The Agile Audit

Welcome to a new episode the Agile Audit podcast 🎉 - a podcast where I sit down with your fellow Scrum Masters to talk about working with Agile teams. In this episode, I'm talking to Ryan. We had many great topics to discuss and inspiring stories to share. As always, I asked Ryan to talk about his transition into the Scrum Master role because it's inspiring to see people getting into this domain and succeeding. We talked about how to show value and positive results a Scrum Mast...

Scrum Master role can be stressful sometimes. What could bring the biggest ones? Today I'm talking with Alessandro about these situations. We touch on some topics around stress in a Scrum Master role, as well as organizational challenges that may make our progress seem impossible.In this episode of the Agile Audit podcast, we talked about: ✅ Switching from developer to Scrum Master✅ Common stress factors in Scrum Master role✅ Being stuck with a non-Agile company✅ Checking company fit during interviews...and much more...✨ MENTORSHIP ✨ 📅 Enrol in my mentorship program: https://scrummastered.com/scrum-master-mentorship-program/📩 Subscribe to my newsletter to get updates on new stuff and special offers: https://scrummastered.com/free-downloads/📚 BUY the essential Scrum Master tools: http://store.scrummastered.com/

Today's episode will be a little bit different as I am sharing three conversations I had in-person during the Scrum Day Madison this September. The people I'm talking to are the co-organizers of the Scrum Masters of the Universe meetup.We'll hear their stories and journeys into the Scrum Master roles. We discussed the challenges (as always :) and their success stories. And I also asked them what they think about the Scrum Master salary - what should it be?Since it was the first time I used my equipment to film in person, the video is not ideal, sometimes it gets a bit choppy, and sometimes it's out of focus. But the discussions we had were insightful as always. Let's get started!✨ MENTORSHIP ✨ 📅 Enrol in my mentorship program: https://scrummastered.com/scrum-master-mentorship-program/📩 Subscribe to my newsletter to get updates on new stuff and special offers: https://scrummastered.com/free-downloads/📚 BUY the essential Scrum Master tools: http://store.scrummastered.com/

Your first experience in a new role is probably going to be... terrible. Me and Nina are sharing those experiences in this episode of the Agile Audit podcast. We also share some cool things for our German-speaking colleagues! So watch until the end.Here's what we covered in this video:✅ A traumatic experience as a new Scrum Master✅ Overcoming the imposter syndrome✅ Why newbies are "sold" as experts✅ My very first Scrum Master experience✅ Why finding a mentor and a community is essential to your growth✅ How to shield the team but also keep them self-organized✅ What it means to have 'courage to be disliked'✨ MENTORSHIP ✨ 📅 Enrol in my mentorship program: https://scrummastered.com/scrum-master-mentorship-program/📩 Subscribe to my newsletter to get updates on new stuff and special offers: https://scrummastered.com/free-downloads/📚 BUY the essential Scrum Master tools: http://store.scrummastered.com/

How do you have a conversation with developers when you have no development experience or knowledge? Let's hear what Banky does to build trust with his teammates.  Join us for the new episode of the Agile Audit podcast where we discussed A LOT: ✅ Should a Scrum Master have a technical background and development experience? And if not, what DO they need?✅ How to ask questions to your team without looking stupid✅ How to be strategical as a Scrum master, not just focus on tactical and operational aspects of the role ✅ How to make retrospectives valuable✅ How to measure team improvement✅ Banky's ONE advice for Scrum Masters: Patience, Flexibility, and Simplicity✨ MENTORSHIP ✨ 📅 Enrol in my mentorship program: https://scrummastered.com/scrum-master-mentorship-program/📩 Subscribe to my newsletter to get updates on new stuff and special offers: https://scrummastered.com/free-downloads/📚 BUY the essential Scrum Master tools: http://store.scrummastered.com/

Episode 3 of the Agile Audit podcast is here! In this episode, I'm talking with Giulio about how to create collaborative relationships with your Product Owner in challenging situations, and what changes you can implement in the way the team works to reduce stress and pressure while increasing their ability to deliver.In this discussion, we covered a lot of topics:✅ Helping the Product Owner to play the role of a Product Owner, working with stakeholders, and prioritizing the backlog.✅ Using estimations, velocity, and capacity to plan Sprints.✅ How to plan for unplanned work, such as new support tickets during the Sprint.✅ Teaching management their role in an Agile transformation.✅ Fixing SAFe (not really, we talked about Sprint Reviews :)).✅ Engaging quiet people to talk in retrospectives.✨ MENTORSHIP ✨ 📅 Enrol in my mentorship program: https://scrummastered.com/scrum-master-mentorship-program/📩 Subscribe to my newsletter to get updates on new stuff and special offers: https://scrummastered.com/free-downloads/📚 BUY the essential Scrum Master tools: http://store.scrummastered.com/

Imagine this ➡️ investors of your startup decided to expand the scope, so the Product Owner is trying to squeeze in new work in the middle of a Sprint 😶The team while being excited at first becomes less and less motivated AND they have trouble estimating work which makes it even more difficult to plan Sprints.Well, just another day in the Scrum Master world 🙌In this episode, I'm talking with Diva, a Scrum Master from Mozambique living in Malaysia.She's currently working as a scrum master for a fintech startup. 📌 Today we discuss how to create a healthy relationship with your Product Owner and your team to support their growth without driving them to burnout.Diva also teaches me her secret technique that helps her create rapport with her teammates in 4 easy steps and shares a funny story about how it helped her create an awesome work environment.As she told me - she was first exposed to this wonderful world of Scrum in 2021 and the love has only grown since then.On a personal note, Diva is an avid foodie and a singer.  ✨⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️ ⬛️✨ MENTORSHIP ✨ 📅 Enrol in my mentorship program: https://scrummastered.com/scrum-master-mentorship-program/📩 Subscribe to my newsletter to get updates on new stuff and special offers: https://scrummastered.com/free-downloads/📚 BUY the essential Scrum Master tools: http://store.scrummastered.com/

What a rough start! 🥵Today I'm sitting down with Zahava to talk about the HIDDEN STRUGGLES of Scrum Masters. 🤓👉 Join us as we delve into the challenges that make Scrum Masters want to quit, offering invaluable insights, expert advice, and inspiring stories of resilience 👏Zahava is a former accountant turned Scrum Master, who faced overwhelming challenges and contemplated quitting her new role. Less than a year later since she started my mentorship program, I'm extremely happy to see Zahava feeling more confident than ever, not only crushing it in her job but also enjoying the ride ✨Let's hear her transformational story 🎙️🤓✨ MENTORSHIP ✨ 📅 Enrol in my mentorship program: https://scrummastered.com/scrum-master-mentorship-program/📩 Subscribe to my newsletter to get updates on new stuff and special offers: https://scrummastered.com/free-downloads/📚 BUY the essential Scrum Master tools: http://store.scrummastered.com/

We're launching a podcast!Welcome to the Agile Audit - a podcast where we sit down with your fellow colleagues to talk about Agile and Scrum - the good, the bad, and the ugly. In every episode, we will share our successes and failures you can learn from. And more importantly, we'll discuss real-life solutions to real-life challenges. If you want to hear what it's like to work with an Agile team from people just like you, you'll love it here. Let's get started.If you want to hear what it's like to work with an Agile team from people just like you, get actionable advice, and find solutions to the challenges you're facing, be sure to subscribe to The Agile Audit podcast at scrummastered.com/podcast. ✨ MENTORSHIP ✨ 📅 Enrol in my mentorship program: https://scrummastered.com/scrum-master-mentorship-program/📩 Subscribe to my newsletter to get updates on new stuff and special offers: https://scrummastered.com/free-downloads/📚 BUY the essential Scrum Master tools: http://store.scrummastered.com/