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Mistakes Teams Make When Changing Sprint Length—and How to Fix Them

BlogOctober 28, 2025102Views 0Likes 0Comments

Changing Sprint length sounds small. It isn’t. You’re rewiring the team’s heartbeat: planning, demo cadence, stakeholder expectations, metrics—everything. Get it right and throughput climbs with less stress. Get it wrong and you’ll drown in churn, missed goals, and noisy metrics. Below are the most common traps I see when teams tweak Sprint cadence, plus fast,…

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How Long Is a Sprint in Agile? The 2025 Playbook (What Top Teams Actually Do)

BlogOctober 24, 2025178Views 0Likes 0Comments

If you’re here for a straight answer first: a Sprint is one month or less. That’s the official time-box. Most elite teams today run one or two weeks, with two weeks still the common default. The rest of this playbook shows you how to pick your length, prove it works, and when to change it—without…

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Capacity Planning That Survives Reality

BlogOctober 10, 2025141Views 0Likes 0Comments

Replace wishful thinking with arrival/throughput trends and variability. Here’s a no-theory-bloat playbook you can run this week to set a simple capacity cap and boost predictability—without spreadsheets breeding in the wild. The 20% that moves 80% of results Match intake to historical throughput. Cap WIP by target cycle time (via Little’s Law). Price variability into…

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EBM in Practice: Turn Strategy Reviews Into Evidence Reviews

BlogSeptember 28, 2025205Views 0Likes 0Comments

Monthly strategy meetings often drift into opinions, slide theater, and “feels.” Let’s flip that. Use Evidence-Based Management (EBM) to run monthly evidence reviews anchored on three Key Value Areas that move the needle fast: Current Value (CV), Time-to-Market (TtM), and Ability to Innovate (A2I). You’ll align bets with outcomes, cut waste, and create a repeatable…

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Scrum Master Technical Skills: How Much Do You Really Need?

BlogJuly 5, 2025775Views 0Likes 0Comments

Introduction “Do I need to learn to code to be a great Scrum Master?” If this question keeps you up at night, you’re not alone. The web is full of conflicting advice that ranges from “absolutely yes” to “never ever." In reality, Scrum Master technical skills matter—but not in the way most people think.…

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Scrum Team Conflict Resolution: Obliterate Sprint Disruptions

BlogJune 21, 2025780Views 0Likes 0Comments

Introduction Scrum team conflict resolution is an essential skill for every Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Developer striving to maintain high productivity and team morale. When role ambiguities, uneven workload distribution, or heated design debates start undermining team dynamics, an entire sprint can stall. In this guide, you’ll learn practical techniques to identify and resolve…

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“We Don’t Want Scrum Anymore!” – What to Do When Your Team Rebels

BlogMay 23, 2025667Views 0Likes 0Comments

Introduction When your team says, “We don’t want Scrum anymore,” it’s not just about the framework—it’s a cry for change. Whether you’re a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or Product Owner, this moment can feel like a crisis—but it’s also an opportunity. Across Reddit, LinkedIn, and X, practitioners are voicing frustrations with Scrum: too many meetings,…

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🧠 Double Duty: Can One Person Be Both Scrum Master and Product Owner?

BlogMay 22, 2025622Views 0Likes 0Comments

One Hat Too Many? Imagine trying to play chess against yourself. You make a brilliant move as white, only to counter it as black. In the end, who wins? This is the dilemma teams face when one person attempts to be both Scrum Master and Product Owner. It may seem efficient on paper, but in…

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Is the Scrum Master Becoming Obsolete?

BlogMay 14, 2025574Views 0Likes 0Comments

Introduction In the age of AI, automation, and increasingly self-managing teams, many agile professionals are asking: Do we still need Scrum Masters? If you're sensing that the role is being questioned more than ever, you're not alone. But the reality is far from that headline. Let's unpack why the Scrum Master is not only still…

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Coaching Agile Teams: Unlocking High Performance Through Servant-Leadership

BlogApril 18, 2025605Views 0Likes 0Comments

Introduction Agile teams thrive on collaboration, adaptability, and continuous improvement. Yet, without effective coaching, even the most skilled teams can struggle to reach their full potential. Coaching Agile teams isn't just about guiding processes, telling people what to do and solving problems for them - it's about creating a culture of growth, resilience, and high…

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Mistakes Teams Make When Changing Sprint Length—and How to Fix Them

How Long Is a Sprint in Agile? The 2025 Playbook (What Top Teams Actually Do)

Capacity Planning That Survives Reality

EBM in Practice: Turn Strategy Reviews Into Evidence Reviews

Scrum Master Technical Skills: How Much Do You Really Need?

Scrum Team Conflict Resolution: Obliterate Sprint Disruptions

“We Don’t Want Scrum Anymore!” – What to Do When Your Team Rebels

🧠 Double Duty: Can One Person Be Both Scrum Master and Product Owner?

Is the Scrum Master Becoming Obsolete?

Coaching Agile Teams: Unlocking High Performance Through Servant-Leadership

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