Archive - BetterTeams.Academy with David Sabine

Agile Practices and Developer Autonomy

Agile practices were intended to push authority toward the development team, not away.

Jul 5 •

11:31

June 2025

Thank you, Scrum

Scrum stands as a rare and transformative management innovation in a field where technical progress has accelerated but management practices have…

Jun 17 •

When To Use Scrum?

Use Scrum only when transformative disruption is required. Or use ‘parts’ of Scrum if those parts prove to be better than previous ways-of-working.

Jun 7 •

12:49

April 2025

Kanban or Scrum: Where to begin your learning journey?

People often reach out to me - they're trying to decide whether to take a Scrum course or a Kanban course.

Apr 4 •

7:29

March 2025

The Scrum Master Role is Misunderstood

It’s helpful to consider the early adopters.

Mar 10 •

11:47

Professional Scrum with User Experience

Scrum.org's PSU course is one of my favourites.

Mar 5 •

2:13

January 2025

Empiricism: Harsh but Honest

If you’re among the "follow the science" crowd…read on.

Jan 10 •

PMI Masticates Agile Alliance

masticate /măs′tĭ-kāt″/: To chew. To grind and knead into a pulp.

Jan 5 •

December 2024

What Do You Think About Story Points?

I went for a walk with my dog and recorded a few thoughts about the concept.

Dec 28, 2024 •

11:25

November 2024

What is Scrum? (In under 3 minutes.)

Scrum is an IDEA

Nov 2, 2024 •

2:27

October 2024

Can the tasks of the Sprint Backlog be removed?

Oct 23, 2024 •

11:14

Should Bugs Have Points?

That depends on how you use ’points’ and what you call ’bugs’

Oct 6, 2024 •

11:40

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