🧩 Pieces that Clicked – Week of 09/06-09/11
I’m thinking in public because clarity doesn’t come fully formed—it’s assembled piece by piece. These are the ideas that fit into place this week. As I piece things together, feel free to scan the list—maybe one of these fits a gap you’ve been trying to close.
My Top Five
Backlog Management vs. Backlog Refinement
Servant vs. Leader Imbalance in Scrum Masters
Let's Learn Together
I don’t have all the answers—this is a space for exploring ideas, not preaching them.
- What resonated?
- What would you challenge?
- What did this remind you of in your work?
Contact me with your thoughts—short or long, they’re always valuable.
The Rest
Coaching Doesn’t Equal Value Understanding
DoD and Continuous Improvement Mindset
Five Predictors of Team Effectiveness
Importance of Product Goal Inspection
Inspecting and Adapting the Canvas
Leading Empiricism for Scrum Masters
Presence of Scrum Masters in Teams
Product Backlog Management Defined
Proxy Measures Masquerading as Success
Remedying Product Goals Antipatterns
Retrospectives vs. Reviews as Scrum Master Effectiveness Markers
Scrum Master Process Over Value Focus
Scrum Master’s role in Strengthening PO-Stakeholder Collaboration
Shifting Scrum Master to Value Focus
Sprint Reviews Expose Impediments
Tangible Examples Unlock Honest Feedback