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Scrum Team 3D Reality Model: Path to Agile Product-Oriented Organisation

Agile, Business Transformation, Kanban, Leadership, Scrum

Diagram of Scrum team at the center of three dimensions: portfolio, value flow, and cross-organization collaboration

Why do fewer than half of Agile practitioners report success at scale? The answer lies in rethinking Scrum implementation in these organisations. The challenge is how to become Agile Product-Oriented Organisation. How the Scrum Teams thrive in midsize and large organisations has been a challenge that has not been fully addressed for many years. Roughly […]

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Product Backlog Management with Upstream Kanban – from chaos to clarity

Agile, Kanban, Scrum

Diagram comparing a traditional product backlog with an upstream Kanban approach, showing the transition from backlog refinement to structured workflow management.

Product Backlog Management is challenging. Imagine you’re a Product Owner with a backlog of 300+ items. Stakeholders keep adding requests, developers feel lost in prioritization, and every refinement session is a painful, drawn-out discussion. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. If you have ever thought, ‘There must be a better way!’—this article is for

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Scrum Masters as Change Agents: 6 characteristics

Agile, Business Transformation, Scrum

Diagram displaying six key characteristics of a Scrum Master as a change agent, including clear vision, patient yet persistent, ask tough questions, knowledgeable leads by example, strong relationships built on trust, and evolve experimentally.

Scrum Masters as change agents, often face challenges in becoming effective in their accountability. The reasons behind this can vary, but changes are inherently difficult. People resist change, consciously or unconsciously, and change agents face these challenges on personal, team and organisational levels. On the other hand, the role of the Scrum Master as a

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