Agile in the Enterprise – Lessons Learned in the Real World

Happy New Year from the SSW TV team! We’re kickstarting the year by releasing a video special. It’s an in-depth interview featuring a real life product owner who talks to us about his perspectives using Agile on a large scale Enterprise project. SSW has just finished 28 weeks building the first release of a transport…

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What is a ‘Scrum Master’? – Scrum Guide

We’ve converted the ‘Scrum Master’ definition from the 2013 Scrum Guide into cartoon form to illustrate the role of a Scrum Master in a Scrum team. (from the 2013 Scrum Guide) The Scrum Master The Scrum Master is responsible for ensuring Scrum is understood and enacted. Scrum Masters do this by ensuring that the Scrum…

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What are the Dysfunctions of Scrum?

In this video, Gerard Beckerleg – Solution Architect at SSW – is asked by Adam Cogan what he thinks are the various dysfunctions developers have when they use Scrum. Gerard gives his 3 top pain points he sees for developers using the Scrum methodology: Teams taking on extra tasks mid-sprint (given by the Product Owner)…

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