Scrum.org Community Podcast

Mar 06 2025 183 ep. 38 mins 115
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Welcome to the Scrum.org Community podcast, a podcast from the Home of Scrum. In this podcast we feature Professional Scrum Trainers and other Scrum Practitioners sharing their stories and experiences to help learn from the experience of others. 

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Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer - Agile Leadership with Mary Iqbal

Mar 06 2025 58 mins  
In this Ask a PST session, Professional Scrum Trainer Mary Iqbal answers questions around the principles of Agile Leadership, offering actionable insights for fostering collaboration, enabling self-managing teams, and driving organizational success in a fast-paced, complex world.

Q & A on Product Portfolio Management Part 2: Evolving Portfolio Management for Product Success

Feb 27 2025 53 mins  
In part two of this portfolio management Q&A, Dave West, Yuval Yeret, and Darrell Fernandes tackle the complexities of funding products vs. teams, especially in nonprofits. They explore shifting from work-based to product-based funding, managing technical debt vs. product roadmap progress, and aligning business and technology goals. The discussion highlights the role of initiat

Q & A About Product Portfolio Management - Part 1

Feb 13 2025 44 mins  
In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Dave is joined by Yuval Yeret and Darrell Fernandes to answer key questions on Agile product portfolio management from a recent webinar. They explore how to visualize work, reduce work in progress, and prioritize investments using cost of delay. The conversation highlights the importance of quarterly business reviews, aligning ini

Ask a PST - Product Backlog Management with Stas Pavlov and Simon Flossmann

Jan 30 2025 60 mins  
In this Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer episode, Patricia Kong moderates a discussion with Simon Flossmann and Stas Pavlov tackling listener questions on the challenges of Product Backlog Management. They explore techniques for prioritization, balancing technical debt, and improving transparency with stakeholders. From leveraging the Kano model and Magic estimation to using tools

Finding the Right Scrum Masters: The Journey of Sanofi’s Accelerator to a Product-Oriented Culture

Jan 23 2025 41 mins  
In this Scrum.org Community Podcast episode, our host Dave West speaks with Bilal Alawiye, Agile Coach Lead at Sanofi’s Accelerator, and Stephen Sykes, co-founder of Scrum Match. Bilal shares how Sanofi’s Accelerator transformed its approach to Scrum Mastery. The discussion highlights challenges like mechanical Scrum and the evolving role of Scrum Masters in fostering a product

Solving for Value: A Journey of Ambition and Stupidity - An Interview with PSTs Ryan Brook and Sander Dur

Jan 16 2025 32 mins  
In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Dave West sits down with Sander Dur and Ryan Brook, authors of Solving for Value: A Journey of Ambition and Stupidity. This unique "bar book" combines a fictional story with actionable insights and real-world advice on Scrum and agility. The authors discuss the importance of prioritizing value over process, self-management, and tr

Scrum Master Real Talk: Omar Ahmed on Resilience, Empowering Change and Agile Leadership

Jan 09 2025 26 mins  
In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Omar Ahmed, a Scrum Master from the UK, shares his inspiring journey from a mechanical engineering background to becoming a Scrum Master. Starting in a defense company with a waterfall-driven culture, Omar recounts how a pivotal encounter during a continuous improvement course introduced him to Scrum. Omar dives into the challenge

Scrum Master Real Talk: Jim Sparks on Overcoming Resistance, Networking, Learning and Continuous Growth

Dec 19 2024 24 mins  
In this episode of Scrum Master Real Talk, host Dave West chats with Jim Sparks, a Scrum Master from Dayton, Ohio, about his accidental journey into agility. Jim shares how he discovered a passion for servant leadership, the evolution of his role toward delivery accountability, and how he tackles challenges like leading without authority and overcoming resistance to Scrum—especia

What is a Product? - Q & A with Dave West

Dec 12 2024 40 mins  
Patricia Kong is back to flip the script and interview Dave about Product Definition, answering remaining questions from his webinar on the topic a few weeks ago. Dave covers: Challenges in Moving to a Product OrganizationImpact of Digital Products and Organizational ComplexityTransitioning to a Product ModelCore vs. Context in Product PortfolioRole of AI in Product DevelopmentTune

Scrum Master Real Talk: Balancing Learning, Delivery, and Team Dynamics with Andreas Wittler

Dec 05 2024 23 mins  
In this episode of the Scrum.org Community Podcast, Andreas Whitla, a Scrum Master from Germany, shares his inspiring journey from transforming an economically troubled hospital with Agile principles to working with diverse organizations across the globe. Andreas reflects on key lessons for Scrum Masters, including: Balancing learning with delivery to foster team growth.Navigating