Scrum Alliance

Bringing agile into HR sounds exciting until you're the one fielding "another new process?" sighs across the team. 😅 You're juggling change fatigue, trying to connect people strategy with how the org actually works, and proving HR's value with data all at once. So we want to know where the real pressure lands for you. #AgileHR #scrum #AgileCommunity

We hear it across our community all the time: the moment agile scales, the playbook you trusted suddenly feels a size too small. So we want to know where the friction hits hardest for you right now. #AgileCoaching #scrum #AgileCommunity

We're proud to welcome Roger Chou, PhD, CST and Joseph F. to the Scrum Alliance Board of Directors! 🤝 The board plays a vital role in providing the strategic governance and oversight needed to advance our mission worldwide. Both Roger and Joe bring invaluable, diverse perspectives that will support our long-term sustainability and global growth. Roger Chou has an extensive background in strategic management and community building. Joe Falcao brings more than 25 years of global financial leadership and executive experience. Please join us in giving both Roger and Joe a warm welcome! Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/dCzW_yyY #ScrumAlliance #BoardOfDirectors #AgileLeadership #CorporateGovernance #GlobalCommunity

Moving work forward is only half the equation. The most impactful leaders view priorities, investments, and outcomes from a broader business perspective. 🧭 When we bring agile, product, delivery, and business perspectives together, we make better decisions—decisions that create lasting value. That is why Scrum Alliance® has teamed up with The Pathwayz Group to launch our newest course: Executive Fluency for Agile Leaders. This on-demand course provides practical context to help you: 🔹 Apply foundational business acumen to real organizational decisions. 🔹 Connect product backlog choices to financial metrics like margin, risk, and growth. 🔹 Use a seven-category signal framework to navigate meaningful trade-offs with greater clarity. 🔹 Map enterprise value streams and manage competing stakeholder incentives. This is practical learning applied directly to the challenges you face every day. 👇 Click the link below to explore the curriculum and start adding this strategic skillset to your agile practice! https://lnkd.in/eCtbeBsf #AgileLeadership #ScrumAlliance #ProductOwner #ScrumMaster #AgileCoaching #ProfessionalDevelopment

You gather the team, everyone recites their tasks like a checklist, and 15 minutes later you've shared updates but planned absolutely nothing together. We hear this from our community all the time: the daily scrum drifts into a status report when it's meant to spark real collaboration and a shared plan for the day. So we'd love to know where it goes sideways for you. If you have a different answer, please put it in the comment section. #Scrum #DailyScrum #AgileCommunity

Why is Regional Scrum Gathering Taipei City an event you absolutely cannot miss this year? 👇 ✨ 4 Core Values of the Event 1. Face Real Challenges: Dive straight into the actual core issues faced by decision-makers. 2. Deep Co-Creation: Roll up your sleeves and collaborate with top peers to co-create solutions. 3. Sincere Dialogue: Build deep trust and mutual understanding across industries and hierarchies. 4. Actionable Insights: Walk away with practical wisdom that you can immediately apply to your enterprise or organization. This year’s gathering features an extraordinary lineup of keynote speakers bridging industry, government, and academia. Learn more about Regional Scrum Gathering Taipei City and secure your ticket: https://www.rsgtaipei.org/ #RSGTaipei #ScrumAlliance #RegionalScrumGathering

You're ready to build, but half your day disappears into "wait, what did they actually mean by this?" loops. We hear this from developers across our community all the time, and you're definitely not alone in it. So we want to know what trips you up most when the work lands on your plate. #AgileTeams #scrum #AgileCommunity

We hear this from our community constantly: the hardest part of the job isn't the framework, it's the human stuff around it. So we want to know what drains your energy most. If your answer is "Other," leave it in the comments.

Conflict is an expected part of any team dynamic. In fact, constructive conflict is often what accompanies innovation and creative problem-solving on agile teams. But when healthy debate turns into unhealthy tension, your team pays a steep price. Unresolved conflict carries hidden costs, including lower productivity, declining morale, and reduced psychological safety. Here are a few warning signs that your team is veering into unhealthy territory: - Decreased communication and silent meetings - Passive-aggressive behavior or subtle resistance - Decision-making gridlock where nothing gets resolved - Factions and cliques forming among members - A sudden drop in performance and engagement Recognizing these symptoms is the first step toward steering the team back to a healthy dynamic. It's much easier to adjust your course when you're one degree off than after you've sailed miles in the wrong direction. By spotting these behaviors early, scrum masters, product owners, contributors, and stakeholders can keep communication strong and protect the team's trust. Click the link in the comments to read the full article. Tell us, what is the biggest challenge you face when navigating team dynamics? #AgileTeams #Leadership #TeamDynamics

Regional Scrum Gathering Lisbon 2026 reminded us why we love bringing the agile community together. The energy in the room? Electric. The conversations? Inspiring. The connections? Unforgettable. We asked the organizers to share with us something special about this gathering, and here is what they said. ⬇️ "The Regional Scrum Gathering Lisbon 2026 was much more than a conference, it was a powerful demonstration of what a community can achieve when people come together around a shared purpose. Organized by TugÁgil, a non-profit agile community founded just four years ago, the event brought together nearly 220 participants from diverse industries for a day of learning, inspiration, and meaningful connections. This was the second Regional Scrum Gathering organized by the community in Portugal, further establishing Lisbon as an important hub for the agile community in the Iberian region. The program featured internationally recognized thought leaders such as Lyssa Adkins, David J. Anderson, Manuel Pais, and Paulo Caroli, alongside industry leaders sharing real-world experiences on Artificial Intelligence, Business Agility, Flow, Team Topologies, and organizational transformation. What made this event truly special was its community spirit: a dedicated team of volunteers, sponsors who believed in our vision, and participants who turned every conversation, session, and interaction into an opportunity for collective learning and growth. RSG Lisbon 2026 demonstrated that agility remains a powerful force for positive change when people, collaboration, and continuous learning are placed at the heart of everything we do. 💙" #RSGLisbon #RegionalScrumGathering #AgileForAnyone