A New Definition of Insanity – Why Certified ScrumMaster Training?

In Certified ScrumMaster courses I find myself using the old saying “The Definition of Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result”. Agile approaches such as Scrum are completely different ways of doing work. Yet so many organizations today do not understand this.

Accountability Layers

In the ocean (as marine biologist and Tom Clancy fans well know) there is a point where warm surface water and cold water from below meet. It’s called the Thermocline layer. It’s where the heat from the sun can’t sufficiently heat the water relative to the cooling currents from below.

Consistency vs. Accuracy – Certified ScrumMaster Training

In Certified Scrum Master Training (CSM), participants learn consistent and frequent delivery of value is an outcome when Agile Scrum is used as directed.  Accuracy is not the goal, consistency is.  Seeking accuracy is the same as trying to be ‘perfect’.

Avoiding "CAP" with Scrum Training

One of the most common questions, we at Collaborative Leadership Team (a Certified Agile Consultancy in Minneapolis, MN ) receive when coaching or training clients on Scrum is, “What does Scrum say about that?” or “How can going through Scrum Training help that?”  In this case, “that” refers to any number of topics including, but not limited to, job titles, compensation, organizational structures and reporting relationships.