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How AI will disrupt Agile Teams – a prediction

How AI will disrupt Agile Teams – a prediction

I recently returned from the LeSS Conference in Berlin and the Global Scrum Gathering in Amsterdam. Along the way I participated in training on Beyond Budgeting (with Bjarte Bogsnes) and Designing Agile Organisations (with Cesario Ramos). After not travelling to a conference since early 2020, it was a fantastic learning experience featuring many of the world’s…

Scrum Australia is back in 2023!

Scrum Australia is back in 2023!

I was heavily involved in organising the first five Scrum Alliance Regional Scrum Gatherings in Australia from 2013 to 2018 under the brand “Scrum Australia”. I stepped away from organising Scrum Australia conferences in 2019 when the commercial vehicle for it was sold to Innodev. This year I have been really surprised by how exciting…

Scrum Masters are struggling with remote working

Scrum Masters are struggling with remote working

Adapting to change has become personal The Scrum Master role was already hard enough. Then the COVID-19 pandemic sent us home from the office and suddenly Scrum Masters are trying to lead team development between people scattered around homes and office locations who interact mainly via text in instant messaging. This sudden change from face-to-face…