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The fundamentals of Scrum

Learn all the fundamentals of the Scrum framework here! 

Scrum team

Scrum Team

Meet the Scrum Team The Scrum Team is a group of professionals that work towards the same goals for a product. A Scrum Team is ...
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Scrum sprint review

Sprint Review

"Scrum is all about inspection so you can adapt."
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Scrum sprint goal

Sprint Goal

“The problem with specifying the method along with the goal is one of diminished control. Provide your people with the objective and let them figure ...
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Scrum sprint retrospective

Sprint Retrospective

"Strive for continuouos improvement, instead of perfection."
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Scrum sprint backlog

Sprint Backlog

What is a Sprint Backlog? The Sprint Backlog is the collection of work items that contain all the work that will be done by the ...
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Scrum product backlog

Product Backlog

"Be stubborn on vision, but flexible on details."
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Checklists

Use our checklist for the Scrum Ceremonies to get started.

Checklist Backlog Refinement

Checklist Backlog Refinement

Functional refinement The goal of the user story is clear The value for the end user is clear The user story has acceptance criteria, it ...
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Checklist Daily Scrum Standup

Checklist Daily Scrum

Every team member shares what he did yesterday that brought us closer to achieving the sprint goal Every team member shares what he will be ...
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Checklist Sprint Retrospective

Checklist Sprint Retrospective

The retrospective contains setting the stage The retrospective contains gathering data The retrospective contains generating insights The team knows the difference between actions and intentions ...
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"Scrum - easy to understand, difficult to master."

Tom Abrahams

About Me

Scrum Master, coach, facilitator, teacher and connector.

Tom Abrahams works with teams, individuals and organizations to adopt Scrum and Agile practises into their culture and way of working. He continuously searches for ways to improve the way software is built and delivered via coaching, facilitating, teaching and connecting.

Scrumbeginner server as a vehicle to teach about the Scrum framework, Agile practises and share knowledge with you.

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My Experience

My Scrum journey … until now.

View my journey from Business Analysit to Professional Scrum Master. I’m. continuously learning and growing my knowledge of Scrum, I’m only just getting started.

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2020

Advanced Scrum Master

Deepening my knowledge and experience on the Scrum framework and related Agile practises. Expanding my understanding on the core of Scrum, the Scrum values, underlying principles and expanding towards facilitating cross-team interactions and the whole organization.

2019

Professional Scrum Product Owner

Improving my coaching and serving skills towards the Product Owner and organization. Confirming my knowledge and experience by passing the PSPO I certification of Scrum.org.

2018

Professional Scrum Master

2018 was all about learning the fundamentals of the Scrum framework. My focus is on serving my Scrum team to optimize the adoption of Scrum within the team. Confirming my knowledge by passing the PSM I certification of Scrum.org.

2017

Starting my journey

After working as a Business Analyst, I started my journey as a Scrum Master 2017.

Retrospective Toolbox

Study our retrospective toolbox. Our formats are free to download and use with your teams!

Scrum sprint retrospective The Mowgli Junglebook Retrospective

Retrospective: Mowgli (The Jungle Book)

Theme: Mowgli (The Jungle Book) Enter the world of Mowgly from the Jungle Book with this retrospective theme. In this format, we start with a ...
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Scrum sprint retrospective animals cats dogs went well & Improve

Cats and dogs retrospective

Cats and dogs retrospective (went well & improve) This is a retrospective format suitable for teams that have pets, or like cats and/dogs in general. ...
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Scrum sprint retrospective Went well, challenges, ideas

Retrospective: Went well, challenges, ideas

Went well, challenges and ideas This is a retrospective format that allows the team to reflect on the things that went well, the challenges and ...
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Scrum sprint retrospective The Pink Floyd retro

The Pink Floyd retrospective

The Dark Side retrospective The Pink Floyd retrospective (dark side retrospective) focusses on three aspects of the sprint: what didn’t go well, what went well, ...
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Scrum sprint retrospective futurespective hopes and concerns

Futurespective: Hopes and Concerns

Format: Hopes and Concerns The Hopes and Concerns format is a futurespective instead of a traditional retrospective. Looking not just at the last iteration, this ...
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Scrum retrospective Liked, Learned, Lacked, Longed for

Retrospective: Liked, Learned, Lacked and Longed For

Format: Liked, Learned, Lacked and Longed for During this retrospective, we will not only look at the positives and improvements from the last sprint, but ...
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