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The fundamentals of Scrum

Learn all the fundamentals of the Scrum framework here! 

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Scrum product backlog

Product Backlog

30 March 2021
"Be stubborn on vision, but flexible on details."
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Scrum sprint retrospective

Sprint Retrospective

30 March 2021
"Strive for continuouos improvement, instead of perfection."
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Scrum sprint increment

The Increment

30 March 2021
What is an Increment in Scrum? An increment is a stepping stone towards a (software) product. At the end of a Sprint in Scrum, the ...
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Scrum empiricism

Empiricism

30 March 2021
"A wise man proportions his beliefs to the evidence."
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Scrum sprint planning

Sprint Planning

30 March 2021
"Plans are worthless, but planning is everything."
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Scrum defiinition of done

Definition of Done

30 March 2021
What is a Definition of Done? A definition of done is basically the common acceptance criteria for each product backlog item or User Story. The ...
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Checklists

Use our checklist for the Scrum Ceremonies to get started.

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Checklist Backlog Refinement

Checklist Backlog Refinement

12 September 2022
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

12 September 2022
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

12 September 2022
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!

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Scrum sprint retrospective the holiday retrospective

Retrospective: The Holiday Retro

9 July 2021
Theme: Summer Holiday Nice tans or sunburns? Maybe someone spotted an ice cream truck… What better way to enter the summer season than with a ...
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Scrum sprint retrospective about the sprint progression

Sprint progression retrospective

22 August 2023
Retrospective about the sprint progression This retrospective focusses on the progression within the sprint, and how the team experienced. What’s the difference between the start- ...
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Scrum sprint retrospective Start, Stop, Continue pizza

Start stop continue pizza retrospective

11 October 2024
The Start Stop Continue pizza retrospective The start, stop, continue retrospective format can be used on two ways: Focus on the last sprint Focus on ...
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Retrospective: 4Hs

28 January 2022
The 4H’s retrospective The 4H’s retrospective is a great retrospective to do at the end of a sprint with your team. It looks at both ...
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Scrum sprint retrospective halloween retrospective

Retrospective: Halloween

29 October 2021
The halloween retrospective… This retrospecitve format is designed for halloween. Take your team along on a scary journey… The Icebreaker To get everybody ready for ...
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Scrum sprint retrospective Mario Kart retrospective

Retrospective: Mario Kart

10 November 2022
Mario Kart retrospective The Mario Kart is a fun retrospective format that allowed teams to focus on the things that are empowering them, slowing them ...
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Scrum Master Toolbox

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The Agile Competency Framework

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