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The fundamentals of Scrum

Learn all the fundamentals of the Scrum framework here! 

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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 goal

Sprint Goal

30 March 2021
“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 framework

Scrum Framework

30 March 2021
"Scrum is more about behavior than it is about process."
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Scrum sprint retrospective

Sprint Retrospective

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

Scrum Values

30 March 2021
"It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are."
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Scrum sprint

The Sprint

30 March 2021
What is a Sprint in Scrum? The Sprint is the main event and “container” in Scrum. The Sprint is a timeboxed iteration of maximum one ...
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Checklists

Use our checklist for the Scrum Ceremonies to get started.

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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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Checklist Sprint Planning

Checklist Sprint Planning

12 September 2022
Preparation The product backlog is sufficiently refined and up to date so that the work can be selected for the next sprint The entire team ...
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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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"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.

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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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Build your own Scrum Master

Retrospective: Build your own Scrum Master

9 September 2022
The “Build your own Scrum Master” retrospective format was initially made by Carsten Lützen: Build Your Own Scrum Master with Carsten Lützen – YouTube. Jan-Willen ...
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Scrum Christmas Retrospective

Christmas Retrospective

9 December 2022
Christmas Retrospective This Christmas Retrospective can be used at the end of the year to reflect on the past year. Or, alternatively, it can also ...
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Scrum sprint retrospective The Perfection Game

Retrospective: The Perfection Game

29 July 2021
"Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence."
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Scrum sprint retrospective 5 dysfunctions of a team

Retrospective: The 5 dysfunctions of a team

24 March 2022
This template was originally made by The Virtual Agile Coach.
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Scrum sprint retrospective The Pink Floyd retro

The Pink Floyd retrospective

26 September 2024
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 Sailboat retrospective

Retrospective: The Sailboat

2 June 2022
The sailboat retrospective The sailboat retrospective is a good format to use when you want to reflect on your progress towards a specific goal. This ...
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The 8 stances of a Scrum Master

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