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Agile Top Tip – How to set personal goals that align with organisational goals
The start of the year feels like a natural point to set goals, both personally and at a team or orga…
Agile Top Tip – How to make goals specific
How do you make goals specific? In this video, John McFadyen shares his recommendation for making go…
Agile Top Tip – How to make sure goals are realistic
It can be easy to be over-optimistic when setting goals, leading to targets that aren’t attain…
Agile Top Tip – How to manage (and set) goals in a volatile world
Goals can be great to give us direction and keep us accountable. But in such a volatile world, you m…
Agile Top Tip – What do you do when a goal becomes obsolete?
What do you do when a goal becomes obsolete? The nature of today’s business climate means that…
Agile Top Tip – Conducting a Sprint Review when not all stakeholders can attend
The Sprint Review is an important event in Scrum, a chance for the Scrum Team to gain feedback on th…
Agile Top Tip – How to support your team after receiving negative feedback in a Sprint Review
How do you support your Scrum Team after receiving negative feedback in the Sprint Review? John McFa…
Agile Top Tip – Conducting a Sprint Review when the Product Owner is not present
This week’s top tip is how to conduct a Sprint Review when the Product Owner can’t make …
Agile Top Tip – How to give (and receive) constructive criticism in the Sprint Review
The purpose of the Sprint Review is to gain feedback. Sometimes it’s positive. Other times it&…
Agile Top Tip – How to foster openness from everyone in the Sprint Review
The Agile Top Tips theme for December 2022 is the Sprint Review, so we started by asking John his to…
The Definitive Guide to Scrum Training
Why take Scrum training? Scrum may appear simple at first, but it is deceptively difficult to do wel…
Product Owner Origins: Liam Neeson or Dragon’s Den?
Product Owners hold a lot on their shoulders. Responsibility for return on investment, ens…
Would you recommend the CSPO course for entrepreneurs?
Yes. If you are interested in building a new product or service, Scrum and the product owner courses…
How do I progress as a Product Owner?
The product owner role is a dynamic and collaborative role within a scrum environment. You will find…
Do companies invest in CSPO courses?
Very much so. We find a blend of private in-house training as well as individuals attending our publ…
Is the CSPO course theoretical or practical?
It’s a blend of both. We need to introduce aspiring product owners to Scrum theory and the scrum fra…
How long is the CSPO course and how is it configured?
The Scrum Alliance require a minimum of 16 hours of training to award the Certified Scrum Product Ow…
Are there different CSPO certifications and how do they differ?
There are multiple product owner courses you can attend but only one CSPO (Certified Scrum Product O…
What would be a good certification path for a product owner?
The Certified Scrum Product Owner course is a great place to start. It is the entry-level course tha…
Do I get textbooks and course materials as part of my CSPO course?
Yes, you do. On the in-person courses, you will receive an Agile Centre workbook that contains all t…
How well does the CSPO course prepare you to be a product owner?
It prepares you very well. It is a 2-day course so you won’t be in the sphere of mastery, but you wi…
What do you need to know before signing up for the CSPO course?
The Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) course is an entry-level scrum course that doesn’t require …
How well recognised and respected is the CSPO course?
The Scrum Alliance CSPO course is one of the oldest and most widely recognised product owner courses…
What will you learn on a CSPO course?
You’ll learn about the fundamentals of Scrum. The roles. The events. The artefacts. You’ll learn how…
Will I be able to lead product development after a CSPO course?
It depends on what you mean by lead. You won’t be able to tell people how to do their jobs and you w…
What is a Certified Scrum Product Owner?
A Certified Scrum Product Owner is someone who has attended the Scrum Alliance CSPO course and achie…
Do entrepreneurs make great product owners?
It depends. A successful entrepreneur is an individual who has an idea for a product or service that…
How does a product owner integrate into a marketing team?
A product owner is the CEO of the product. They know the vision, mission and purpose of the product …
Do product owners interact and engage with project stakeholders?
Scrum speaks to product rather than project, but yes, a product owner would engage and interact with…
Do product owners attend daily scrums?
It isn’t a requirement as defined by the scrum guide but it is an awesome opportunity for product ow…
How will I know if the product owner role is a great fit for me?
The best way to find out is to immerse yourself in the role and give it a go. It is a unique role wi…
What are great traits of a product owner?
4 traits stand out for me as being super valuable for an effective product owner. Available This mig…
Can you create a product owner role in a company that doesn’t use Scrum?
Yes, you can. Agile purists will spend hours debating whether it is genuinely a product owner role o…
Do you need to be a developer to be a product owner for a software company?
No, you don’t. The Good It can be super helpful if you are a developer transitioning into a product …
What do product owners do?
A great product owner acts as the CEO of a product. They are also the glue that binds the scrum team…
What are career opportunities for product owners?
A product owner could be the glue that binds a small product development team together or they could…
Are there different levels of seniority for product owners?
The Scrum Guide makes provision for the role of a product owner. It doesn’t specify seniority, nor d…
Do project managers traditionally make great Product Owners?
Yes, they do. Although it can require a shift in perception and focus. The Pros Project Managers hav…
Is the product owner role a great fit for people in creative industries?
Yes, it is. The creative industries, from software development through to design and engineering, of…
Meetup: ‘Co creating Great Employee Experience’ with Natal Dank
Online event, co creating Great Employee Experience Meetup with Natal Dank, who heads up learning, c…
How does a product owner integrate into a Scrum Team?
A scrum team consists of a Scrum Master, a Product Owner, and a team of developers. Outside of softw…
Do you need project management experience to be a product owner?
No, you do not need project management experience to become a product owner. A product owner is like…
Is a product owner a member of the development team?
They can be. In start-up environments, they often are. The CEO or founder has an idea and then sets …
How is a product owner different from a project manager?
They are vastly different roles. A project manager is primarily concerned with the delivery of produ…
How is a product owner different to a product manager?
Often, a product owner is a product manager. It is the role that differs rather than the title. A co…
Should I do the CSM or the CSPO course?
Ideally, you would do both. To summarise, if you have anything to do with product development or pro…
Meetup: ‘The 6 Enablers of Business Agility’ with Karim Harbott
Online event 6 Enablers of Business Agility Meetup with Karim Harbott – Agile Centre partner a…
Meetup: ‘Business Agility: Pivot or Perish’ with Richard Cheng
Online Business Agility: Pivot or Perish Meetup with Richard Cheng – Vice President of Trainin…
What is a Scrum Team?
A Scrum Team is a complex problem-solving unit comprised of three roles. Scrum Master Product Owner …
What is the Agile Manifesto?
In February 2001, seventeen (17) individuals – considered to be some of the brightest minds in…
What is the difference between a Scrum Master and a Product Owner?
The difference between a Scrum Master and a Product Owner really boils down to their focus. A produc…
Do Senior Users Make Good Product Owners?
Few people would disagree that the Product Owner is a critical role in agile teams. That means that …
Is your Agile getting stale? Take the Mani-fresh-to Challenge!
TLDR; Everything changed in 2020, even the Scrum Guide got an update, but the Agile Manifesto didn’t…
Meetup: ‘Testing Business Ideas’ with David Bland
Live, online Agile Leadership & Business Agility Meetup hosting David Bland – co-author of Testing B…
Meetup: ‘Coaching Leaders through Uncertainty’ with Tracy Sinclair
Live, online Agile Leadership & Business Agility Meetup event hosting Tracy Sinclair – Director …
Meetup: ‘Agile Skills in a Digital World’ with Lyn & Simon Girvan
Lyn and Simon Girvan discuss Agile skills in a digital world and answer crowdsourced questions on th…
Meetup: ‘Uber Reteaming’ with Stefan Aust
Uber reteaming – Stefan Aust Frequent reteaming has a negative impact to an organization. New team …
Meetup: ‘Welcome to the launch of the Agile Mani-fresh-to!’ with Chris Yardy & Rich Freeman
Welcome to the launch of the Agile Mani-fresh-to! – Chris Yardy & Rich Freeman What changed in …
Essential Skills – Critical Analysis
In a recent conversation with Tyrrell Basson from Manchester University, we explored the topic of ‘e…
Verified Scrum Foundations – Introduction to Agile & Scrum
So what is Agile? Agile is a methodology and mindset, commonly compared to Project Management, which…
Meetup: ‘Bringing Leadership Agility to Agile’ with Bill Joiner
Join us for our next live Online event, this time hosting Bill Joiner – author of Leadership Agility…
Meetup: ‘Agile People Leadership’ with Pia-Maria Thorén
—Overview of the event— Agile People Coach – An alternative career for HR and Managers in the F…
Meetup: ‘Personal Agility’ with Maria Matarelli
Join us for our next live Online event, this time hosting Maria Matarelli – co-founder of the Agile …
An Introduction to Agile and Scrum – On Demand Course
This online and on-demand modular Introduction to Agile & Scrum is a condense, high-impact video…
Meetup: Antipatterns & Patterns for Business Agility with Jon Smart
Jon Smart shared details about his new book "Safer Sooner Happier: Antipatterns and Patterns for Bus…
Meetup: ‘Agile Hardware’ with Joe Justice
The speed of New Product Development and New Product Introduction is related to the agile management…
Meetup: ‘Untapped Agility – Leadership Moves to Transform Your Transformation’ with Jesse Fewell
Untapped Agility, seven leadership moves to take your Transformation to the next level, with Jesse F…
Meetup: ‘Manege or menage?’ with Dave Snowden
Join us for our next live Online event, this time hosting Dave Snowden – CSO & Founder of Cognit…
Meetup: ‘Leadership is about uncertainty by default’ with Sohrab Salimi
Join us for our third live Online event, this time hosting Sohrab Salimi – Vice Chair of the Board o…
Meetup: ‘How to Build a new Government Department from the ground up’ with Shaun Cooney
Agile Centre hosted the Business Agility and Leadership Meeetup with Shaun Cooney – current Head of …
Technical Debt
Part of the Covid Hack series by John McFadyen We all experienced massive disruption, complexity and…
Meetup: ‘Agile Enhancing Culture & Delivering Organisational Change’ with Perry Timms
For this Live Online event, we hosted the renowned global speaker, Perry Timms. Perry is passionate …
Our Client Experiences – Testimonials for Agile Centre
We have pulled together a film of our client's experiences working with Agile Centre and how our str…
Customers and Developers in the same room. WTF?
At the turn of the 20th Century, the father of modern Business Management – Frederick Winslow …
The Business Agility Canvas
True success in large-scale change initiatives is a rare thing. A McKinsey study found that over 70 …
Assessing Scrum Masters with our Capability Model
In the past year, we’ve left the EU, stared down a legislative dismantling of the independent contra…
How do I get the senior leadership team to buy into Agile?
‘How do I get the senior leadership team to buy into Agile?’ is a question I’m often asked. It’s a g…
Stealth Agile
I recently connected with Tyrrell Basson from the University of Manchester in one of my ‘Ask me Anyt…
Udemy: Introduction to Agile and Scrum by Agile Centre
Whether you've only just heard of Agile and Scrum and want to know more or you're a seasoned project…
Coronavirus and The Corner Shop – A Portrait of Agility?
If ever one wanted the ultimate portrait of a VUCA world – volatile, uncertain, complex, and a…
Agile Bootcamp #4 – Using Story Mapping to Teach Agile
User Story Mapping is a great technique to help teams explore their product scope and plan how they …
Agile Bootcamp #3 – Scrum Simulation with the Inception Deck
There are lots of ways to help introduce the concepts of Scrum to teams and to give them a chance to…
Agile Bootcamp #2 – Behind The Scenes at an Agile Bootcamp
The bootcamp is planned, the travel arrangements made and suitcases packed. Now, the hard work start…
Predict Success by Finding Problems
Agile was supposed to make things easier. It was supposed to fix the problems of large projects with…