Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from the trenches

By Vasco Duarte, Agile Coach, Certified Scrum Master, Certified Product Owner

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 Jan 15, 2019

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Every week day, Certified Scrum Master, Agile Coach and business consultant Vasco Duarte interviews Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches from all over the world to get you actionable advice, new tips and tricks, improve your craft as a Scrum Master with daily doses of inspiring conversations with Scrum Masters from the all over the world. Stay tuned for BONUS episodes when we interview Agile gurus and other thought leaders in the business space to bring you the Agile Business perspective you need to succeed as a Scrum Master. Some of the topics we discuss include: Agile Business, Agile Strategy, Retrospectives, Team motivation, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Backlog Refinement, Scaling Scrum, Lean Startup, Test Driven Development (TDD), Behavior Driven Development (BDD), Paper Prototyping, QA in Scrum, the role of agile managers, servant leadership, agile coaching, and more!

Episode Date
Stakeholder Management Rhythms for Successful Scrum Masters | Deniz Ari
May 22, 2025
Why Your Process Changes Are Failing—The Stakeholder Alignment Problem | Deniz Ari
May 21, 2025
Security Team Breakdown—The Devastating Impact of Poor Product Ownership | Deniz Ari
May 20, 2025
How Intense Delivery Pressure Destroyed Team Trust, Culture, and Brought Burnout | Deniz Ari
May 19, 2025
BONUS The PRFAQ Framework With Marcelo Calbucci
May 17, 2025
Why the 'Why' Matters—Product Owner Communication Lessons | Simina Fodor
May 16, 2025
The Courage to Question—Signs of a Healthy Agile Team| Simina Fodor
May 15, 2025
Building Bridges—How Cross-Department Champions Drive Agile Adoption| Simina Fodor
May 14, 2025
How Leadership Communication Can Destroy Team Morale | Simina Fodor
May 13, 2025
From Corporate to Startup—Navigating the Scrum Implementation Gap | Simina Fodor
May 12, 2025
BONUS The Human Side of Software Development With Jussi Mononen
May 08, 2025
BONUS: From Waterfall to Flow—Rethinking Mental Models in Software Delivery | Henrik Mårtensson
May 07, 2025
Software Engineers are Paid to Solve Problems, Not Write Code! | John Crickett
May 06, 2025
BONUS: Beyond Frameworks, A Provocative Guide to Real Agility | Erwin Verweij
May 05, 2025
BONUS Creating Delightful Products With Nesrine Changuel
May 03, 2025
Beyond the Backlog—How Great Product Owners Embrace Team Collaboration | Carmen Jurado
May 02, 2025
The Power of Constructive Feedback in Building Trust in Agile Teams | Carmen Jurado
May 01, 2025
Lean Change Management, How to Design Change with Those Affected | Carmen Jurado
Apr 30, 2025
The Power of Being Heard, Turning Critics Into Agile Advocates | Carmen Jurado
Apr 29, 2025
Scrum Masters, Your Team Needs to Know Which Hat You're Wearing | Carmen Jurado
Apr 28, 2025
The Power Dynamics of Product Ownership | Chris Sims
Apr 25, 2025
Dual Focus, Balancing Agile Team Health with Value Delivery | Chris Sims
Apr 24, 2025
Middle Management, The Forgotten Layer in Agile Transformations | Chris Sims
Apr 23, 2025
The Hidden Cost of "No Time for People Stuff" in Software Teams | Chris Sims
Apr 22, 2025
When Terminology Creates Misunderstandings, The "Ideal Days" Story | Chris Sims
Apr 21, 2025
BONUS Maria Chec Explores the Divide Between Agile Leaders and Practitioners
Apr 19, 2025
Balancing Product Ownership Between Vision and User Reality | Richard
Apr 18, 2025
Contracting for Success, Establishing Clear Agile Coaching Outcomes | Richard
Apr 17, 2025
When Individual Performance Metrics Block Agile Transformation | Richard
Apr 16, 2025
How Small Signs of Cynicism Can Destroy Agile Team Cohesion | Richard
Apr 15, 2025
Skipping the Vision, How Not to Introduce Kanban To An Agile Organization | Richard
Apr 14, 2025
BONUS NVC, Walking Towards Conflict with Love | Maria Arpa and Bob Marshall
Apr 11, 2025
BONUS The End of Product Management? Three Experts Reveal the Unstoppable Rise of Product Engineers | Anton Zaides, Rafa Paez, and Max Piechota
Apr 10, 2025
BONUS Keeping Backlogs Lean With The Now-Next-Later-Never Roadmap Framework | Kent McDonald
Apr 09, 2025
BONUS Team Effectiveness With Arne Roock
Apr 08, 2025
CTO Series: The Anti-Scaling Paradox: Why and When a CTO Should Refuse to Grow His Team | Markus Hjort
Apr 07, 2025
BONUS X-Matrix and Obeya: How to Make Strategy Visible and Actionable for Everyone | Jim Benson and Karl Scotland
Apr 05, 2025
How Feedback Transforms Product Owners | Zvonimir Durcevic
Apr 04, 2025
The Solution-Focused Retrospective for Agile Teams, Turning Problems Into Goals | Zvonimir Durcevic
Apr 03, 2025
From Command to Collaboration, An Agile Leadership Team's Transformation Story | Zvonimir Durcevic
Apr 02, 2025
Context Diagramming, Helping Agile Teams See Their Complex Communication Network | Zvonimir Durcevic
Apr 01, 2025
Establishing Communication Channels, Lessons From a Scrum Master's Failure | Zvonimir Durcevic
Mar 31, 2025
AI and Cybersecurity - An Introduction to The Hidden Threats in Our Connected World | Dr. Eric Cole
Mar 29, 2025
The Great Product Owner: Leadership Skills Make the Difference | Marina Lazovic
Mar 28, 2025
Measuring Agile Team Success Through Stable Delivery Flow | Marina Lazovic
Mar 27, 2025
How to Introduce Data-driven Decision Making to Skeptical Agile Teams | Marina Lazovic
Mar 26, 2025
How Limiting Work-in-Progress Saved a Struggling Agile Team | Marina Lazovic
Mar 25, 2025
When Nobody Expects the Scrum Master, Overcoming a Rocky Start in a Team New to Agile | Marina Lazovic
Mar 24, 2025
BONUS Why Your Teams Really Resist Change, The Neuroscience of Leadership That Nobody Taught You | Andra Stefanescu
Mar 22, 2025
Decision Authority, The Make-or-Break Factor for Product Owners | Karen Suarez
Mar 21, 2025
Beyond Process Compliance: True Indicators of Agile Team Maturity | Karen Suarez
Mar 20, 2025
When a Scrum Master Needs to Hire a Manager, An Organizational Design Story | Karen Suarez
Mar 19, 2025
Balancing Team Protection and Stakeholder Engagement | Karen Suarez
Mar 18, 2025
"You're Not Listening": A Scrum Master's Wake-Up Call | Karen Suarez
Mar 17, 2025
BONUS Mastering Your Own Career Success as a Scrum Master | Fred Deichler
Mar 16, 2025
BONUS Challenging the Agile Status Quo with #NoBacklogs | Allan Kelly
Mar 15, 2025
BONUS Implementing Agile Practices for Data and Analytics Teams | Henrik Reich
Mar 14, 2025
BONUS Transforming Conflict into Opportunity, Leadership Lessons for Agile Teams | Eagan Rackley
Mar 13, 2025
BONUS Escaping the Agile Doom Loop With Pete Oliver-Krueger and "Agile Mike" Dougherty
Mar 12, 2025
BONUS Unifying Strategy, Discovery, and Delivery in Product Development | Roman Pichler
Mar 11, 2025
BONUS Measure and Visualize Software Improvement for Actionable Results | Mooly Beeri
Mar 10, 2025
BONUS The Power of Handwritten Letters for Leaders | Amy Daughters
Mar 08, 2025
Helping PO’s Move Beyond User Story Templates to True Customer Understanding | Anuj Ojha
Mar 07, 2025
Beyond the Scrum Master Role: Signs of Team Maturity | Anuj Ojha
Mar 06, 2025
Breaking the Iron Triangle: Navigating Change in Agile Environments | Anuj Ojha
Mar 05, 2025
Transforming Agile Team Meetings, Less Time, More Value | Anuj Ojha
Mar 04, 2025
From Process Police to People Partner, Self-Accountability and Self-Awareness for Scrum Masters | Anuj Ojha
Mar 03, 2025
BONUS: How To Build Trust and Manage Conflict | Maria Arpa
Mar 01, 2025
From Defensive to Collaborative Product Ownership | Season Hughes
Feb 28, 2025
How To Be A Data-Driven Scrum Master Or Agile Coach | Season Hughes
Feb 27, 2025
Understanding the "Why" Behind Agile Transformation | Season Hughes
Feb 26, 2025
Transforming Workgroups into High-Performing Teams | Season Hughes
Feb 25, 2025
How A Product Cancellation Tests a New Scrum Master's Growth | Season Hughes
Feb 24, 2025
BONUS Creating Psychological Safety at Work With Mehmet Baha
Feb 22, 2025
Substack Week: AI in Product Management, Enhancing Product Development Through Artificial Intelligence | Toni Dos Santos
Feb 21, 2025
Substack Week: The Shared Ownership Challenge, Understanding Clear Accountability in Engineering Teams | Rafa Páez
Feb 20, 2025
Substack Week: Engineering Strategy, Bridging Technical Excellence with Business Success | Aleix Morgadas
Feb 19, 2025
Bridging the Gap Between Agile Teams and Leadership | Josh Anderson
Feb 18, 2025
Why Product Management is Broken and How to Fix It | Anton Zaides
Feb 17, 2025
BONUS: The Future of Agility: Data-Driven Insights With Simon Powers
Feb 15, 2025
From Business Analyst to Product Champion, The Impact Of Vision In The PO Role | Mateusz Komander
Feb 14, 2025
The Big Agile Questions for 2025: A Community Reflection With Your Submitted Questions
Feb 14, 2025
Understanding Team Expectations: The Key to Scrum Master Success | Mateusz Komander
Feb 13, 2025
Scaling with Purpose, Managing Agile Team Growth While Avoiding Conway's Law Pitfalls | Mateusz Komander
Feb 12, 2025
When Process Becomes a Prison, Breaking Free from Over-Rigid Agile Team Practices | Mateusz Komander
Feb 11, 2025
The True Purpose of Scrum, Enabling Individuals And Interactions | Mateusz Komander
Feb 10, 2025
BONUS The Evolution of Agile Leadership: Embracing the Therapeutic Turn with Ari-Pekka Skarp
Feb 08, 2025
The Pressure Conduit, aka The Tornado Product Owner | Chrissy Fleming
Feb 07, 2025
The Role of Trust and Fun in High-Performing Agile Teams | Chrissy Fleming
Feb 06, 2025
From Tasks to Outcomes, An Agile Cultural Transformation Story | Chrissy Fleming
Feb 05, 2025
The Impact of Unaddressed Conflict on Agile Team Health | Chrissy Fleming
Feb 04, 2025
The Hidden Cost of Combined Scrum Master and Product Owner Roles | Chrissy Fleming
Feb 03, 2025
Balancing Product Owner Responsibilities with Team Empowerment | Antti Horelli
Jan 31, 2025
Achieving Productive Serenity - Sign of Scrum Master Success | Antti Horelli
Jan 30, 2025
Balancing Delivery Pressure with Agile Transformation | Antti Horelli
Jan 29, 2025
The Challenge of Breaking Silos, And Building Collaborative Teams Remotely | Antti Horelli
Jan 28, 2025
The Three-Day Sprint Planning Nightmare - Learning from Failure | Antti Horelli
Jan 27, 2025
BONUS: Gojko Adzic on Optimizing Products for Long-Tail Users (Agile Online Summit 2024 Replay)
Jan 25, 2025
Overcoming the Part-Time Product Owner Trap | Ville Reijonen
Jan 24, 2025
How To Use Agile Retrospectives To Help Teams Focus On Continuous Growth | Ville Reijonen
Jan 23, 2025
Why Organizational And Scrum Patterns Are Essential for Leading Change | Ville Reijonen
Jan 22, 2025
Overcoming Code Ownership Silos in Agile Teams | Ville Reijonen
Jan 21, 2025
Building Trust Between Teams and Product Owners During A Challenging Rewrite Project | Ville Reijonen
Jan 20, 2025
CTO Series: Engineering Leadership, Automation, and Trust with Dan Hollinger
Jan 17, 2025
CTO Series: Mastering the CTPO Role, Katrina Clokie’s Guide to Tech and Product Leadership
Jan 16, 2025
CTO Series: How Open Strategy and Agile Practices Drive Success at NorthCode With Ismo Aro
Jan 15, 2025
CTO Series: Navigating Growth, A Playbook for Scaling Engineering Teams With Toni Ala-Piirto
Jan 14, 2025
CTO Series: Bridging Innovation and Strategy as CTO of CrateDB With Sergey Gerasimenko
Jan 13, 2025
BONUS: Building Agile Startups with Nick Hughes of Founders Live
Jan 11, 2025
Product Owner Patterns – The Great and the Bad | Ellen Grove
Jan 10, 2025
The Power of "Why", Modeling Coaching Behavior for Agile Teams | Ellen Grove
Jan 09, 2025
The Dual Work of Agile, Managing Projects and Change Simultaneously | Ellen Grove
Jan 08, 2025
Why Feedback Loops Are Essential for Agile Teams | Ellen Grove
Jan 07, 2025
Managing Change in Complex Organizational Cultures | Ellen Grove
Jan 06, 2025
Throwing Features Over the Fence, The Disconnected PO | Robert Finan
Jan 03, 2025
Promoting Agile Team Growth Through Experiments And Small Focused Changes | Robert Finan
Jan 02, 2025
Flexible Change Processes, How To Adopt Agile With An Agile Approach | Robert Finan
Jan 01, 2025
Why Agile Teams Need the Right Support, And How We Can Help Them | Robert Finan
Dec 31, 2024
The Challenges of Trying Too Hard in an Agile Transformation | Robert Finan
Dec 30, 2024
Xmas Special: Investing in Software: Alternatives To Project Management For Software Businesses With Vasco Duarte
Dec 27, 2024
Xmas Special: Keep Your Backlog Microscopic - The #NoBacklogs Revolution With Vasco Duarte | Vasco Duarte
Dec 26, 2024
Xmas Special: Running Experiments Over Managing A Tasklist, aka The Backlog | Vasco Duarte
Dec 25, 2024
Breaking Down the Wall Between Product and Engineering | Vasco Duarte
Dec 24, 2024
Xmas Special: From Project-Driven to Flow-Driven Software Development in 2025 | Vasco Duarte
Dec 23, 2024
BONUS: Unlocking Language and Agility With Victor Pena and Michelle Pauk
Dec 21, 2024
The Isolated Product Owner, Lacking Collaboration and Engagement | Karthiga Seturaj
Dec 20, 2024
Success and Reflection in Agile Teams | Karthiga Seturaj
Dec 19, 2024
Leading Agile Transformations with the Flow Framework | Karthiga Seturaj
Dec 18, 2024
Aligning Metrics and Mindsets in Agile Teams | Karthiga Seturaj
Dec 17, 2024
The Importance of Addressing Conflicts Early in Agile Teams | Karthiga Seturaj
Dec 16, 2024
The Curious Strategist and The Overwhelmed Task Manager, Two Contrasting Product Owner Patterns | Sara Caldwell
Dec 13, 2024
Empowering Teams and Retrospective Tools | Sara Caldwell
Dec 12, 2024
Co-Creating Vision for Change Success | Sara Caldwell
Dec 11, 2024
Human-Centric and Transformational Leadership for Agile Teams | Sara Caldwell
Dec 10, 2024
BONUS - What we need to change the software industry
Dec 09, 2024
Vulnerability as a Tool for Overcoming Change Resistance in an Agile Transformation | Sara Caldwell
Dec 09, 2024
BONUS: Marshall Goldsmith on Leadership, AI, and Coaching for the Future
Dec 07, 2024
When Sprint Goals Are Missing, The Consequences of a Task-Driven Product Owner | Ramya Shastri
Dec 06, 2024
Collaborating On Defining Success For Scrum Masters, The 360 View | Ramya Shastri
Dec 05, 2024
From Estimates To Team Availability - The Capacity Sheet Tool For Scrum Masters | Ramya Shastri
Dec 04, 2024
Creating Safety And Overcoming Fear In Agile Teams | Ramya Shastri
Dec 03, 2024
Unveiling the Many Layers of the Scrum Master Role | Ramya Shastri
Dec 02, 2024
Helping Agile Teams Be Passionate About Their Products, A Product Owner Superpower | Aliona Zapanovici
Nov 29, 2024
How To Help Agile Teams Own Their Work, And Be Independent | Aliona Zapanovici
Nov 28, 2024
Co-creation As The Transformative Approach To Agile Change | Aliona Zapanovici
Nov 27, 2024
The Dangers of the Bus Factor in Agile Teams | Aliona Zapanovici
Nov 26, 2024
From Dogmatic Beginnings to Transformative Growth as a Scrum Master | Aliona Zapanovici
Nov 25, 2024
BONUS: Exploring Lean Principles in Software Development | Doug Rabow
Nov 23, 2024
Growing Trust As A Product Owner, A PO Superpower | Gosia Smoleńska
Nov 22, 2024
Signs of Scrum Master Success | Gosia Smoleńska
Nov 21, 2024
How OKRs Transformed Our Goal-Setting Process | Gosia Smoleńska
Nov 20, 2024
Coaching Agile Teams Beyond The Resistance Threshold | Gosia Smoleńska
Nov 19, 2024
Breaking Remote Agile Team Divides Through Unscripted, Informal Connection | Gosia Smoleńska
Nov 18, 2024
The Pitfalls of Combining PO With Other Roles | Mike Bowler
Nov 15, 2024
Six Thinking Hats, An Agile Retrospective for Balanced Discussions | Mike Bowler
Nov 14, 2024
Leading Change In Agile Teams Through Curiosity and Trust | Mike Bowler
Nov 13, 2024
Reviving Dysfunctional Teams with Trust and Collaboration | Mike Bowler
Nov 12, 2024
How To Coach Management to Support Agile Teams | Mike Bowler
Nov 11, 2024
BONUS: The Power of TWI in Transforming Supervisory Skills and Software Leadership | Hugh Alley
Nov 09, 2024
Agile for Physical Products, Insights from Dainese’s Helmet Project With Massimo Terzo
Nov 07, 2024
Agile Transformation in a Hardware Organization, Wärtsilä Case Study | Henna Torkkola nd Maarit Laanti
Nov 06, 2024
The Future of Agile Hardware Development, A Case Study From High Power Semiconductor Industry | Milad Maleki and Markus Thut
Nov 05, 2024
Bringing Agile to Hardware Development – Insights from Microsoft, Apple, and More | John Collins
Nov 04, 2024
How Great Product Owners Encourage Experimentation and Openness | Hassan Butt
Nov 01, 2024
How to Foster Leadership and Independence in Scrum Teams | Hassan Butt
Oct 31, 2024
Leading Change with Radical Candor, Building Organizational Openness | Hassan Butt
Oct 30, 2024
When Hierarchy Hinders Team Growth: A Lesson in Listening | Hassan Butt
Oct 29, 2024
What I Learned from Failing My First Scrum Master Interview | Hassan Butt
Oct 28, 2024
BONUS: Unlocking the Secrets to Thriving Workplaces and Agile Leadership | Vasco Duarte
Oct 26, 2024
How Open Feedback Can Transform a Product Owner's Approach, And Help Agile Teams Succeed | Karla Merza
Oct 25, 2024
Balancing Deadlines Commitments and Agile Team Well-Being as a Scrum Master | Karla Merza
Oct 24, 2024
Driving Change In Agile Teams Through Open Conversations and Experiments | Karla Merza
Oct 23, 2024
How Poor Communication By Leaders Can Destroy an Agile Team | Karla Merza
Oct 22, 2024
The Importance of Separating Yourself from Project Failure as a Scrum Master | Karla Merza
Oct 21, 2024
BONUS: AI-Driven Agile, Speeding Up Feedback Cycles for Better Product Iteration, And More AI Transformations | Jurgen Appelo
Oct 19, 2024
Why Sharing Product Ownership Leads to Better Product Results | Jelena Vucinic
Oct 18, 2024
How Team Satisfaction and Value Delivery Define Scrum Master Success | Jelena Vucinic
Oct 17, 2024
Leading Change in a Large Scaled Agile Organization | Jelena Vucinic
Oct 16, 2024
The Pitfalls of Relying on Key Individuals in Agile Teams | Jelena Vucinic
Oct 15, 2024
The Power of Asking for Help During Difficult Workshops | Jelena Vucinic
Oct 14, 2024
BONUS: Survive Reset Thrive With Rebecca Homkes
Oct 12, 2024
The Power of Storytelling in Product Ownership | Dominika Bula
Oct 11, 2024
How To Grow Self-Sufficient Agile Teams | Dominika Bula
Oct 10, 2024
Tackling Resistance to Change with Effective Communication, A Scrum Master’s Guide | Dominika Bula
Oct 09, 2024
Building Stronger Agile Teams Through Working Agreements And Deliberate Collaboration | Dominika Bula
Oct 08, 2024
How To Let Go, And Help Agile Teams Take Ownership of Their Problems | Dominika Bula
Oct 07, 2024
BONUS: Mastering Remote Work in Agile Teams | Antony Marcano
Oct 05, 2024
How Team Alignment Drives Product Success, A Product Owner’s Journey | Eli Goodman
Oct 04, 2024
Keeping Product Teams Aligned, Advice for Product Leaders in Remote Teams | Eli Goodman
Oct 03, 2024
BONUS: What the UK COVID App Project Taught Us About Remote Agile Collaboration | Giovanni Asproni
Oct 02, 2024
How A/B Testing Can Derail Product Development, A Product Leadership Story | Eli Goodman
Oct 01, 2024
The Risk of Investing in Non-Critical Features That Remove Focus From the Core Experience, A Product Leadership Story | Eli Goodman
Sep 30, 2024
BONUS: Mastering Product Management in a Remote World, Insights from Tuple’s Head of Product | Eli Goodman
Sep 29, 2024
BONUS: The Creative Agile Coach: Jaques Smit’s Lessons on Fostering Creativity in our Work and within Teams
Sep 28, 2024
The Power of a Vision-Driven Product Owner | Richard Coplan
Sep 27, 2024
Soft Metrics, The Key to Understanding Agile Team Dynamics and Succeeding as a Scrum Master | Richard Coplan
Sep 26, 2024
From Skeptic to Believer, Embracing SAFe for Agile Success | Richard Coplan
Sep 25, 2024
The Impact of Product Owner Pressure on Agile Team Morale | Richard Coplan
Sep 24, 2024
The Power of Team Ownership When Defining and Implementing Architectural Decisions | Richard Coplan
Sep 23, 2024
The Feedback-Driven Product Owner | Anita Kalmane-Boot
Sep 20, 2024