This whitepaper describes common Scrum implementation problems. It includes real-world case studies of organizations who received coaching, including the problems they were experiencing and how having a coach helped them. It explores why hiring a coach is an effective way to solve Scrum problems, what to look for in a Scrum coach, and reasons to hire a Certified Scrum Coach.

One of the best ways to ensure that a team grows to be high performing is to get them off to the right start. Read on to learn two team start-up activities that focus on process and help ensure everyone is on the same page from the beginning.

As a current Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), I'd like to share some information about what I have learned so far from working with people coming through the new process.

As more and more organizations adopt Scrum, the need for competent coaches to guide them is growing. Find out why one new CSC took the time to become certified and why he hopes you will become a CSC yourself.

Is your team suffering from Scrum Mis-Adoption Syndrome? If your team is disinterested, unsure whether it is even doing Scrum, and failing to deliver, the team might have transitioned to Scrum without attending to some of the necessary details. Read on to discover how one CSM approaches agile adoptions in his organization.

A Japanese translation of the Scrum Primer

A Japanese translation of a resource originally posted by Mike Cohn.

Presentation on how one team of executives used Scrum to manage their work: outside software

The story of how using Scrum helped one team complete a project outside the world of software with a minimal budget, almost no direction, and even less time.

CSD Application Fillable PDF

The community has spoken. Two new board members, representing the members of the Scrum Alliance, have been elected to serve on the Scrum Alliance Board of Directors. Want to know who you elected? Keep reading.

Scrum teams are tasked with finding the most optimal way to accomplish the work. To do this, they make decisions ranging from how best to meet goals to who should work on which tasks. Reaching group consensus can be difficult. Some opinions are more dominant than others; some voices more hesitant to speak out. Even in agreement, true consensus might not exist. Find out how to reach an agreement that everyone on the team can believe in.

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A downloadable, at-a-glance look at the values that guide Scrum Alliance Scrum User Groups

Get to know a little about each candidate who has been nominated for the two vacant SCM Director seats.

Our Scrum User Groups now number 100 and are growing every day. Have you found your place in a local Scrum User Group?

The 2010 election for the SCM director seats on the Scrum Alliance Board has begun.