Blog | Volker Thinnes

Apr 20, 20214 min read

THE PRODUCT OWNER AND THE "CEO" OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

In my previous article I worked on the question if the Product Owner can be considered the CEO of the product. I received a lot of...

Apr 12, 20214 min read

THE PRODUCT OWNER - "CEO OF THE PRODUCT"?

The title, picking up Ben Horowitz’ idea in “Good product manager/Bad product manager”, may seem provoking to some of you in the context...

Mar 23, 20214 min read

THE SCRUM MASTER - THE MIRACLE CURE FOR YOUR AGILE? YES! BUT... (PART2)

Part 1 of this mini-series was intended to illustrate you how significant the impact can be that a good Scrum Master can have on the...

Mar 17, 20214 min read

THE SCRUM MASTER - THE MIRACLE CURE FOR YOUR AGILE? YES! BUT... (PART1)

"The Scrum Master is accountable for establishing Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide. They do this by helping everyone understand Scrum...

Mar 10, 20213 min read

THE SCRUM GUIDE - A FIRST AID KIT WHEN YOUR AGILE TRANSFORMATION IS IN TROUBLE?

"Easy to learn while difficult to master" Anyone of you who ever took a Scrum class has heard this, I bet. The Scrum guide, by its...

Mar 3, 20214 min read

AGILE VALUES - HOW THE SCRUM PILLARS CAN HELP MAKE THEM REALLY ACTIONABLE

The transformation towards an agile way of working is way more than just teaching and applying a new framework with a new set of rules...

Feb 24, 20215 min read

AGILE VALUES - VITAL SIGNS HELPING YOU KEEP YOUR AGILE TRANSFORMATION HEALTHY

Working as a consultant I have supported many teams and organisations on their agile transformation journey. Accompanying these teams, I...