Last year I was very lucky: I was the trainer at the School of Scrum Masters in the bank. It was a unique experience. Any bank employee who wanted to gain more knowledge about the framework, areas of responsibility of the Scrum Master and the work itself in this role could apply to this School. […]
My Workshop on User Stories Decomposition
The elephant….a rather huge animal, isn’t? Is it possible to eat the whole elephant at one time? What do you think? Some of my teams really want to do this and, no doubt, they fail. The teams neglect to decompose large User Stories/Tasks too often. This happens because of many various reasons: they do not […]
I am a Trainer at Alfa-Academy
I have been conducting Scrum training for team members at Alfa-Academy for one year. This training lasts 3 days for 3 hours a day. This is a basic course during which the participants get acquainted with what Agile is, how it differs from other approaches, get acquainted with a framework Cynefin. On the second day […]
One Year of Working in the Bank
It’s been a year since I’ve been working at Alfa-Bank. I remember very well the day when I had to choose one of several job offers. It was spring, beginning of April 2021. By that day, I had already been interviewing for a month, two or three interviews a week. It was a difficult but […]
Feedback On My Work
I can’t help but tell you about today’s message that I received from a member of one of my teams. He retired and now works in the other company. It seems to me that it is very important to show you his words. We are Scrum Masters/Agile Coaches, who are working day after day with […]
Summing up 2021
So 2021 is coming to an end, it was tough and very interesting, full of a number of events. I think it’s high time to do a retrospective of the year. How do you like the idea? Let’s go. What happened to me in 2021? I will tell you about the key moments and events. […]
I am a Scrum Examiner
My new experience – Scrum Examiner. Here is my inspiring story. A prequel. Two years ago I decided to become a Scrum Master. I went along my learning path – step by step. In December 2019, I successfully passed my first test at Scrum Alliance and got my first CSM certificate. Then I studied further, […]
I am a Scrum Master in the Bank
Here is my news! I am happy to tell you that since April 2021 I have been working at Alfa-Bank as a ScrumMaster. Do you know anything about this bank? If not, a short note about it: Alfa-Bank is the largest private bank in Russia, ranking fourth in terms of assets. It has about 800 branches and offices […]
My first Meetup
On May 20, 2021, I held my first meetup at meetup.com. It was a meetup for those who want to become a ScrumMaster, but don’t know where to start. My task was to explain and show how and where to move, and most importantly, that there is nothing that is impossible. At this meeting I told the […]
I parcitipated in Agile Days 2021
On 25-26 of March I took part in #AgileDays Conference, which has been held annually for 15 years. This event brings together people from different cities and countries who share their experience: ups, downs and best practices. I’d like to thank ScrumTrek for the opportunity to take part in it. It was amazing! Today I’ll tell you a little […]