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The Power of Highly Sensitive Product Owners and Scrum Masters

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business environment, organizations rely heavily on Agile frameworks such as Scrum to deliver value quickly and effectively. At the heart of these frameworks are two crucial roles: the Product Owner and the Scrum Master. Both Read more

By Wim van Baaren, 3 hours ago
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Output vs Outcome: From busy to valuable

Reading Time: 3 minutesMost teams are busy. Sprints are full. Backlogs are packed. Roadmaps look impressive. And still… the impact is often unclear. That’s the trap: we celebrate output, while we hope for outcome. Output is what we deliver Output is the visible Read more

By Wim van Baaren, 5 months15 January 2026 ago
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Dog Agility vs. Business Agility

Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery now and then, I come across the word Agility outside my usual Agile bubble. If you’ve ever seen a Border Collie fly through a tunnel, leap over bars, and slalom like lightning, you know: that’s agility. But it’s not Read more

By Wim van Baaren, 7 months ago
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Move the chair

Reading Time: 2 minutesDoes everyone in your family or in-laws always sit in the same spot at the dinner table or in the living room by the TV? If so, you’ll definitely recognize this phenomenon. People love routine and familiarity. This applies at Read more

By Wim van Baaren, 1 year12 February 2025 ago
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Five principles for keeping your backlog awesome

Reading Time: 4 minutesHow big is your backlog? Is it a very long list of very different items? Or perhaps a collection of multiple products or even teams? In my experience the backlog can become an impediment. When the backlog isn’t transient, it Read more

By Wim van Baaren, 3 years7 August 2023 ago
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Socratic Conversation

Reading Time: 7 minutesRecently I read the book “Socrates on Sneakers” by Elke Wiss. A philosophical guide to asking good questions. The book is basically written around Socratic conversation principle. A Socratic conversation, also known as a Socratic dialogue, is a form of Read more

By Wim van Baaren, 3 years11 April 2023 ago
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Building your team, with your team

Reading Time: 4 minutesRecently, I conducted a fun Lego Retrospective and in this article, I will share my insights. Learn how to build a strong team by becoming a Brickmaster yourself through the use of Lego in the workplace. Sprint Retrospective The Sprint Read more

By Wim van Baaren, 3 years18 January 2023 ago
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Facilitate Change

Reading Time: 5 minutesOne of my favorite statements: Scrum Masters aren’t session facilitators. I love it. Because many people frown when I say this. “What do you mean Wim? In my team, the Scrum Master is always facilitating sessions.” Me: Why? “Well, it Read more

By Wim van Baaren, 4 years22 April 2022 ago
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Stop Planning and Start Validating

Reading Time: 2 minutesIs management requesting planning sheets in which you give them insights on what you deliver and when? There are a couple of problems with classic planning approach. And there is an alternative which connects better with an Agile approach. Output Read more

By Wim van Baaren, 5 years ago
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What makes a team?

Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat makes a team? We all know, if you put a bunch of people together, it isn’t necessarily a team. It’s still a bunch of people. But many individuals expect from this group, that they perform to their highest level Read more

By Wim van Baaren, 6 years1 October 2020 ago

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  • The Power of Highly Sensitive Product Owners and Scrum Masters

    The Power of Highly Sensitive Product Owners and Scrum Masters

    5 June 2026
  • Output vs Outcome: From busy to valuable

    Output vs Outcome: From busy to valuable

    15 January 2026
  • Dog Agility vs. Business Agility

    Dog Agility vs. Business Agility

    14 November 2025
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