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In their "Who is a Scrum Master? Here’s Everything You Need to Know" article, Invensis Learning included an excerpt from my Agile Transformation book. Appreciated!

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The AI4Agile Foundational Assessment: A Free Practical Judgment Benchmark for Agile Practitioners ## Using AI at Work Does Not Mean You Understand It Many agile practitioners use ChatGPT at work. That does not mean they understand AI well enough to trust your own judgment. The problem is not that agile practitioners ignore AI. The problem is that many already use it confidently without knowing where their judgment breaks down. The free AI4Agile Foundational Assessment measures precisely this skill gap. (Download your access file below.) The assessment comprises 40 scenario-based questions. It does not ask for definitions, but puts you into situations that agile coaches, product managers, and Scrum Masters face every week: weak prompting producing generic output, misleading data analysis, questionable agent output, and, possibly, organizational pressure to treat AI output as “good enough” to go with it. Most people who use AI do not fail because they lack knowledge, but because they cannot distinguish between plausible outputs and trustworthy judgment. But see for yourself! * * * 🗞 _Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Awesome! You cansign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 35,000-plus subscribers._ * * * ## What the First 30 Participants Showed The assessment has been live for a short time. Here is what the first 30 participants from the AI4Agile Online Course showed: the average score on their best attempt was 75%. The pass rate was 57%. That means 43% failed, even after some of them retried. Scores ranged from 23% to 93%. These are not people who walked in cold. They had context, motivation, and time. The assessment still caught them. ## What the AI4Agile Foundational Assessment Measures 40 questions drawn from a pool of 100-plus AI for Agile scenarios. About 40 minutes; 80% to pass. Apply practical judgment across four domains, and earn a verified certificate through Accredible upon passing: * **Fundamentals:** Can you tell when a model's output is reliable and when it is confident noise? Can you recognize the difference between pattern matching and causal reasoning in a, say, Sprint Review context? * **Prompt engineering:** Can you diagnose why a prompt produced generic output instead of a draft for a targeted intervention? The questions put you in real scenarios where "good enough" prompting leads to plausible but useless results. * **Data analysis:** Can you use AI to analyze customer support tickets, Retrospective data, and stakeholder interviews without presenting mere pattern recognition as validated insight? * **Risk, ethics, and organizational change:** Can you spot where the "obvious" AI-assisted decision is the wrong one? 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Passing proves you can evaluate AI output critically, write prompts that produce specific results, analyze data without fooling yourself, and navigate the organizational dynamics that derail AI adoption. That is a baseline, not mastery. If you do not pass, you get something more useful than a certificate: a clear signal about which domains need work before you advise others with confidence. Do not study to pass the assessment. Instead, use the judgment you rely on in your daily work. That is what the assessment measures. If you fail, act accordingly; now you understand where to take your skill set next. ## 📅 Training Classes, Workshops, and Events Learn more about the Survival of Agile Practitioners with our AI and Scrum training classes, workshops, and events. 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The AI4Agile Foundational Assessment: A Free Practical Judgment Benchmark for Agile Practitioners Using AI at Work Does Not Mean You Understand It Many agile practitioners use ChatGPT at work. That...

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In some days I am the first time invited to the next level of #Scrumtheater

Management, product management, RTE, agile coaches, scrum masters, Product owners, some enterprise tooling organisation process people and the release process team.

This is done since some weeks.

And now finally they […]

Il quarto cerchio sta uccidendo agile? Negli ultimi anni abbiamo usato Agile per semplificare il lavoro: user story piccole, vertical slicing, sprint brevi. User story piccole, "vertical slicing", story map, backlog refinement, sprint brev...

AI agents are entering the SDLC.
They write code, tests, documentation, review PRs.

Maybe choosing, interpreting and taking responsibility.
#FourthCircle #Agile #Scrum #SDLC #AIAgents #SoftwareEngineering

I wrote about this here (article in Italian):
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I work as Solution Architect at a large #SAFe agile transformation which started 6 years ago. Roadmap until 2030 and longer. Since two years SAFe is in place. For two of the teams I am responsible for my customer engaged a new Scrum Master from a worldwide well known consultancy.
It is complex […]

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Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions (book) — Grokipedia Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions is a 2016 practical guide authored by Scott M. Graffius that provides clear, step-by-step instructions for implementing and using Scr

Honored that Grokipedia has created an entry for my book "Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions": grokipedia.com/page/agile_s...

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Are you looking for an #opensource alternative to #Jira? Are you especially looking for structured backlogs & agile boards?

We've been exploring, through user interviews how the backlog refinement & sprint planning experience in @openproject could evolve to better support #agile teams. We also […]

This role combines technical leadership with people management, ensuring that development work aligns with strategic objectives, follows best practices, and meets agreed timelines.

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From PM to Scrum Master? Embrace adaptability and resiliency with Scrum.
Use empiricism, team autonomy, and an outcome-focused mindset to thrive in dynamic environments.

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Retromat eBook Bundle for Agile Retrospectives You facilitate retrospectives? This is for you: Get started with Corinna's Guide for beginners, get concrete "Plans for Retrospectives" to learn your way with tried-and-true plans and successfully…

Retromat eBook Bundle for Agile Retrospectives by Corinna Baldauf is the featured bundle on Leanpub!

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Mis alumnos/as de Ingeniería #Informática aprenden #SCRUM con #LEGO

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Questimate — Adventure-Based Sprint Estimation Turn sprint estimation into a cooperative RPG adventure. Character classes, quests, and loot — making planning poker fun and engaging.

Planning poker but make it a quest. 🗡️

Questimate turns your sprint estimation session into a cooperative fantasy adventure - same structure your team knows, actually fun this time. Who said backlog grooming had to be boring? #agile #scrum

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Not all work is equally urgent or equally ready.
So why refine everything the same way?
This model helps shape refinement based on timing.
Less chaos. More clarity.

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6a Ed. del curso de gestión de proyectos - ¿Qué te aporta? 
Gestionar proyectos es definir alcance, planificar, anticipar riesgos y asegurar entregables.
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My 3 core project management forms inspired by @stefanroock.bsky.social 's article on hybrid project management. blog.it-agile.de/hybrides-pro...
Thanks to Stefan and @nobsagile.bsky.social for their feedback on Mastodon which let it mature in its current state.

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Shift to empirical risk management with Scrum—use transparency, inspection, and adaptation to handle evolving risks. Short feedback cycles and collaboration ensure proactive responses.

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If anyone else wondered, it was a $15 White Castle gift card, as revealed in the #Scrum 😄 #AEWRevolution

Renee is also a champ for sitting through that entire presser having to think over all the rude sh!t Gabe Kidd came in and vomited right at the start lol #AEWRevolution #Scrum

IF ONE MORE OF THESE STOOGES SAYS THE COMPANY IS ON AN INCLINE ONE MORE TIME #AEWREVOLUTION #Scrum

TK says "the new presentation" was brought to him by Andrade. So what I wanna know is his motivation to be a fckboi lol spite? Midlife crisis? True vanity? So many possibilities lol #AEWRevolution #Scrum

Not someone asking TK what did you think of Andrade and Bandido taking their pants off 😐 #AEWRevolution #Scrum

TK has also hit more than once during this #Scrum that MJF and Hanger are hurt badly so I wonder if we won't see them for a couple of weeks as they recover #AEWRevolution the question about the stipulation being a "gentleman's handshake" makes me beat my head against a wall.

I appreciate TK naming Penelope Ford and crediting her as being a key player in the division #AEWRevolution #Scrum

Cuz I gotta think if THAT woman "is always welcome here," we really are closer to the sex pest arriving than we want to believe #AEWRevolution #Scrum cuz he's married to someone and friends with many backstage sooooooooo

Idc who she is good friends with, what I care about is that you're giving a horrible person who also insulted the entire pro-wrestling biz FAIRLY RECENTLY a platform and I'm disappointed in you #AEWRevolution the way TK also didn't answer what her "status" is 😑 #Scrum

Omg TK referenced the Wayne Brady ch0ke a b!tch sketch, surreal #AEWRevolution #Scrum

Were these people told not to ask about She I Shall Not Name? Cuz the first question to TK not being about her and being close to the momentum of a runaway freight train seems insane #AEWRevolution #Scrum

Why are we letting people confess sh!t at these pressers lol #AEWRevolution #Scrum that was a lot