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The fundamentals of Scrum
Learn all the fundamentals of the Scrum framework here!
Scrum Team
Meet the Scrum Team The Scrum Team is a group of professionals that work towards the same goals for a product. A Scrum Team is …
Definition of Done
What is a Definition of Done? A definition of done is basically the common acceptance criteria for each product backlog item or User Story. The …
Sprint Retrospective
“Strive for continuouos improvement, instead of perfection.”
The Sprint
What is a Sprint in Scrum? The Sprint is the main event and “container” in Scrum. The Sprint is a timeboxed iteration of maximum one …
Checklists
Use our checklist for the Scrum Ceremonies to get started.
Checklist Sprint Planning
Preparation The product backlog is sufficiently refined and up to date so that the work can be selected for the next sprint The entire team …
Checklist Sprint Retrospective
The retrospective contains setting the stage The retrospective contains gathering data The retrospective contains generating insights The team knows the difference between actions and intentions …
Checklist Daily Scrum
Every team member shares what he did yesterday that brought us closer to achieving the sprint goal Every team member shares what he will be …
"Scrum - easy to understand, difficult to master."

About Me
Scrum Master, coach, facilitator, teacher and connector.
Tom Abrahams works with teams, individuals and organizations to adopt Scrum and Agile practises into their culture and way of working. He continuously searches for ways to improve the way software is built and delivered via coaching, facilitating, teaching and connecting.
Scrumbeginner server as a vehicle to teach about the Scrum framework, Agile practises and share knowledge with you.
2020
Advanced Scrum Master
Deepening my knowledge and experience on the Scrum framework and related Agile practises. Expanding my understanding on the core of Scrum, the Scrum values, underlying principles and expanding towards facilitating cross-team interactions and the whole organization.
2019
Professional Scrum Product Owner
Improving my coaching and serving skills towards the Product Owner and organization. Confirming my knowledge and experience by passing the PSPO I certification of Scrum.org.
2018
Professional Scrum Master
2018 was all about learning the fundamentals of the Scrum framework. My focus is on serving my Scrum team to optimize the adoption of Scrum within the team. Confirming my knowledge by passing the PSM I certification of Scrum.org.
2017
Starting my journey
After working as a Business Analyst, I started my journey as a Scrum Master 2017.
Retrospective Toolbox
Study our retrospective toolbox. Our formats are free to download and use with your teams!
Retrospective: The Perfection Game
“Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.”
Retrospective: 360 feedback
The Icebreaker As the icebreaker for the 360 feedback retrospective, I selected a fun and easy icebreaker to get people actively engaged and present in …
Retrospective: Start, stop, continue, more, less
Start, stop, continue, more, less The start, stop, continue, more, less retrospective format can be used on two ways: Focus on the last sprint Focus …
Retrospective: The Perfection Game – Themed on the Sprint Planning
Theme: The Sprint Planning This retrospective is themed on the Sprint Planning sessions of a Scrum team. The format “The Perfection Game” fits well in …
Retrospective: New year’s resolutions
The New Year’s resolutions retrospective This retrospecitve format is designed for the last retrospective of the year with your team. This is a good time …
Retrospective: MAD – SAD – GLAD
Format: MAD – SAD – GLAD MAD – SAD – GLAD is a quick and easy format to use during your sprint retrospective. Is requires …
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