Ris Adams articles - 15 total
Surprise Driven Development
Welcome to Surprise Driven Development (SDD) — the revolutionary methodology where uncertainty isn't...
Courage as a Scrum Value: The Catalyst for Real Transparency
You know that uncomfortable moment in standup when someone says "everything's fine" while their face...
Traits of a great Scrum Master: curiosity
The best Scrum Masters I've worked with share one defining trait: they're genuinely curious about...
Scrum, reduce constraints without adding more people
Your team's velocity is stuck. The backlog keeps growing. Everyone's saying you need more developers,...
Effective Listening for Scrum Masters
Ever notice how the best Scrum Masters seem to have a sixth sense for what’s really going on in a...
The Neurodivergent Developer's Guide to Thriving in Agile Ceremonies
Agile ceremonies can feel like navigating a social minefield when you're neurodivergent. The constant...
What's in a .git? A Deep Dive into Git's Hidden Engine
Ever wonder what Git does behind the scenes when you run git commit or git push? That mysterious .git...
Git Worktrees: Multiple Branches, Zero Context Switching
You're knee-deep in a feature branch when urgent production fire hits. Instead of stashing,...
The Evolution of Scrum Masters: From Ceremony Runners to Strategic Enablers
Twenty years ago, being a Scrum Master meant you were the keeper of the framework—the person who made...
The Modern Office Playbook for Managing Job Stress
Unless you've won the lottery or have a trust fund that pays out in premium coffee beans, you...
The Autism "Epidemic" Myth: Why We're Just Getting Better at Recognition
Every few days, I see another panicked headline about "skyrocketing autism rates" or well-meaning...
Crafting the Perfect Sprint Retrospective
As a Scrum Master with years of experience facilitating retrospectives for development teams, I've...
Essential Questions Every New Scrum Master Should Ask
Joining an existing team as a new Scrum Master is like being dropped into the middle of a complex...
Getting started with Actions
For this year's Actions Hackathon, I intend to learn how to write custom actions. I will start small...
How to be a happy developer
How to be a happy developer is a question we get asked a lot. We're often asked what we feel is the b...