Scrum Series
Advanced Scrum
by Angel Diaz-Maroto Alvarez
This assessment evaluates the more advanced elements of the Scrum framework, as defined in the 2020 Scrum Guide. The creators of Scrum, Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland, have informed this assessment based on their latest Guide. The purpose of this assessment is to support teams in developing and sustaining complex products using Scrum.
A Data-driven Approach to Continuous Improvement
Scrum is by far the most popular framework used for agile ways of working. But as the Scrum Guide cautions,
Scrum may be simple to understand, yet difficult to master. The Scrum Series contains two essential Scrum assessments:
Comparative Scrum and Advanced Scrum. Together, these survey instruments help practitioners identify the behaviors, norms, and
patterns that help teams, and their organizations improve how they do Scrum.
Designed by renowned Scrum expert Angel Diaz-Maroto Alvarez and updated to reflect the latest changes in the 2020 Scrum Guide,
the Scrum Series gives you access to data and feedback that will help you uncover strengths and weaknesses and create a roadmap for
improvement. Whether you are new to Scrum or an experienced practitioner, the Scrum Series will help you improve how you work at all
levels of the organization.
Sample Questions
Events
Quality, Focus and consistency does not decrease as the team works at a sustainable pace during the Sprints.
Events
At the beginning of the Sprint Planning, The Product Owner proposes how the product could increase its value and utility in the current Sprint.
Events
Longer content discussions are parked and discussed after the Daily Scrum.
Events
Team members interact with each other during the Daily Scrum, not just report their individual progress.
Events
Stakeholders, customers and end-users are invited and participating in every Sprint Review.
Artifacts
The Sprint Goal is a commitment acquired and confirmed by the Developers in the Sprint Planning, it provides flexibility in terms of the exact work needed to achieve it.
Artifacts
Every Product Backlog has a Product Goal in it, the rest of the Product Backlog emerges to define “what” will fulfill the Product Goal.
Artifacts
Product Backlog refinement does not endanger the completion of the current Sprint Goal.
Accountabilities
The entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating a valuable, useful Increment every Sprint.
Top Features
Benchmark your performance against other companies in your industry.
Quickly identify where you should invest your efforts and improve where it matters to your teams.
Scale easily - perform analysis at the team, program and organizational levels.
Deploy a data-driven continuous improvement strategy.
Angel Diaz-Maroto Alvarez
Angel is an energetic and forward-thinking Agile coach specializing in leadership development and organizational
agility. His pragmatism and experience in organizational coaching and Business Agility are the driving forces
behind his methods. Throughout his 15+ years of hands-on experience as a coach, trainer, and mentor, Angel has
provided expert guidance to organizations and Agile leaders in North America, South America, Western Europe,
Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Angel's leadership has been particularly notorious at the ING Group, where he has performed as the first Agile
Champion at ING Spain and chairman of the first Global ING Agile Experts Group since 2010. He has also
supported companies from more than 40 countries, contributing to the Agile journeys of King, Toyota,
Falabella, Banco de Chile, Roche, BBVA, Sunhotels, DEWA, FAB, PZU Group, Palacio de Hierro and the Catalan
Institute of Oncology.
Angel holds the Scrum Alliance's highest-level certifications in the field. Being the first Spanish CST
(Certified Scrum Trainer), the first Spanish CEC (Certified Enterprise Coach), and the first European CALE
(Certified Agile Leadership Educator).
Angel is also a PCC (Certified Professional Coach) by the International Coach Federation, a Certified
Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), Certified specialist in team coaching and systemic leadership,
Management 3.0 facilitator, Certified Kanban Management Professional (KMP), Certified LargeScaleScrum
Practitioner (CLP), Certified SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC), Licensed NLP Practitioner and TTI-certified
Behaviour and Motivation Analyst.
In addition, Angel has participated as a speaker and keynote at close to 100 international conferences
and Agile events worldwide and has been a significant contributor to the international Agile community
since 2009.