Loading...

PODCAST

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from the trenches

Vasco Duarte, Agile Coach, Certified Scrum Master, Certified Product Owner

Every week day, Certified Scrum Master, Agile Coach and business consultant Vasco Duarte interviews Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches from all over the world to get you actionable advice, new tips and tricks, improve your craft as a Scrum Master with daily doses of inspiring conversations with Scrum Masters from the all over the world. Stay tuned for BONUS episodes when we interview Agile gurus and other thought leaders in the business space to bring you the Agile Business perspective you need to

news tech news

All Episodes

14:51

When Spillover Becomes Normal, Scrum Teams Stop...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/09/08

Sheik Meeajaun: When Spillover Becomes Normal, Scrum Teams Stop Seeing the Cost Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "A good Scrum Master makes their Product Owner look like a superstar." - Sheik Meeajaun Sheik describes a team pattern many Scrum Masters recognize: spillover had become so normal that finishing the sprint felt like a special

en

16:30

The Scrum Master Who Let Standups Stay Silent Until...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/09/07

Sheik Meeajaun: The Scrum Master Who Let Standups Stay Silent Until the Team Took Ownership Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "You can't fix something until it breaks." - Sheik Meeajaun Sheik Meeajaun joins us from Bulgaria with a failure story about silence, escalation, and the uncomfortable work of helping a team own its own communication

en

36:56

BONUS Why Software Projects Fail When Everyone Keeps...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/09/05

BONUS: Why Software Projects Fail When Everyone Keeps Quiet Software projects rarely fail because no one noticed the problem. More often, people see the missing database, the wrong assumptions, the broken process, or the weak product ownership, but the organization has trained them to stay quiet. In this BONUS episode, Mark Stringer, author of Delivering the Impossible, helps us understand how Scrum Masters can make reality visible again. The Problem Of Intention In Software Projects

en

38:56

BONUS When the Team Becomes the Operating System for...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/09/03

BONUS: When the Team Becomes the Operating System for AI — Marko Taipale on the Twin Project at Solita Most teams trying to "use AI" end up with fast individuals and a slower system. Marko Taipale ran a two-year experiment at Solita that suggests the real bottleneck isn't the tool — it's the team's operating model. In this conversation, Vasco and Marko walk through the Twin Project with ISS Finland — two teams, same ERP pricing tool, one classical agile, one with generative AI in the room — and

en

33:14

BONUS How Scrum Masters Turn AI Into a Thinking...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/09/02

BONUS: How Scrum Masters Turn AI Into a Thinking Partner, Not a Magic Answer Box Everybody talks about AI in theory. In this BONUS episode, Dave Westgarth talks about it in practice — the boring, everyday ways a Scrum Master and Agile Coach actually puts AI to work. From t-shirt sizing to sprint reports to a self-coded Monte Carlo forecaster, Dave shares what works, what doesn't, and the one mindset shift that separates people who get value from AI from those who just generate more noise. From

en

38:53

BONUS How Scrum Masters Can Use AI Without Becoming...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/09/01

BONUS: How Scrum Masters Can Use AI Without Becoming the Human API AI is already changing the practical, everyday work of Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches. In this BONUS episode, Vasco talks with Fred Deichler about moving from curiosity to real AI-supported workflows: finding team signals faster, preparing better conversations, keeping documentation in sync, and staying focused on outcomes instead of just producing more output. From Automation to an AI Sparring Partner "I have this partner

en

31:34

BONUS How AI Took the Boring Out of Agile Coaching...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/08/31

BONUS: How AI Took the Boring Out of Agile Coaching—Where Scrum Masters Should Actually Start, With Michael Dougherty Today we speak with Michael Dougherty — "Agile Mike" — about how a 30-year veteran of solution development and product leadership made AI a working part of his Agile coaching practice. Michael walks us through the journey from early ChatGPT curiosity, to documentation as the first real win, to the personal-passion project that built his comfort with the tools, and finally to

en

17:24

Product Owners Who Create Better Product...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/08/28

Arun Parameswaran: Product Owners Who Create Better Product Conversations in Scrum In this episode, we refer to Arun's AI prompt library for Scrum Masters and project managers. The Great Product Owner: Curiosity, Clear Direction, and Outcome Focus Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "A great PO doesn't only ask, did we deliver? They ask, do

en

16:01

Success for Scrum Masters Means Teams Ask Better...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/08/27

Arun Parameswaran: Success for Scrum Masters Means Teams Ask Better Questions Without You Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "My goal isn't to become indispensable. My goal is to create a team that doesn't depend on me." - Arun Parameswaran For Arun, Scrum Master success is not measured by how many meetings he runs or how often the team asks

en

13:37

Using Scrumban and WIP Limits to Help Agile Teams...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/08/26

Arun Parameswaran: Using Scrumban and WIP Limits to Help Agile Teams Find Focus Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "The WIP limit helped the developers not context switch." - Arun Parameswaran Arun brought a practical challenge to the Wednesday coaching conversation: a team doing both operations and development work needed more visibility and

en

17:41

How Powerful Questions Help Scrum Teams Handle...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/08/25

Arun Parameswaran: How Powerful Questions Help Scrum Teams Handle Stakeholder Conflict Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "Sometimes the best thing a Scrum Master can give the team isn't the answer. It's a question." - Arun Parameswaran Arun describes a team pattern many Scrum Masters recognize: stakeholders bypassing the Product Owner and

en

14:54

The Scrum Master Mistake of Fixing Trust With Process...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/08/24

Arun Parameswaran: The Scrum Master Mistake of Fixing Trust With Process Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "Don't confuse activity with progress." - Arun Parameswaran When Arun Parameswaran stepped into one of his first Scrum Master assignments, he joined a distributed team where everything looked normal from the outside. Meetings were

en

30:39

BONUS When Burnout Looks Like Productivity—The Hidden...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/08/22

BONUS: When Burnout Looks Like Productivity—The Hidden Risk to Your Team's Innovation Capacity In this BONUS episode, Alison Campbell shares the research that reframes burnout as a measurable threat to a team's ability to innovate. We learn why your most productive people may be your biggest innovation risk, how to spot capacity draining out of a team before the output drops, and where Scrum Masters have the leverage to protect the one thing that keeps teams building: the space to think. From

en

10:56

Product Owners Earn Team Loyalty By Showing Up,...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/08/21

Joshua McDonald: Product Owners Earn Team Loyalty By Showing Up, Learning, And Deciding The Great Product Owner: Vulnerable Enough To Learn The Technical Details Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "I've seen developers be fiercely loyal to their product owner who makes that type of effort." - Joshua McDonald Joshua describes the great

en

12:25

Scrum Master Success Means People Feel Heard,...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/08/20

Joshua McDonald: Scrum Master Success Means People Feel Heard, Respected, And Safe To Speak Up Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "I hope you can feel heard and respected at the end of the day." - Joshua McDonald Joshua defines Scrum Master success through the team's comfort with self-organization, respectful pushback, and asking for help when

en

14:53

Using Cycle Time As A Storyteller, Not A Scorecard In...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/08/19

Joshua McDonald: Using Cycle Time As A Storyteller, Not A Scorecard In Agile Retrospectives Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "Metrics is not about telling people do better. It's about telling that story." - Joshua McDonald Joshua brings cycle time as his biggest current coaching challenge. The problem is familiar: when a Scrum Master points

en

15:16

The Distributed Agile Team That Hid Problems Behind...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/08/18

Joshua McDonald: The Distributed Agile Team That Hid Problems Behind Follow-Up Stories Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "They started to separate and call each other out, which is definitely not Agile." - Joshua McDonald Joshua shares the story of a 17-person distributed team spread across time zones, cultures, and communication styles. Some

en

12:02

When Your Agile Enthusiasm Creates Resistance, Start...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/08/17

Joshua McDonald: When Your Agile Enthusiasm Creates Resistance, Start With Trust Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "Don't assume they're as enthusiastic about Agile and Scrum as you are." - Joshua McDonald Joshua McDonald joins us from the USA with a failure story many Scrum Masters will recognize: stepping into a team and assuming the role,

en

12:27

The Agile Product Owner Who Runs Two Quarters Ahead...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/08/14

Wasim Osman: The Agile Product Owner Who Runs Two Quarters Ahead of the Team Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. The Great Product Owner: The Absolute User Who Works Two Quarters Ahead Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website:

en

14:22

The Scrum Master as a Router, Redefining Success...

Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from... ·

2026/08/13

Wasim Osman: The Scrum Master as a Router, Redefining Success Through Efficient Communication Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. "A big part of the Scrum Master role is to work as a router—handling a lot of conversations with a lot of different devices, even though the internet is coming in through one cable." - Wasim Osman For Wasim, success

en

944 results

Similar Podcasts

Expres Ráno

Expres FM

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

iHeartRadio 24/7 News: The Latest

iHeartPodcasts and TTWN

Sarnia News Today

Blackburn Media

CNN 5 Things

CNN Podcasts