Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast: Agile storytelling from the trenches

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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 succeed as a Scrum Master. Some of the topics we discuss include: Agile Business, Agile Strategy, Retrospectives...

Episodes · 25

When the New PO Stops Refining—and the Team Starts Self-Destructing | Olaitan Fashanu

Jun 23, 2026 · 15m

The Scrum Master Who Tried to Force His Way In—and Got Schooled | Olaitan Fashanu

Jun 22, 2026 · 13m

Output Owners vs Activators — Two Product Owners Who Defined Aimé's Career | Aimé Flemm

Jun 19, 2026 · 12m

When The Team Tells You You're Doing Too Much — That's The Success Signal | Aimé Flemm

Jun 18, 2026 · 17m

Renting The Change vs Owning It — Why LeSS Transformations Get Reversed | Aimé Flemm

Jun 17, 2026 · 15m

Culture Follows Structure — Why Some Teams Self-Destruct By Design | Aimé Flemm

Jun 16, 2026 · 20m

Why Solo Scrum Masters Get Fired — The Coalition Of The Willing | Aimé Flemm

Jun 15, 2026 · 13m

BONUS Why Your Organization Is Still a Factory — And What an Octopus Can Teach You About Transformation With Phil Le-Brun and Dr. Jana Werner

Jun 12, 2026 · 30m

BONUS Why More Code Doesn't Mean Better Software — And Where AI Actually Helps Your SDLC With Mooly Beeri

Jun 10, 2026 · 40m

BONUS Why a Former Chess Champion Thinks Your Leadership Is Stuck in the Opening Game With John Whitt

Jun 9, 2026 · 31m

BONUS The Communication Tax — Why Your Team Collaborates Too Much and What to Cut First With Roman Nikolaev

Jun 8, 2026 · 30m

The Yes-Man Product Owner and the Scrum Master Who Became a Proxy for the Proxy | Maria Skvortsova

Jun 5, 2026 · 15m

If Your People Feel Safe, You Succeed — Measuring What Matters as a Scrum Master | Maria Skvortsova

Jun 4, 2026 · 16m

Breaking the Factory Mindset — When a 17-Person Scrum Team Treats Development Like an Assembly Line | Maria Skvortsova

Jun 3, 2026 · 18m

The Team That Gave Up — When Green Reports Mask a Sinking Ship | Maria Skvortsova

Jun 2, 2026 · 15m

When Agile Labels Hide Waterfall Reality — A Scrum Master's Wake-Up Call in SAP Migration | Maria Skvortsova

Jun 1, 2026 · 14m

BONUS How AI Is Reshaping Software Teams From the Inside With Dwarak Rajagopal

May 30, 2026 · 36m

The "Painting by Numbers" Scrum Master vs. The Quiet Leader Who Made the Team Self-Sufficient | Njegos Ilic

May 29, 2026 · 13m

Why Measuring Your Product Bets Is the Key to Product Owner Success | Njegos Ilic

May 28, 2026 · 14m

How a Miro Board Experiment Changed the Way His Team Understood the Big Picture | Njegos Ilic

May 27, 2026 · 11m

Why the Product Trio Breaks the Hand-Off Mentality That Kills Team Engagement | Njegos Ilic

May 26, 2026 · 15m

Why Saying Yes to Every Stakeholder Request Is the Fastest Way to Fail as a Product Owner | Njegos Ilic

May 25, 2026 · 14m

The Jazz Duo Effect and The Absent PO — Two Sides of Agile Product Ownership | Christian Thordal

May 22, 2026 · 11m

Structure Creates Freedom, How an Agile Coach Measures Success by Becoming Less Needed | Christian Thordal

May 21, 2026 · 13m

Managing Cross-Team Dependencies in Scaled Agile, From Planning to Real-Time Coordination | Christian Thordal

May 20, 2026 · 16m