Scrum Master Essentials
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Scrum Master Essentials

Streamline your Scrum meetings and empower your agile team

About the Book

If you're struggling to keep your Scrum meetings organized and efficient, this toolkit is for you. The Scrum Master Toolkit provides comprehensive templates for all essential Scrum events, helping you streamline meetings, improve team collaboration, and ensure every session is productive and goal-oriented.

Based on experience since 2008 with Scrum Master and SAFe certifications, this toolkit includes detailed meeting invites for Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospective, and Backlog Refinement. Each template covers preparation requirements, clear agendas, participant roles, and follow-up actions.

The bonus section on long-term planning provides strategies for quarterly planning, backlog estimation, and quick decision-making under tight deadlines. Whether you need immediate meeting templates or want to master agile planning beyond single sprints, this toolkit delivers practical solutions you can implement immediately.

About the Author

Jens Øster
Jens Øster

Jens Øster is an experienced IT project manager and Scrum Master with expertise in agile transformations and complex project delivery. Since obtaining his first Scrum Master certification in 2008, he has successfully led numerous agile teams and projects across multiple industries.


With certifications as both Scrum Master and SAFe Scrum Master, Jens combines deep theoretical knowledge with practical experience from real-world implementations. He specializes in helping teams transition to agile methodologies, optimize their meeting effectiveness, and scale agile practices across organizations.


Jens is passionate about sharing practical project management knowledge that works in real organizational contexts. His approach focuses on adapting agile frameworks to fit team

Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • Introduction
    • Introduction to the Scrum Process
    • Scrum Events Meeting Invites
      • Sprint Planning
      • Daily Scrum
      • Sprint Review
      • Retrospective
      • Backlog Refinement
    • Conclusion
    • Appendix – Long-Term Planning
      • Estimate All Backlog Items in Your Current Scope
      • Quarterly Planning
      • Buffer Sprints
      • Quick and Effective Long-Term Planning
    • Reference and Links
      • Scrum
      • Estimation
      • Quarterly Planning

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