Below are resources that Vic uses in his AI for Scrum Masters class. Some are in the class Dropbox folder, but more are here. Tools marked (Free) have no-cost options; (Freemium) offer limited free tiers; (Paid) require subscription.
📄 Class-Related Documents
Official SA Documents:
Learning Objectives:
- Understand key AI terminology (LLM, prompt, hallucination, tokens, context window)
- Evaluate AI tools for Scrum team applications with appropriate skepticism
- Apply prompt engineering techniques to get better, more consistent outputs
- Identify ethical considerations and organizational policies around AI use
- Practice using AI to enhance (not replace) Scrum ceremonies and artifacts
Scenarios from Class Discussion:
- Sprint Planning: Use AI to break down vague user stories into actionable tasks, estimate complexity, or identify missing acceptance criteria
- Retrospectives: Generate discussion prompts, analyze retro feedback for themes, or create action item summaries
- Stakeholder Communication: Draft sprint review demos, translate technical updates for non-technical audiences, or summarize release notes
- Impediment Resolution: Brainstorm solutions to blockers, research technical options, or draft escalation communications
- Documentation: Generate first drafts of Definition of Done, team working agreements, or onboarding guides
- Meeting Prep: Create agendas, summarize prior meeting notes, or draft facilitation scripts
🤖 Major AI Platforms
These are the “big five” general-purpose AI assistants. Most Scrum Masters will use one or more of these daily.
- ChatGPT (Freemium) – OpenAI’s flagship; most widely used, excellent all-around
- Claude (Freemium) – Anthropic’s AI; strong at nuanced analysis, handles long documents well
- Google Gemini (Freemium) – integrates with Google Workspace, good for research
- Microsoft Copilot (Free) – built into Edge/Windows, no account required for basic use
- Perplexity AI (Freemium) – AI-powered search with citations; great for researching solutions
🎙️ AI Meeting Assistants
These tools transcribe meetings, generate summaries, and extract action items—perfect for standups, retros, and stakeholder calls.
- Otter.ai (Freemium) – real-time transcription, auto-summaries, searchable meeting history
- Fireflies.ai (Freemium) – meeting notes with CRM integrations, tracks action items
- Fathom (Free) – unlimited recording/transcription, auto-highlights key moments
- tl;dv (Freemium) – timestamps and clips important moments, integrates with Notion/Slack
- Read.ai (Freemium) – meeting analytics plus engagement scoring
📋 Agile-Specific AI Tools
Purpose-built for Agile workflows—backlog management, retrospectives, and team collaboration.
- Atlassian Intelligence (Paid) – AI features in Jira and Confluence for story writing, summarization
- Miro AI (Freemium) – AI-assisted whiteboarding for workshops, story mapping, brainstorming
- Parabol (Freemium) – facilitates retrospectives with AI-generated discussion topics and grouping
- Notion AI (Paid add-on) – AI writing/editing for team wikis, sprint docs, meeting notes
- ClickUp AI (Paid) – task management with AI writing, summarization, and subtask generation
- CaDoMi.ai (Freemium) – an AI-powered Agile Coach for guidance and coaching questions
✍️ AI Writing & Visual Tools
For documentation, presentations, and visual artifacts.
- Grammarly (Freemium) – AI writing assistant for clarity, tone, and grammar
- MindMeister (Freemium) – online mind mapping with AI suggestions
- Gamma (Freemium) – AI-generated presentations and documents from prompts
- Canva Magic Studio (Freemium) – AI image generation, writing, and design assistance
📚 Learning Resources
Prompt Engineering:
- Learn Prompting (Free) – comprehensive, beginner-friendly prompt engineering course
- Prompt Engineering Guide (Free) – open-source guide with techniques and examples
- OpenAI Prompt Engineering Guide (Free) – official best practices from OpenAI
Courses & Certifications:
- Google AI Essentials (Paid) – foundational AI literacy with Google certification
- PMI: Generative AI Overview for Project Managers (Free with PMI account) – project management focused
- Generative AI for Everyone (Freemium) – Andrew Ng’s accessible intro course on Coursera
- LinkedIn Learning AI Courses (Paid) – various AI courses, often free with library cards
Articles & Research:
- Scrum Alliance Resources – official articles and guides (search for AI content)
- PMI AI Resources – PMI’s collection of AI guidance for project professionals
- Harvard Business Review: AI – business and leadership perspectives on AI adoption
⚠️ AI Ethics & Responsible Use
Important considerations for using AI professionally.
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework (Free) – US government framework for AI governance
- EU AI Act Overview (Free) – understanding AI regulation (affects global companies)
- Key questions for your organization: Does your company have an AI usage policy? What data can/cannot be entered into AI tools? Who reviews AI-generated outputs before use?
🔗 Shared by Participants
Tools and resources recommended by past class attendees.
- CaDoMi.ai – AI Agile Coach (also listed above)
- Have a resource to share? Email Vic or drop it in the class chat!
🙋♂️ Vic’s Stuff
- Meetups: meetup.com/agile-coffee – come join us for conversations and networking
- Website: AgileCoffee.com – Vic’s Agile coaching and training hub
- LinkedIn: Connect with Vic – for questions after class