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The Rhythmic Dance of Agile with Cadence

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Now, you might be thinking what exactly a dance has to do with cadence in Agile? Let’s start first with the definition of cadence. Cadence – Definition and Basics. One can define cadence in Agile as follows: Cadence is a regular, predictable pattern of development work in Agile. Working with Single Cadence.

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How We Reduced Cycle Time from 164 Days to 8 Days in 6 Months

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In December 2020, my friend Adrian Galarza and I delivered a Scrum.org Scrum Pulse Webinar - A Cycle Time Journey: 164 to 8 Days in 6 Months that summarized the journey of Adrian’s Scrum Team. CADENCE & RELIABILITY. CADENCE: What was the sprint cadence you folks started off with? BACKGROUND. UAT is part of DOD. .

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The Three — Wait: Four — Elements of Empiricism

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Source : Scrum Guide 2020. Source : Scrum Guide 2020. To help with inspection, Scrum provides cadence in the form of its five events.”. Source : Scrum Guide 2020. Source : Scrum Guide 2020. Source : Scrum Guide 2020. Transparency enables inspection. Inspection enables adaptation.

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5  misconceptions about Scrum's Sprint Event

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As the 2020 Scrum Guide puts it, “Rather than provide people with detailed instructions, the rules of Scrum guide their relationships and interactions.”. According to the 2020 Scrum Guide, the Sprint is the “heartbeat” of Scrum. So, there are no directions about HOW to run your Scrum team. Conclusion.

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The Agile Fluency Model with Diana Larsen

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Delivering teams deliver on the market cadence. Diana co-authored several influential books: Liftoff: Start and Sustain Successful Agile Teams, 2nd ed. Download the free Scrum Guide 2020 Reordered to understand patterns. ? The Agile Fluency® Model is based on four zones reflecting a team’s progress in becoming agile.

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Sprint Anti-Patterns

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Source : Scrum Guide 2020. We are paid to solve our customers’ problems within the given constraints, allowing our organization to build a sustainable business in the process. If a Sprint is too long, the market may invalidate a Sprint Goal, increasing complexity and risk. Scrum as a framework is mainly of a tactical nature.

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28+2 Sprint Anti-Patterns Holding Back Scrum Teams

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Source : Scrum Guide 2020. We are paid to solve our customers’ problems within the given constraints, allowing our organization to build a sustainable business in the process. While proven useful, these do not replace the importance of empiricism. In complex environments, what will happen is unknown.

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