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What You Need to Know about the 2020 Scrum Guide

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On November 18, 2020, Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland released an updated version of the Scrum Guide. In this blog post, I will share what you need to know about the 2020 Scrum Guide. The most significant change in the 2020 Scrum Guide is the introduction of the Product Goal. First of all, Scrum is still Scrum. Absolutely!

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ChatGPT Product Owner Job Interview

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Use your knowledge of Scrum, product management, project management, product ownership, product vision, product strategy, product discovery, stakeholder management, communication, alignment, and collaboration principles to answer the following questions of the interviewer. You want to get the vacant Product Owner position!

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Self-management is Nuanced

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According to the 2020 Scrum Guide , Scrum team members should be “self-managing, meaning they internally decide who does what, when, and how.” On the one hand, some Scrum team members think that self-managing means doing whatever they want. The Role of the Leader Leaders are essential to the success of any Scrum team.

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Modern Challenges of Hybrid R&D Teams in Manufacturing

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These teams drive economic growth by producing strategies, designs, process improvements and products that bring value to both consumers and companies—as well as create competitive advantages for manufacturers. As of 2020, the U.S. In 2021, global spending on research and development teams has hit an all-time high of $1.7

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A Deeper Look: Top Changes in the New 2020 Scrum Guide for Agile Practitioners

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This definition of the ‘goal’ can create confusion for many who understand project-program-portfolio management and how goals aligns with the vision, mission, strategy, and objectives of an organization. As the saying goes, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”. Strategy execution is the downstream of culture.

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23 Product Owner Anti-Patterns from Job Ads: The Snitch, the Whip, the Bookkeeper, the Six Sigma Black Belt™

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The Product Owner is also accountable for effective Product Backlog management, which includes: Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal; Creating and clearly communicating Product Backlog items; Ordering Product Backlog items; and, Ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understood.

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Jeff Gothelf: Outcome-Based Product Planning — Hands-on Agile 43

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Using specific examples and detailed tools, Jeff showed how taking a customer-centric look at product strategy and creating continuously improving plans ensures the teams maintain their agility, customer focus, and ultimately, the success of their product. What [shall we] do when a product requires many development teams?

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