Scrum.org

JULY 25, 2023

As Scrum.org trainers, we often come across common misconceptions from course attendees about Agile and Scrum. We tend to hear red flags of misalignment when we explore folk's current definitions and understanding of Agile and Scrum at the start of our courses. Scrum: Scrum is thought of as a methodology. What is Agile?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A couple of month ago I wrote a small blog about the DoD EvoCycle. Core Purpose of Scrum. If Scrum were to be reduced to one purpose and one only, it would be the creation of a "Done" increment. If Scrum were to be reduced to one purpose and one only, it would be the creation of a "Done" increment. Empiricism.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

In a series of blog posts, we share the outcome of the workshop with you. This article is focused on quick tips to make your Scrum team more self-managing. So, what are quick tips? Within the Scrum Team Survey, we call these 15% Solutions “Quick Tips”. What we mean with self-management. And that makes sense.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Scrum Master is a job rising in demand in the last decade. The search term ‘Scrum Master jobs’ grew in popularity by 37% in the last 5 years. Validating this fact is Glassdoor’s 50 Best Jobs of 2021 , where Scrum Master is ranked at 40 and received a job satisfaction rating of 4.0. . Who is a Scrum Master? Scrum Team.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

In Scrum classes we often ask the attendees to draw a picture of the Scrum framework, in order learn what their current understanding of the framework is. In many cases people are close to remembering the three roles, three artifacts and five events. The Scrum team. Refer to the Scrum guide to discover more).

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Scrum is a lightweight agile framework that encourages team members to work on a problem together. Scrum is based on Empiricism, which means knowledge comes from experience. Scrum encourages teams to improve by reflecting on their success and losses. . A lot of people often get confused between scrum and agile.

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Agilemania

MARCH 11, 2022

Despite tons of blog posts trying to settle the debate once and for all, they stand with little to no success. . For this reason, we have put together a blog post on TDD vs. BDD explaining it comprehensively. What is TDD? We shall reach the answer in a series of steps. Then if needed, the entire code is refactored.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Over the years I've seen numerous Scrum adaptions, and I thought perhaps it would be interesting, to sum up, some of the common misinterpretations of Scrum. As my journey in the realm of scrum continues, I have a hunch that this blog will never be finalized. . Scrum the abbreviation: It's Scrum, not SCRUM.

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Scrum.org

JULY 14, 2021

This post is a non-technical version of an academic paper about Scrum teams that I wrote with Daniel Russo. I am an organizational psychologist and Scrum practitioner with a love for survey development and statistics. How can you make a Scrum team more effective? What about Sprint Goals? In short, that is what happened.

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Agilemania

MARCH 3, 2022

Scrum is a lightweight framework through which people can address complex problems while productively and creatively delivering products of the highest quality. . Scrum is based on 3 pillars of empirical process control that are difficult to master for many teams. Scrum has 3 roles that are central to its success-.

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Agilemania

JANUARY 10, 2022

The Scrum is still the most popular framework per the 15th State of Agile Report. With this, the Scrum Master job requirement has increased significantly. Glassdoor ranked Scrum Master No.40 Glassdoor ranked Scrum Master No.40 In 2022, the demand for Scrum Master will only increase. Who is a Scrum Master?

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Agilemania

AUGUST 17, 2022

This blog is the topic of discussion for the just concluded meet-up on 23rd July 2022. Idea is to summarize what was discussed in the session succinctly so that the conversation around this topic continues. Scaled Agile Framework, popularly known as SAFe®, is the world’s leading framework for business agility.

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Digite

MAY 15, 2018

This article is the fourth in a series of “Kanban and Scrum – Stronger Together”. In the most recent post in Steve Porter’s series, Yuval Yuret presents Scrum in a manner that is intended to educate Kanban teams. First off, I have to say that I’m not 100% certain how I feel about Yuval’s blog post. Disclaimer.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

SAFe includes Scrum - so how come many Scrum practitioners and thought leaders consider it unsafe? It takes advantage of established frameworks and techniques that work well - Scrum being the first and foremost of those. SAFe's Scrum Master is more of an Agile Team Lead. I hear a lot of questions and claims.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

And, the winner is Scrum. The survey revealed 66% of the organizations voted Scrum as the most sought-after Agile framework. Now, the question arises as to what Scrum is and why it is so popular, that it is an all-time favorite agile framework. What is Scrum? The benefits that Scrum provides are numerous.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

During the last year and a half, I was working as a Scrum Master with a team that was working on a product with a history of about ten years. They told me they are using Scrum, but there was no Scrum Master, no potentially releasable increment at least at the end of the Sprint, no event discipline, several Product Backlogs and so on.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

During the last one and a half year, I was working as a Scrum Master with a team that is working on a product with a history of about ten years. They told me they are using Scrum, but there was no Scrum Master, no potentially releasable increment at least at the end of the Sprint, no event discipline, several Product Backlogs and so on.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

In today's blog, I want to talk about the evolution process of the Scrum team's Definition of Done and explain a simple technique that I found very useful in helping a Scrum team managing their Definition of Done. Core purpose of Scrum. One word to summarise Scrum? Why is this so important? Empiricism.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

SAFe includes Scrum - so how come many Scrum practitioners and thought leaders consider it unsafe? It takes advantage of established frameworks and techniques that work well - Scrum being the first and foremost of those. SAFe's Scrum Master is more of an Agile Team Lead. I hear a lot of questions and claims.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The backbone of modern DevOps is the continuous delivery pipeline (or CI/CD pipeline). It is a method of automating some important phases in the software development process. The ultimate objective is to eliminate accidents while speeding up the process. A continuous delivery pipeline is much more than a collection of tests. CI/CD Description.

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Scrum.org

JULY 25, 2021

In December 2020, Johannes Schartau , Christiaan Verwijs , and I published the Zombie Scrum Survival Guide. We wrote it to help readers understand why Scrum so often descends into Zombie Scrum and to offer practical and down-to-earth help. Zombie Scrum isn’t something you fix with one simple experiment. What happened?

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Agilemania

MAY 25, 2022

The Product Backlog is a major Agile and Scrum Artifact. What are the reasons? . What is a Product Backlog? The Product Backlog is an important artifact that provides remarkable benefits. A lot of teams struggle while managing it. . Why is that? . To all your questions, we have answers.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

What’s the difference between Agile and Scrum? Scrum is a framework that consists of accountabilities, artifacts, and events that helps in creating and sustaining complex products. Scrum is one of the foundations for agility. What are the responsibilities of a Product Owner? Are they the same? Product Owner.

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Agilemania

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Since we are in a complex world and the requirements, customer demands, and technology change rapidly, we know little about what & how we are going to develop. If our estimates are wrong most of the time, why should we even attempt estimating in the first place? We learn more through empiricism. Let us understand why we estimate. .

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Agilemania

JANUARY 21, 2022

What is the difference between a Capability and a Feature? What is the difference between a Capability and a Feature? What is a Value Stream in SAFe? Being a globally recognized certification, SAFe is a niche agile framework that has tons of job opportunities. Leading SAFe® 5.1 The Program Backlog holds the Features.

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Workzone

MARCH 6, 2019

It supports methodologies such as the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®), Enterprise Scrum, Kanban, DAD, LeSS, or a Hybrid approach and is designed to simplify team adoption, ensure end-to-end visibility, and provide management with insights into progress. Here are the top JIRA alternatives for Agile software development teams: 1.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

So, whether agile is a framework or methodology, let’s explore everything in this blog. But the question here is, “What is Agile?” Agile is sometimes called methodology, sometimes called a framework, and sometimes philosophy – but what is it in real terms? So, what is the difference between all of them?

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Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Why Monte Carlo Simulations of Project Network can Mislead,” Terry Williams, Project Management Journal 35(3), pp. This papers and other resources were retrieved from public sites.

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