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Release planning and predictable delivery

Scrum.org

Without a regular cadence of delivery of working software any belief that you will get a usable increment is misguided at best. Even in manufacturing if you asked an engineer how long it would take to develop a new type of unit of work they would not be able to tell you with any certainty. Release planning and predictable delivery.

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11 Proven Stakeholder Communication Tactics

Scrum.org

Developing empathy for stakeholders is particularly relevant when Engineering and Product don’t have the best standing within the organization at the beginning of an agile transition. The two formal Scrum events that come to mind are: Sprint Reviews. Lead by example: The engineering and product team should be present.

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Are These DevOps Obstacles Getting in the Way of Your Agile Transformation?

Leading Agile

But as companies scale, as the market shifts and more parts of the business become software-focused, there’s been an increase in demand for an end-to-end solution to help large organizations build infrastructure around sound technical practices. I’m Matt VanVleet, the Chief Technology Officer for Leading Agile. So get numbers.

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Sprint Anti-Patterns

Scrum.org

Every activity required to achieve the Product Goal, such as Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective, occurs within Sprints. This also applies to refactoring parts of the tech stack, exploring new technology that might be useful, fixing some bugs, or sharing knowledge with fellow teammates.

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Comparing Nexus and SAFe - Similarities, Differences, potential synergies

Scrum.org

The Scrum Master in the NIT has a role similar to the Release Train Engineer - orchestrating and facilitating the effective use of Scrum/SAFe across the Nexus/ART with the purpose of enabling a tight Inspection and Adaptation cycle leveraging working product increments. . You cannot scale crap - Scaling requires technical excellence.

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Troubleshooting in Lean-Agile Development

MPUG

It’s usually based on a cadence. As shown in the above figure, there is no regular timeboxed iteration, but incremental delivery can happen in cadence. When you fire a gun in the dark, it’s difficult to aim due to the lack of light. Developers, with all due respect to them, are generally optimistic people.

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58 Product Owner Theses

Scrum.org

The Product Owner theses also address the Product Owner’s part in Scrum events from Sprint Planning to Sprint Review to Sprint Retrospective, and the Daily Scrum. While the product roadmap addresses strategic aspects of product planning, the Product Backlog addresses tactical and technical development issues. The Product Owner Theses.