Fri.Oct 13, 2023

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The Seven Deadly Sins of Agile: Gluttony

Scrum.org

When we talk about agile teams, we often imagine streamlined processes and efficient workflows. However, many teams fall into the trap of gluttony, leading to bloated backlogs and products. A common sign is a team with a product backlog containing thousands of items. Such a backlog becomes unwieldy, making it challenging for the team to identify and focus on delivering value.

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Building bonds: A founder’s take on our annual team retreat

Resource Guru

Since Resource Guru launched in 2012, our mission has always been crystal clear— to be a magical and insightful guru, helping teams do their best work in a happier, healthier way. Even back then, we had work-life balance as one of our core values. And more than a decade later, 100% of employees (in our Q2 survey) agreed that this is a core value we truly live up to.

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Common complaint: “Scrum Doesn't Work Here”

Scrum.org

Common complaint: "Scrum is not working in today's software engineering industry." Root cause: This is a little like saying: there are high rates of obesity in society, that means healthy foods aren’t working. But clearly there are counter-signals that are causing obesity and preventing people from eating a healthy diet. Likewise, if Scrum isn't “working” in today’s software engineering industry, then perhaps there are counter-signals in the industry that are preventing teams from employing Scru

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Harnessing the Power of Excel’s Power Pivot for Multiple Data Sets

MPUG

Excel is a versatile tool, but when working with multiple data sets, challenges can arise. Let’s delve deeper into these challenges and explore the solutions that Power Pivot offers. The Challenge with Multiple Data Sets Imagine working with three distinct sets of data, each stored in separate sheets within a single Excel file. While consolidating all data into one sheet is possible, it’s often more organized to keep them segregated.

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.

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Design Thinking for more effective Product Backlog Management

Scrum.org

So many times, I’ve heard that round about 50–70 % of all software features are rarely or never used. In the Cloud we can now even measure it. As a Product Owner, I’m in charge of the Product Backlog. If users are NOT using a feature, then I have failed as a Product Owner. Right? Wait a minute! Aren’t there feedback loops incorporated into Scrum to correct course?

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Wie kann man die PSPBMS Zertifizierung bestehen?

Scrum.org

Scrum.org hat den Kurs Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills (PSPBM Skills) am 27. September rausgebracht. Derzeit ist die PSPBM Skills Prüfung nur für Personen verfügbar, die an einem Scrum.org Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills Kurs teilnehmen. Offener Zugang für andere wird voraussichtlich irgendwann im Jahr 2024 bereitgestellt.

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20 PMI-PfMP Free Questions and Answers (Part - 2)

Management Yogi

This post is in continuation of the earlier series of questions for the PfMP® examination. I would strongly recommend that you take both the parts together when you try to attempt the questions. These are not verbatim questions from the PfMP exam. Nevertheless, a lot of thought, understanding and also pain have gone in preparing the questions. These questions cover the areas needed for the exam.

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How Big should a User Story be?

Scrum.org

When is a User Story too big? Does this make it an Epic? What should be considered when looking at the size of User Stories? How do Product Goals fit in? In this Responsive Advisors Scrum Lightning Round video, Gregory Crown and I address these questions through the lens of Scrum.

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