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Escaping the Feature Factory

Scrum.org

In many large organizations, Scrum teams fall into the ‘feature factory’ trap, focusing more on churning out features than creating real value. Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024! Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024! ?️

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How to Set and Achieve Effective Sprint Goals

Scrum.org

Many teams grapple with the intricacies of Scrum, and one of the most pivotal components is the Sprint Goal. Thanks to our reviewers: Ralph Jocham | Scrum.org TLDR; The Sprint Goal is the heart of Scrum, representing the team's commitment to the value derived from the Sprint's outcome. Sprint Goal videos!

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Top 5 scaling Agile Practice that Improves Business

Agilemania

DevOps Handbook calls it CALMS (Culture, Automation, Lean, Measurement, Sharing) and SAFe® calls it CALMR (Culture, Automation, pLean Flow, Measurement, Recovery). The teams working in this environment imbibe the Principles of Lean and Agile in their day-to-day work. Infrastructure as Code / Service. Automation. Version Control.

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The Truth About Sprint Zero (and why Ken hates it)

Scrum.org

If you've heard of Scrum, you've likely heard of Sprint zero. This article explains what Sprint zero is and how it is used in Scrum. I'll also explain why the phrase 'Sprint zero' annoys Ken Schwaber, one of the co-creators of Scrum. How does Scrum use Sprint Zero? The infrastructure we need. What is Sprint Zero?

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What Really Causes Technical Debt?

Scrum.org

The Scrum Guide does not contain the term technical debt. It is terminology widely used within the community of scrum and agile practitioners concerning poor choices made by the scrum team or agile team about delivery of a backlog item. Lean Principles Work Types. Planned Maintenance and Updates to item 1 & 2.

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How to Take Advantage of Adaptive Project Management

Project Pulse Journal

Here are four prominent examples which you may also consider as agile methodologies and frameworks: Scrum Scrum is one of the most widely used agile frameworks. Scrum is led by Scrum Masters or Agile Project Managers, who help the team achieve results. Lean may also combined with software development tools and techniques.

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Newbies’ Guide to Scrum Project Management 101

nTask

Scrum” is a phenomenal subject – i.e. if you are familiar with it. As an Agile project manager, I have seen my fair share of so-called “Scrum Masters” and “Agile Experts” claiming to be masters of their craft. The truth, however, is that they don’t know a lot of things about Scrum and Agile. Introduction – Why Scrum?

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