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How We Reduced Cycle Time from 164 Days to 8 Days in 6 Months

Scrum.org

In December 2020, my friend Adrian Galarza and I delivered a Scrum.org Scrum Pulse Webinar - A Cycle Time Journey: 164 to 8 Days in 6 Months that summarized the journey of Adrian’s Scrum Team. ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE LEADERSHIP. Additionally, it took getting leadership alignment and consistent messaging from all levels. .

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The Three — Wait: Four — Elements of Empiricism

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Source : Scrum Guide 2020. Source : Scrum Guide 2020. To help with inspection, Scrum provides cadence in the form of its five events.”. Source : Scrum Guide 2020. Source : Scrum Guide 2020. Source : Scrum Guide 2020. Transparency enables inspection. Inspection enables adaptation.

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5  misconceptions about Scrum's Sprint Event

Scrum.org

As the 2020 Scrum Guide puts it, “Rather than provide people with detailed instructions, the rules of Scrum guide their relationships and interactions.”. According to the 2020 Scrum Guide, the Sprint is the “heartbeat” of Scrum. Professional Agile Leadership. So, there are no directions about HOW to run your Scrum team.

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Die 4 Elemente der Scrum Empirie

Scrum.org

Quelle : Scrum Guide 2020. Quelle : Scrum Guide 2020. To help with inspection, Scrum provides cadence in the form of its five events.”. Quelle : Scrum Guide 2020. Quelle : Scrum Guide 2020. Quelle : Scrum Guide 2020. Transparency enables inspection. Inspection enables adaptation.

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A modern (and easy) guide to the 5 agile ceremonies

Planio

But often, the real issue is that they’re missing a key ingredient: leadership. Sprints are so essential to Agile that the 2020 Scrum Guide even includes them as an Agile ceremony. Try switching up your cadence, bringing in different people, or use a different format such as ‘Start, Stop, Continue’ or the ‘Sailboat Method.’.

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

MPUG

Introduction of Cadence. For the first time, we are introduced of a concept called “Cadence.” Cadence is used in other Agile frameworks such as Kanban , and is basically a rhythm that gets developed as one continuously follows a set of events over a period of time. Lean Thinking. References. [1]

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Scrum Events Reduce Meetings

Scrum.org

I think of the Sprint as the heartbeat of Scrum because it sets the cadence and frequency for the other events. Daily Scrums improve communications, identify impediments, promote quick decision-making, and consequently eliminate the need for other meetings.” - 2020 Scrum Guide. Professional Agile Leadership.

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