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The Forgotten Scrum Event

Scrum.org

Chances are that you said something like “Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, and…. And yet, the Sprint serves a pivotal role in Scrum by setting the cadence for feedback, inspection and adaptation in Scrum. 2020 Scrum Guide ) The Sprint is a container for all of the other events in Scrum.

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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.”. It is a container event, which means that it contains all other events, including Sprint Planning, the Daily Scrum, the Sprint Retrospective, and the Sprint Review. Conclusion.

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“Agile Is Just for Software” and other Scrum Myths

Scrum.org

For example, Scrum includes five events: the Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and the Sprint Retrospective. PI Planning serves as the cornerstone of the Agile Release Train within SAFe, establishing a synchronized cadence for multiple teams to work together towards a common goal. It is deliberately incomplete.

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The Value of an Agile Project Management Office

MPUG

Such a scenario happened to many in mid-December 2020. For example, the PMO is responsible for providing the template for use story or the template for Product Review/Demonstration. The Agile PMO can conduct sessions on: Test Driven Development (TDD). Overall, you feel like the character of the 1998 movie, Enemy of the State.

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

Planio

Sprint review ceremony. Sprint review: At the end of each sprint cycle, teams meet to demo what they’ve shipped and get early feedback from stakeholders. These review sessions can be informal ‘show and tell’ sessions or more formal meetings. Pro tips: Review your product roadmap before you meet. (And why do they matter?).

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The Rhythmic Dance of Agile with Cadence

MPUG

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US, notes in its web-archives that Odissi is two to three thousand years old. Now, you might be thinking what exactly a dance has to do with cadence in Agile? Let’s start first with the definition of cadence. Cadence – Definition and Basics. Working with Single Cadence.

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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. Source : Scrum Guide 2020. Technically, it is the prerogative of the Product Owner to cancel Sprints. Scrum as a framework is mainly of a tactical nature.