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Definition of Done: Business Agility Abhors Technical Shoddiness

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TL; DR: The Definition of Done: Business Agility & Technical Excellence Most of the time, stakeholders are not interested in how we solve their problems as long as we ethically play by the rules. Learn more about twelve success principles of employing such a Definition of Done as a Scrum team to help your organization become agile. ??

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New Features vs. Technical Debt: A Product Owner's Dilemma

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The Product Owner is the bridge between corporate strategy and the Scrum Team. The Product Owner must balance the demands of users against the need to ensure that the product remains up to date from a technical perspective. What is technical debt? Evaluate user requests and technical debt against this strategy.

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The Scrum Master Balancing Act

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The Scrum Master is accountable for establishing Scrum as described in the Scrum Guide. The Scrum Master is a teacher, coach, impediment remover, change agent, mentor, and facilitator. They lead by example and they serve the Scrum team, the organization and the Product Owner.

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Agile Negotiations — Life Is a Negotiation; Why Would Scrum Be Different?

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TL; DR: Life Is a Negotiation; Why Would Scrum Be Different? Life is a negotiation; why would Scrum be different, particularly given its egalitarian nature? As you may recall, no one on a Scrum team can tell anyone else what to do, how to do it, or when to do it. Rant: Scrum Masters are no Project Managers ! ? ? ??

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The Peril of Adhering to Legacy Systems, Processes, and Practices

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TL; DR: Adherence to Legacy Systems, Processes, and Practices Administrative overreach and micromanagement in Scrum mainly arise from clinging to legacy systems and traditional (management) practices, leading to rigidity and misapplication of Agile principles. Get notified when the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book is available !

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Jira Anti-Patterns and How to Overcome Them

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TL; DR: Jira Anti-Patterns If you ask people to come up with popular attributes for “Agile” or “agility,” Scrum and Jira will likely be among the top ten featured. Moreover, in any discussion about the topic, someone will mention that using Scrum running on top of Jira does not make an organization agile.

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Agile Revolution in the Defense Industry

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Like the manufacturer of the JAS 39E Saab Gripen fighter, a handful of players are relying on Scrum to radically improve their economic competitiveness. How can Scrum principles be applied in the defense industry? The iterative and incremental approach of Scrum was of great support. It arrives in a few days.

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