Scrum.org

JULY 5, 2022

During the first year of the pandemic, Scrum adoption more than doubled for software development teams. According to the 15th Annual State of Agile Report, the use of agile approaches for software development grew from 37% in 2020 to 86% in 2021. It is, in essence, the plan for what the Scrum Team will do next.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Agile team A cross-functional group of individuals (e.g., Product Owner, Scrum Master, Development team members) who work collaboratively to deliver value in an Agile project. Benchmarking Identifying a project performance indicator or practice, then assessing it against industry standards or best practices.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

TL; DR: 70 Scrum Master Theses. The following 70 Scrum Master theses describe the role of from a holistic product creation perspective. The theses cover the role of the Scrum Master from product discovery to product delivery in hands-on practical manner. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

TL; DR: The Scrum Guide 2020. The Scrum Guide 2020 is available now: Change is coming to make Scrum more accessible and inclusive beyond software development. Learn more about the changes, download the brand new and free Scrum Guide 2020 Reordered to spot patterns quickly, and join the Scrum community discussion.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2022

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. A lot of the points below relate to teams in Agile environments , but can apply to any type of project team. Elisa Cepale. Tasks are continually added during the project.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

One thing that every team has had in common is that, at one time, they were new to Scrum. When I engage with teams to discuss implementing the Scrum framework, they often raise potential impediments to adopting Scrum. Below are the five most common objections to Scrum and why they don’t hold any weight. .

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Scrum is a lightweight agile framework that encourages team members to work on a problem together. It helps teams to gather knowledge from experience and learn self-organization through working on an issue. . Scrum is based on Empiricism, which means knowledge comes from experience. So, read on to know about scrum.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

In the "Scrum from the trenches" blog post series I like to address topics that I encounter in practicing Scrum in the real world, with real Scrum Teams. In the previous "Scrum from the trenches"-blog I talked about the Sprint Goal. During Product Backlog refinement, items are reviewed and revised.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

TL; DR: ChatGPT Product Owner Job Interview A few weeks ago, I ran a simulated job interview with ChatGPT for a fictitious Scrum Master position. Admittedly, I would not have invited this “interviewee” for an interview with other team members; however, the interview produced some remarkable answers.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 16, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Embarking on project estimations can often feel complex - where the path forward is unclear, and the potential for missteps is high. This is where the concept of T-shirt sizing shines as a simple estimation technique. What is T-shirt Sizing?

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Kiron Bondale

AUGUST 5, 2018

(If the title of my article for this week has you confused gentle reader, fret not – I’m just merging two distinct topics into a single post). Scrum Masters) might be worth their weight in gold, but they are out there. In 2003, Barry Boehm and Richard Turner coined the acronym C.R.A.C.K. Good agile leads (a.k.a.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Professional Scrum Master (PSM-I) workshop has a module that talks about the Definition of DONE (DoD) and Technical Debt. This article is a small attempt to have better clarity on these topics. As stated in Scrum Guides the Definition of Done (DoD) is –. How does DoD help in increasing transparency within the Scrum Team?

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MPUG

JUNE 23, 2023

Please find highlights from Satya Narayan Dash’s webinar – Practical Scrum Using MS Project Agile – being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content.

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In this article, we’re addressing a common question in modern project management: Do we need risk management in agile projects? The style of project management The organization may have a preferred methodology or paradigm, and the project manager (along with their team) will also assess what is right for this project.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

In Scrum classes we often ask the attendees to draw a picture of the Scrum framework, in order learn what their current understanding of the framework is. But they also bring forward many related elements that are important or even indispensable to support the Scrum framework, but are not roles, artifacts nor events.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

TL; DR: Scrum Product Owner Anti-Patterns. Hence, if you recognize some anti-patterns in your daily work, why don’t you ask the rest of the Scrum Team for support? Do you want to get this article in your inbox? The Role of the Product Owner According to the Scrum Guide. Source : Scrum Guide 2017.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The Scrum meeting is an essential part of every project’s management, especially one following Agile methodology. It’s considered a valuable source of getting real-time updates, information, and feedback from the development team. It also serves to help keep the field team aligned with the company’s goals and deadlines.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 28, 2019

have been doing Scrum trainings for a long time. During the last years, I have stressed even more the importance of understanding the nature and purpose of the Scrum Framework just at the begginning of the classes. This is, by no means, accepting distorted or flaccid applications of Scrum.

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Teamweek

JULY 2, 2020

This article will guide you through the best agile tools, taking a look at their key features and costs to inform your buying decision! Specifically, we’re going to look into tools for: Agile Planning Team/Resource Management Agile Estimation Scrum Tools for Backlog Management Source Control Continuous Integration & Deployment.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

They are derived from my fifteen years of practical experience with Scrum and XP, serving both as Product Owner and Scrum Master and interviewing dozens of Product Owner candidates on behalf of my clients. Shall I notify you about articles like this one? The Role of the Product Owner According to the Scrum Guide.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Over my 15 years of experience with Scrum, I’ve observed velocity-driven and capacity-driven sprint planning as our ways of working when we figure out the amount of work the development team can take during a sprint. Having defined throughput, let’s imagine a Scrum team running on 2-week sprints.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 23, 2019

Scrum is a simple, yet sufficient framework to build emerging products, provided you identify in advance what is worth building. The following article points at 28 Product Backlog anti-patterns — including the Product Backlog refinement process — that limit your Scrum Team’s success.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 23, 2019

Scrum is a simple, yet sufficient framework to build emerging products, provided you identify in advance what is worth building. The following article points at ideas on how to improve your product backlog management techniques — including the Product Backlog refinement process. . The Product Backlog According to the Scrum Guide.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 13, 2019

This can be considered as a long article. To help you out, I divided the article into two parts. The first part contains my personal journey in becoming a Scrum Master, the second part includes recommendations for new Scrum Masters. Both parts can be read as separate articles. Part 1 — Becoming a Scrum Master.

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Scrum.org

JULY 29, 2019

In my role as an Agile coach and Scrum trainer, I get the chance to talk to a lot of Scrum Masters and teams. When I ask them about what their team is measuring, the most common answers I hear are velocity, story points, and burn-down charts. Team health? What about business value metrics, I ask?

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Wrike

JANUARY 17, 2024

While it can be tough to manage all your assignments at work, a sprint backlog keeps you grounded so that you can pull your own weight and help your team get to the finish line, whether that’s launching a new product or refining an old service. It requires the efforts of the product owner, Scrum master, and development team for it to work.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 14, 2023

After focusing, delivering goes – as a shift towards creating customer-facing self-managing teams. In Scrum terms, this is about improving upon the Definition of Done. And in the 21st century for software development teams, this means realizing the paradigm of Continuous Delivery. Not to get stuck in mediocrity.

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Digite

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Continuing our theme of helping Agile teams understand the Kanban Method, so they can effectively adopt it for their improvement efforts, I am again honored to publish a guest article by another great friend of ours – Dave White. You will enjoy this excellent article. Cheers, Mahesh Singh. Here it is. Kanban Method.

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nTask

DECEMBER 22, 2021

If you are here to find out about that then you are in luck, because in this article, we are going to talk about sprint planning, what it contains and what are the steps that go into the sprint planning process. If your sprint planning session is successful, it will yield two important items for your development team.

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NimbleWork

APRIL 11, 2024

In this article, we delve into the significance of the WBS, its role in detailed project planning, and its application in different project management contexts. This decomposition continues until the work packages are small enough to be easily understood, estimated, assigned, and monitored.

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nTask

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

If you are on that list of managers that don’t quite understand what and how to execute when it comes to software project management process , then don’t worry, because, in this article, we are going to talk about everything software project management and why it is so important. Testing the functionalities of the software being developed.

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Agilemania

APRIL 9, 2021

Note: I have written this article assuming the reader has working experience in Agile and know the concept of Velocity. ” In my experience, “Velocity” is used to measure the Productivity of the Development Team. Stable Velocity means a team is predictable on their delivery or, would say, outcome.

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Planio

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Sprints are the backbone of any good Agile development team. But maybe more than that, sprint planning aligns the development team with the product owner. Like any relationship, the one between you and your team requires communication and clarity. Pro Tip: Use “Story points” to properly estimate tasks.

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Scrum.org

JULY 10, 2018

Often I hear people say that Scrum does not take care of risk: there is no risk log, risk is not on the agenda of the Sprint Review or Retrospective as a standard agenda-item. The Development Teams need to be accountable for the quality of the product and how it's made. How is risk managed in Scrum? Financial risk.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Nehmen Sie an einer von Stefans kommenden Professional Scrum-Schulungen teil ! Executives that are not close to the customer problems make the decisions at the portfolio level, and teams execute, which can lead to disengaged teams. SAFe is for compliance and contacts, Scrum for performance. Die Daten der Umfrage.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

THIS IS A REPOST ARTICLE DETAILING THE KEYNOTE I CO-PRESENTED AT THE LESS CONFERENCE IN 2019. This article is about how we improved on the Spotify inspired model in one tribe inside a Large Dutch Bank. Our Business Lending product is being developed by more than 20 teams spread across 3 sites. Output driven development.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Shall I notify you about articles like this one? Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! Executives that are not close to the customer problems make the decisions at the portfolio level, and teams execute, which can lead to disengaged teams. For details, see the data below.). ??

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