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How Poor Facilitation Of The Scrum Events Can Cause Zombie Scrum

Scrum.org

In the past years, Johannes Schartau, Christiaan Verwijs, and I wrote many articles on Zombie Scrum. I definitely see many good things happening within our community, and the teams and organizations we work with. In particular, during the Scrum events. It might seem that a team has all the important elements of Scrum in place.

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Unlock the Power in the Five Scrum Events

Scrum.org

A Scrum Event is a meeting. Given the poor reputation that meetings have, maybe it's not a surprise. Rather than replicate the name and pain of meetings, the Scrum Events are designed to replace them and be all that you need. The power of the Scrum Events is in the way they're time-boxed and in their purpose. Time-Boxes.

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What if the Scrum Master wasn't the event facilitator?

Scrum.org

Employers expect the Scrum Master to facilitate Scrum events. By taking the lead in facilitating the 5 Scrum events, the Scrum Master shows the way and enables the organization to quickly see the benefits of the new framework. In the interests of team learning, it is dangerous for the Scrum Master to focus solely on facilitation.

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What happens if a Scrum team becomes too large?

Scrum.org

According to the Scrum guide, Scrum teams typically have 10 or fewer people, including Developers, Scrum Master and Product Owner. But what happens with a Scrum team that includes more than 10 people? What if the Scrum team has 10, 15 even more people? First, the events become too long. Some people check out. .

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How to manage team conflict (& 5 strategies for conflict resolution)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We challenge leaders, we talk about risk and what might go wrong and we call people out on poor performance through project monitoring and control. Conflict should be a healthy part of any team’s development, and it’ a good way to challenge requirements and ensure that your business case and plans stand up to scrutiny.

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Definition of 'Done': What It Is and How It Supports Scrum Events

Scrum.org

In this article we will discuss: What Is the Definition of ‘Done’ How it can be used in Scrum Events What Is the Definition of ‘Done’ “The Definition of Done is a formal description of the state of the Increment when it meets the quality measures required for the product.” It supports Scrum Events.

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Event Series: Practical Kanban with MS Project Agile

MPUG

The team pulls a feature or work item from the backlog based on the available capacity, executes the work, and when complete, delivers the work incrementally. In each delivery, we have analysis, design, development, testing, and so on. Are there any specific Kanban events and can they be used with MS Project Agile?

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