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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Growing cross-functionality = growing skills = raising mastery = higher motivation = higher effectivity. Reminder: the objective of the Sprint Retrospective is to plan ways to increase quality and effectiveness. Don't want to miss any of these blog posts? Let’s have a look at the Sprint Retrospective.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Rigidity in Planning: project managers accustomed to fixed and detailed upfront planning may struggle with Scrum's adaptive and iterative nature, which is essential for maximizing value. Learn to Embrace Change: Develop comfort with evolving requirements and plans. Don't want to miss any of these blog posts?

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APRIL 1, 2024

Potential dangers for project managers, just picking out two from my experiences Fixed Mindset: Project Managers might be accustomed to rigid plans and processes, which can hinder adaptability. Empower team members to take ownership of work and collaborate to overcome challenges. Don't want to miss any of these blog posts?

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SCRUM Agile Planning Process 141

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

In the past series of blog posts we covered the three pillars of Empiricism, and we covered the Scrum Values. It provides flexibility in the work needed to achieve the goal. This same Sprint Goal also provides focus to encourage team members to work together, rather than working on an individual basis.

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JANUARY 1, 2024

Not that these project management methodologies were no good; they did help me understand what works and what doesn't in a given context. With the teams I worked with, we always found solutions living the agile value. Don't want to miss any of these blog posts? We have some scheduled in the coming period.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

In the past series of blog posts we covered the three pillars of Empiricism, and we covered the Scrum Values. It provides a target to plan against and allows the Scrum Team to define what items would be needed to fulfil this goal. Don't want to miss any of these blog posts? Let’s take a look at the Product Backlog.

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SCRUM Risk Management Defining Risk 177

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MARCH 12, 2024

Potential dangers for project managers, just picking out two from my experiences Overlooking Increment-Level Quality: Project Managers may focus on task-level or work-item-level quality. Encourage team members to take ownership of quality in their work and to actively seek ways to improve processes and outcomes.

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SCRUM Process Agile Planning 160

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AUGUST 25, 2022

Growing cross-functionality = growing skills = raising mastery = higher motivation = higher effectivity. . For this you, together with the other Scrum Team members manage your work: creating a plan, executing the plan, adapting the plan. For sure the skills specific to the type of product you are working on.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

During Sprint Planning, the Developers in collaboration with the Product Owner define a Sprint Goal. Further during Sprint Planning, the Developers agree how they plan to reach the goal - for example: which items do we take on first? Don't want to miss any of these blog posts? We have some scheduled in the coming period.

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SCRUM Defining Planning 182

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JUNE 23, 2022

Growing cross-functionality = growing skills = raising mastery = higher motivation = higher effectivity. . Let’s start with Sprint Planning. . Remember the objective of Sprint Planning: to have a plan for the Sprint. How will the chosen work get done? what is expected more specifically for Sprint Planning?

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AUGUST 4, 2022

Growing cross-functionality = growing skills = raising mastery = higher motivation = higher effectivity. . Reminder: the objective of a Sprint Backlog is to bring transparency on the work that the Developers plan to accomplish during the Sprint in order to achieve the Sprint Goal. Don't want to miss any of these blog posts?

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AUGUST 17, 2023

And they participate in the Retrospectives to adapt their way of working to reach their goal of improving effectiveness. Summary: In order to fulfil their accountability, the Developers actively participate in the adaptation of each of the Scrum artefacts, the Definition of Done and the way of working, during each of the Scrum Events.

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SCRUM Initiating Controlling Process 154

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AUGUST 31, 2023

When the Scrum values are embodied by the Scrum Team and the people they work with, the empirical Scrum pillars come to life, building trust. Let’s take Sprint Planning to start with. Commit to achieve the Sprint Planning’s expected outcome: lay out the work to be performed during the Sprint.

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SCRUM Planning 190

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

When the Scrum values are embodied by the Scrum Team and the people they work with, the empirical Scrum pillars come to life, building trust. So far I have covered the Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Retrospective and Sprint Review. Have the Courage to work on items that are outside your comfort zone.

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SCRUM Planning 179

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

When the Scrum values are embodied by the Scrum Team and the people they work with, the empirical Scrum pillars come to life, building trust. Commitment to achieve the Sprint Retrospective’s expected outcome: having planned ways to increase quality and effectiveness. Have the Courage to work on the difficult topics.

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SCRUM Planning 176

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JULY 14, 2022

Growing cross-functionality = growing skills = raising mastery = higher motivation = higher effectivity. . Reminder: the objective of the Sprint Retrospective is to plan ways to increase quality and effectiveness. Don't want to miss any of these blog posts? Let’s have a look at the Sprint Retrospective. .

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SCRUM Process Planning 184

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Let’s take Sprint Planning to start with. Why do we want to keep working on this product? They also decided how to do their Sprint Planning. These are only a few examples of what a Scrum Team can decide during Sprint planning. During Sprint Planning, the Scrum Team decides on why, what, how, when and who​.

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Planning SCRUM 165

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

When the Scrum values are embodied by the Scrum Team and the people they work with, the empirical Scrum pillars come to life, building trust. Commitment to achieve the Daily Scrum’s expected outcome: produce an actionable plan for the next day of work, bringing the team closer to the Sprint Goal.

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SCRUM Planning 181

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AUGUST 10, 2023

And s/he participates in adapting the ways of working, typically related to the management of the PBL. Summary: In order to fulfil his/her accountability the Product Owner will frequently adapt the Product Backlog, and as part of the Scrum Team also the Sprint Backlog and the ways of working. Don't want to miss any of these blog posts?

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SCRUM Closing Initiating Controlling 134

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

Why do we have Sprint Planning sessions every other week, why does our Product Owner has these or those accountabilities, why did we started using a team board after all, why did. . There are loads of blogs and articles on specific practices, tools and techniques. Next week we'll start with Transparency and Sprint Planning.

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SCRUM Planning 169

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JANUARY 15, 2024

And by no means can I be complete in one blog post… Providing oversight and coordination, includes planning, monitoring and controlling. It also shows what we currently think will be the next most important items to work on. It’s a planning artefact. Don't want to miss any of these blog posts?

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SCRUM Monitoring Construction Governance 154

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NOVEMBER 24, 2022

. - Scrum Values : when the Scrum Team lives the values of commitment, courage, focus, openness and respect, then empiricism starts to work and trust is being built. They build up all skills needed to create value each and every Sprint, and they can decide what work needs to be done, who does it and how to do it in the most effective way.

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SCRUM Planning 172

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JANUARY 15, 2024

And by no means can I be complete in one blog post… Providing oversight and coordination, includes planning, monitoring and controlling. It also shows what we currently think will be the next most important items to work on. It’s a planning artefact. Don't want to miss any of these blog posts?

SCRUM 150

SCRUM Monitoring Construction Governance 150

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

In the past series of blog posts we covered the three pillars of Empiricism, and we covered the Scrum Values. So far I have covered the Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective. Don't want to miss any of these blog posts? Now what can the Scrum Team decide during each of the Scrum Events?

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Technical Review SCRUM Initiating Planning 157

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 11, 2019

Cost and plans: There’s a free version to allow you to test out a limited number of features. CAPM® plans are slightly cheaper. BrainBOK is an app from Harwinder Singh, the project management expert behind the PMP® prep blog, Deep Fried Brain. I’m not a massive fan of flashcards although I know they work for some people.

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Technical Review Software Review Certification Process 277

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JUNE 1, 2023

Or compared to working agreements such as processes, decision taking, quality levels, etc Developers can use each of the Scrum Events for this. During the Sprint Review and Sprint Planning they ask questions about their progress towards the Product Goal. Don't want to miss any of these blog posts?

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SCRUM Initiating Closing Controlling 139

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MARCH 30, 2023

Let’s take Sprint Planning to start with. What more do we need to have a conversation about before we start the work in the Sprint? Sprint Planning though allows this to be confirmed as there might be new insights since the last refinement and during the Sprint Review. Don't want to miss any of these blog posts?

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Planning SCRUM Controlling Process 181

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AUGUST 24, 2023

Summary: In order to fulfil her/his accountability, the Scrum Master facilitates the Scrum Team so they themselves identify what brings most value when adapting their Scrum Artifacts, the Definition of Done and the way of working. Don't want to miss any of these blog posts? We have some scheduled in the coming period.

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SCRUM Initiating Controlling Defining 148

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

It needs a self-managing, and especially a cross-functional team, a team living the Scrum Values, to make it work in a way that it brings the needed transparency with regards to the quality of your solution/product. . ?? So how is Done, the Definition of Done important during Sprint Planning? How will the chosen work get done?

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Planning SCRUM 211

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JANUARY 19, 2023

Remember from earlier posts: I will repeat the above few lines in the coming blog posts: repeating = learning. ;-) So far in earlier posts I have covered the Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Retrospective and Sprint Review. Don't want to miss any of these blog posts? It is about reaching ”a common understanding”.

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SCRUM Controlling Planning Process 178

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JUNE 22, 2023

Work is indicated as in progress, or done. Work no longer deemed necessary is removed. Newly identified work that is needed to achieve the Sprint Goal is added. Correct, the Developers might change and add work. But hey, this is more work!? Don't want to miss any of these blog posts? Does it matter though?

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SCRUM Controlling Planning Process 153

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

When the Scrum values are embodied by the Scrum Team and the people they work with, the empirical Scrum pillars come to life, building trust. What was planned for yet didn’t work out as expected. Don't want to miss any of these blog posts? Reminder: the Scrum Values are Commitment, Focus, Openness, Respect, and Courage.

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SCRUM Planning 150

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JUNE 30, 2022

Growing cross-functionality = growing skills = raising mastery = higher motivation = higher effectivity. . Reminder: the objective of the Daily Scrum is for the Developers to inspect their progress towards the Sprint Goal, and adapt their plan - their Sprint Backlog - as needed to reach this objective. Where are we today?

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SCRUM Risk Management Risk Monitoring 147

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

When the Scrum values are embodied by the Scrum Team and the people they work with, the empirical Scrum pillars come to life, building trust. Being open to understand the colleagues and respecting their experiences allows the team to identify the work that is really needed to reach the Sprint Goal.

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SCRUM Planning 157

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

It needs a self-managing, and especially a cross-functional team, a team living the Scrum Values, to make it work in a way that it brings the needed transparency with regards to the quality of your solution/product. ?? Don't want to miss any of these blog posts? The concept Done is the fourth of these concepts.

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SCRUM Planning 182

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

Does it have enough mandate to decide how to do their work? After this second part in the series - Transparency was the first, Inspection the second - I am curious to hear from you what your most important insight is so far, what you did or plan to do with it, and how we can help you further in your agile adventures. ?Feel

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SCRUM Initiating Closing Controlling 221

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

It needs a self-managing, and especially a cross-functional team, a team living the Scrum Values, to make it work in a way that it brings the needed transparency with regards to the quality of your solution/product. ?? Any plan answers a few questions, and in this case these covered as follows: Why: the Sprint Goal.

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