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How to Use Flow Metrics to Optimize Product Delivery

Scrum.org

Flow Metrics provide insightful data points illuminating a work item's journey from inception to completion. We will have collected the timestamp data while tracking Work Item Age. By recording all of the Cycle Times for individual work items over an iteration, you have data to create a scatterplot. What Are Flow Metrics?

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Working with the Retrospective Board in Hybrid-Scrum Projects

MPUG

For Scrum , it happens at the end of the Sprint , whereas for Kanban , it can be based on cadence. For this article, our case study will refer to the Hybrid-Scrum project modality. As with the Scrum framework, we will have retrospectives built into our Hybrid-Agile plan. Yes, we can, and we will see how in this article.

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How I transformed “multiple Scrum teams” into “multiple team Scrum”

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Intended audience: Scrum masters, Product owners, Managers and Agile coaches. I was successful with optimising for feature size that could be delivered in a two-sprint cadence. This approach is ideal to get a cadence from the influx of new features to done, closing the empirical process control loop from design to delivery.

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How to Set and Achieve Effective Sprint Goals

Scrum.org

Many teams grapple with the intricacies of Scrum, and one of the most pivotal components is the Sprint Goal. Thanks to our reviewers: Ralph Jocham | Scrum.org TLDR; The Sprint Goal is the heart of Scrum, representing the team's commitment to the value derived from the Sprint's outcome. Sprint Goal videos!

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Tips from the trenches: How to Start Up Three new Scrum teams Simultaneously.

Scrum.org

I was hired by a bank to help them to get started with agile and Scrum. Most people who see the value of the Scrum Master role will agree that a seasoned scrum master can support up to three experienced teams when sprinting. But is one Scrum Master enough to start up three teams from scratch simultaneously? Day 4 and 5.

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The Difference Between Right Sizing and Same Sizing of Work Items (and Why You Should Care)

Scrum.org

Right-sizing in Agile refers to the practice of customizing the size of work items in your backlog to match their inherent complexity and effort required to the time interval of your cadence. Backlog Management and Sprint Planning In Scrum, backlog management and sprint planning are at the heart of successful product delivery.

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13 Reasons to Choose Agile Project Management Methods

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The right data can reduce bench time, improve resource utilization, and highlight when the team is able to take on new work – all crucial to making smart business decisions. If you are talking to execs about why agile is a good choice for your business, then have your cost data available before you bring money into the conversation.

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