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The Rhythmic Dance of Agile with Cadence

MPUG

Now, you might be thinking what exactly a dance has to do with cadence in Agile? Let’s start first with the definition of cadence. Cadence – Definition and Basics. One can define cadence in Agile as follows: Cadence is a regular, predictable pattern of development work in Agile.

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The Rhythmic Dance of Agile with Cadence

Management Yogi

ACP 21 Contact Hours ACP Book ACP Live Lessons Agile Project Management Book (I Want To Be An ACP) Cadence Kanban Scaled Agile Scrum Odissi (pronounced o-dee-shee) is one of the classical dances of India from the coastal state of Odisha.

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A 2021 Guide to Kanban Cadences to help Align Your Business Communication

nTask

Compared to other methodologies out there like scrum , this methodology might seem unpredictable or unorganized due to its flexibility, but in reality, the Kanban project management methodology operates in certain choreographed rhythms. What are Kanban Cadences?

2021 78
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Agile Scrum Roles, Ceremonies, Strategy and Projects

The Strategic Project Manager

The concepts of scrum are powerful in business, not only in software development but also in other areas. This post reviews the basics of agile scrum roles, ceremonies, and their impact on developing strategy and managing projects. Agile Scrum Roles. Agile Scrum Ceremonies.

2022 98
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Scrum Events Reduce Meetings

Scrum.org

One of the first things that I usually hear after describing the Scrum framework and its five events to someone new to Scrum is, “that’s a lot of meetings!” . . Only the Daily Scrum happens every day, and that event has a 15-minute timebox. Daily Scrum.

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Scrum is not an excuse to ignore emergencies

Scrum.org

In Scrum, the Product Owner is accountable for maximizing product value for the customer. That’s the focus of the entire Scrum framework, where value is delivered frequently and incrementally. But sometimes, the customer can jeopardize the value the Scrum Team is set to deliver.

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Scrum: 20 Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! Scrum’s Sprint Planning aims to align the Developers and the Product Owner on what to build next, delivering the highest possible value to customers.

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5  misconceptions about Scrum's Sprint Event

Scrum.org

Many well-meaning Scrum practitioners have misconceptions about Scrum, which sometimes leads to creating “rules” that do not exist in the framework. So, there are no directions about HOW to run your Scrum team. The Sprint is one of the five events defined in the Scrum Guide.

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Die 4 Elemente der Scrum Empirie

Scrum.org

In Kürze: Die 4 Elemente der Scrum Empirie. In seinem Theorieteil verweist der Scrum Guide auf die drei Elemente der Scrum Empirie: Transparenz, Inspektion und Adaption. Lesen Sie weiter und erfahren Sie mehr über das vollständige Bild des empirischen Modells von Scrum. ??

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Employee Engagement and Professional Scrum - Part 1 of 5

Scrum.org

However, applying frameworks like Scrum or Kanban in a professional manner will often lead to improvements in engagement, and that will be reflected in future survey results. Matt's next Online Professional Scrum Master class will run October 18 - 19, 2022.

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How Scrum event timeboxes make your team more effective

Scrum.org

Every Scrum event has a maximum allowable time period to carry it out, called a timebox. There seems to be a misunderstanding about applying timeboxes in Scrum. While Scrum events have a maximum amount of time, they do not have a minimum amount of time. Scrum Event Timeboxes.

2022 210
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Showing up: Why your Scrum Master mindset is everything

Scrum.org

What is one of the most important aspects of holding the Scrum Master accountability? Read on to see why your mindset and what you bring of yourself to your Scrum practice are critical to success. What “showing up” as a Scrum Master means.

2022 215
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The Difference Between The Kanban Method and Scrum

Digite

In this article, he outlines the similarities of the two as WIP Limiting, Pull-based systems – with cadences and a focus on learning – while also explaining their differences. A question that I often get while speaking with people is: What is the difference between Kanban and Scrum? Scrum. Scrum is primarily influenced by the Agile Manifesto which describes the “Agile” value system. Cadences. Many Kanban teams have a Queue replenishment cadences.

2018 94
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Beyond Mechanical Scrum

Scrum.org

The teams at his company had well established cadences for their Scrum events; well-oiled Daily Scrums that are done within 15 minutes and result in transparency of what the team will do for the next 24-hours. Reading between the lines, I think he saw the difference between going beyond an implementation of the mechanics of Scrum and embracing the true Agile mindset. The Scrum Guide is explicit in stating that Scrum is a framework.

2019 143
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28+2 Sprint Anti-Patterns Holding Back Scrum Teams

Scrum.org

Welcome to the Sprint anti-patterns article from my series on Scrum anti-patterns, covering the three Scrum roles—pardon me: accountabilities—and addressing the contributions of stakeholders and the IT/line management. Source : Scrum Guide 2020. There is no such thing in Scrum.

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Using OKRs with Scrum and Evidence Based Management

Scrum.org

Embedding OKRs into Scrum's Inspect/Adapt Cadence. Scrum's ability to provide executives with an ability to inspect real progress based on product increments, and then adapt, underpins a superior operating model to the predictive, large batch planning and execution model of Waterfall.

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Scrum or Kanban for Application Support teams?

Digite

The questioner asked – “I have recently joined a company and to one of the projects that I’m engaged we have this Scrum team that has a mixed backlog (USs and Bugs). My question is: Am I missing something that could make this team to work better and to keep this structure of application support + product increment while using Scrum? Frequently, especially in a Scrum environment, it can be difficult to match the cadence of doing both. Not Scrum OR Kanban.

2018 117
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Professionalism in Scrum. What does it mean to be a Professional

Scrum.org

Doing Scrum is not enough! The precious result will not be achieved just by understanding and following the rules and principles of the Scrum Framework. Every day organisations are starting and failing with business agility, praise and blame Scrum. Professionalism in Scrum.

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Scrum Vs. Kanban: Uncover the Key Considerations

Agilemania

Scrum vs. Kanban is one of the most trending comparisons in the world of agile methodology! However, while Scrum and Kanban both have differences, their principles are the same. Though Scrum is one of the most popular methods in agile, organizations are recently choosing Kanban.

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Improving SAFe Through Professional Scrum

Scrum.org

SAFe includes Scrum - so how come many Scrum practitioners and thought leaders consider it unsafe? It takes advantage of established frameworks and techniques that work well - Scrum being the first and foremost of those. When it comes to the Program level SAFe doesn't try to reinvent either - but here it uses Scrum/Kanban as a starting point and innovates in order to deal with some specific challenges of larger programs. This is similar to the Scrum Planning Onion.

2018 144
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Kanban and Scrum Together – Not So Fast

Digite

Continuing our theme of facilitating Scrum and Kanban, we’re honored to publish another guest blog post by Dave White on ‘Kanban and Scrum Together – Not So Fast’. Here Dave white has shared his thoughts on the article ‘Kanban and Scrum Together’ written by Steve Porter. KANBAN AND SCRUM TOGETHER – NOT SO FAST. A colleague of mine who works at Scrum.org now posted a blog about how Kanban and Scrum are stronger together.

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

Scrum.org

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. By consequence non-Scrum meetings will die out.

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Improving SAFe thru Professional Scrum

Scrum.org

SAFe includes Scrum - so how come many Scrum practitioners and thought leaders consider it unsafe? It takes advantage of established frameworks and techniques that work well - Scrum being the first and foremost of those. When it comes to the Program level SAFe doesn't try to reinvent either - but here it uses Scrum/Kanban as a starting point and innovates in order to deal with some specific challenges of larger programs. This is similar to the Scrum Planning Onion.

2018 114
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???? Valeurs Scrum dans la pratique

Scrum.org

Dans cet article j'explore les Valeurs Scrum dans la pratique et pourquoi ils sont nécessaires pour créer un environnement de travail propice à Scrum professionnel. Quand j'arrive dans une nouvelle entreprise, je propose assez rapidement un atelier sur les valeurs Scrum.

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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. Introduction.

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A Review Of Scrum For Kanban Teams

Digite

This article is the fourth in a series of “Kanban and Scrum – Stronger Together”. Inspired by Steve Porter’s efforts to bring process practitioners closer together and educate Scrum practitioners, I’m writing a shadow series of posts that will follow the Kanban and Scrum – Stronger Together series and continue my own efforts to clear up misconceptions between practitioners of these methods. And maybe that isn’t how Scrum is taught.

2018 93
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Tips from the trenches: How to startup 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. Introduction.

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Minimal measures for minimal stability in a complex world (that will help you optimize your Scrum)

Gunther Verheyen

Scrum, in its more general definition, is a simple framework to help us address complex challenges. Scrum is increasingly being discovered as a simple framework to address complex problems and situations other than software and product development. Agile Scrum

2019 55
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Difference Between Agile Project Management and Scrum

Brad Egeland

Scrum is also the framework of agile for completing complex projects. The scrum master is a facilitator of an agile team. Many organizations take CSM training and certifying their skills in practicing Scrum. This page is a comparison between Agile and Scrum and outlines the main difference between them. Scrum: An iterative software model that follows a set of roles, responsibilities, and meetings that do not change with time. What is Scrum?

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Scrum Vs. Kanban: Uncover the Key Considerations

Agilemania

Scrum vs. Kanban is one of the most trending comparisons in the world of agile methodology! However, while Scrum and Kanban both have differences, their principles are the same. Though Scrum is one of the most popular methods in agile, organizations are recently choosing Kanban.

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Kanban Boards vs. Scrum Boards: How Are They Different?

Teamweek

Right now, project managers are falling in love with Scrum and Kanban boards. If you are interested in using these systems, it’s worth spending time learning more about Kanban boards vs. Scrum boards. Kanban is often used when Scrum doesn’t work for a team’s needs. Cadence.

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9 Best Practices for Your Daily Scrum Meeting

Project Bliss

When my team first started holding a daily scrum meeting, it honestly felt awkward. From the lessons I’ve learned through experience, I’ve compiled nine best practices that have helped our daily scrum meetings stay focused and efficient. I proposed the Daily Scrum Meeting, along with two other activities , as an Agile practice you can adopt if you want to gain some of the benefits of Agile – even if your team hasn’t adopted full Agile.

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An Agile Scrum Process Diagram for Strategic PM

The Strategic Project Manager

This post outlines the essentials of the agile scrum process. It then looks at implications of the agile scrum process for project management and strategy. A Basic Agile Scrum Process Diagram. The diagram above provides a basic structure for organizing a scrum process. It consists of the following key elements or steps: Organization strategy – This is apart from the scrum process itself, but is a necessary input. Sprints set a cadence for the team.

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Kanban to manage Complex/ Quick Moving Situations

Digite

Most people, as well as me, are used to Scrum (or more likely Zombie-Scrum or Scrum-But ), but I believe it is too early to do proper Scrum here. In the usual Scrum process, the P.O. The Kanban boards and cadences ensure that everyone is aware and aligned; and if there are conflicts, they are resolved during one of these meetings (other than the Daily Standup). Is this you?

2018 154
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Scrum For Fitness and Nutrition Programs - An Interview with Head Down Heart Up Founder, Evan Cook

Scrum.org

Recently, I connected with Evan Cook, the founder of Head Down Heart Up (HDHU), a fitness and nutrition organization that has “The Perfect Fitness Framework,” which is a program based on Scrum, designed to simplify food and fitness. As we continue to see the use of Scrum outside of IT, I thought it would be great to learn more about what he is doing. As part of the discussion, I interviewed Evan about how he is using Scrum, and I thought it would be great to share this on our Blog.

2018 137
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Break Down Silos! Enhance User-Centricity with UX on Scrum Teams

Scrum.org

I often see User Experience (UX) Designers struggle to align focus, work, and approach with Scrum Teams building increments of product in iterations of 30 days or fewer. I'm trying to work side-by-side with the team, but I'm always a bit ahead of them, so what should we talk about in our Daily Scrum?". "I UX and Scrum: Better Together. But UX Designers don’t have to work in silos, away from Scrum Teams. UX and Scrum: More to Come!

2019 143
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Big Rocks moved in 2020

Gunther Verheyen

I call myself an independent Scrum Caretaker. It reflects who I am, how I feel, what I do: caring for Scrum AND caring for people. I call myself an independent Scrum Caretaker on a journey of humanizing the workplace with Scrum. I organize my work on a weekly cadence.

2020 83
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Weekly Scrum Interview Question - What is the Duration of a Sprint?

Scrum.org

This question "What is the duration of a Sprint" is seemingly simple, but depending on the interviewing situation, company, interviewer, and their familiarity with Scrum you might need to give them more or less details and answer additional questions your answer might bring up. Not Scrum. Firstly, if your Sprint duration is longer than a month, you are not doing Scrum. Just remember that Scrum framework can be practiced in its entirety for the result to be Scrum.

2019 113
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Scaling Agile Practices – Improve Business Outcomes

Agilemania

Develop on Cadence; Release on Demand. In SAFe®, this is known as Develop on Cadence, a coordinated set of practices that support Agile Teams by providing a reliable series of events and activities that occur on a regular, predictable schedule. Scrum Master.

2022 98
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To Fix Your OKRs – Go Back to First (Familiar) Principles

Scrum.org

Figuring out the right Cadence . It’s all about finding the “goldilocks” cadence that provides frequent enough transparency and the opportunity to inspect and adapt at the right level. The Scrum framework provides one example of how such a cadence could look. Context.

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