Scrum.org

JANUARY 10, 2021

Updated to reflect the 2020 Scrum Guide! TL;DR; Without working software, you can’t build trust and you don’t know when you will get the next piece of working software. Once you accept this, and quality becomes non-negotiable, your Dev e lopers can focus on creating usable increments of working software.

Software Review 230

Software Review Technical Review Planning Manufacturing 230

Scrum.org

JANUARY 4, 2022

Many well-meaning Scrum practitioners have misconceptions about Scrum, which sometimes leads to creating “rules” that do not exist in the framework. Scrum is deliberately incomplete because the framework is used in complex environments where simple best practices won’t fit all situations.

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SCRUM 2020 Cadence Technical Review 228

Kiron Bondale

JULY 25, 2021

Whether a team uses a scheduled cadence for reviewing their WoW such as the use of retrospectives in Scrum, or they use a just-in-time approach they will come up with improvement ideas. Coding standards, coding reviews, non-solo coding, test-first development, and automated code quality tools are just a few choices.

Software Review 207

Software Review Cadence Development Team Review Risk Management 207

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

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. SAFe's Scrum Master is more of an Agile Team Lead. I hear a lot of questions and claims.

SCRUM 172

SCRUM Development Team Review Technical Review Cadence 172

Scrum.org

MAY 16, 2024

In our Scrum classes, we teach that Product Owners are value maximizers. Due to their limited scope of ownership (tasks or features) and span of control (single team), all they can maximize is the utilization of their team’s capacity. They study and do the work in a shared cadence (Sprint). So why not give it a try?

Agile 208

Agile Software Review Cadence Engineering 208

Scrum.org

MAY 14, 2020

In an effort to curb productivity leakage, some managers are turning to software to monitor their people. People and Interactions over tools and software. Agile has been around for a while now, but many firms still see agility as a software development solution. We are Scrum practitioners. Agile isn’t just for software.

Agile 202

Agile Technical Review Cadence Software Review 202

Digite

MARCH 12, 2018

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. In my over 25+ years in the software industry, this has been an all too familiar situation! One column per person/pair?

Development Team Review 154

Development Team Review Software Review Cadence Technical Review 154

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

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. When did you start using Scrum, and why did you choose it as the model for the Perfect Fitness Framework?

SCRUM 157

SCRUM Cadence 2018 Agile 157

Digite

MAY 15, 2018

This article is the fourth in a series of “Kanban and Scrum – Stronger Together”. In the most recent post in Steve Porter’s series, Yuval Yuret presents Scrum in a manner that is intended to educate Kanban teams. Values shouldn’t be expressed as goals like they are in the Scrum Guide. Disclaimer.

Development Team Review 93

Development Team Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM 93

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

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. SAFe's Scrum Master is more of an Agile Team Lead. I hear a lot of questions and claims.

SCRUM 123

SCRUM Development Team Review Technical Review Cadence 123

MPUG

DECEMBER 28, 2020

A new version of Scrum guide was released last month. It’s less prescriptive and seems to be intended for a wider audience group, particularly non-software users. It’s less prescriptive and seems to be intended for a wider audience group, particularly non-software users. It contains commitments for each of the Scrum artifacts.

Cadence 116

Cadence SCRUM 2020 Agile 116

Digite

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

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? You will enjoy this excellent article.

Cadence 94

Cadence SCRUM Lean Underperforming Technical Team 94

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Scrum has proven to be an effective product delivery framework for all sorts of products. However, Scrum is equally well suited to build the wrong product efficiently as its Achilles heel has always been the product discovery part. How that is supposed to happen is nowhere described in the Scrum Guide.

Software Review 194

Software Review Cadence Technical Review SCRUM 194

Scrum.org

MAY 4, 2023

By Lavaneesh Gautam , Professional Scrum Trainer Effective Stakeholder Engagement is key to the success of the product and one of the essential skills all product people should have. By Lavaneesh Gautam , Professional Scrum Trainer Question 1: What Message Do We Want To Provide? What should be the frequency of the message?

Influencer 203

Influencer Cadence Software Review SCRUM 203

Scrum.org

MAY 27, 2021

The following five simple events derived from Scrum offer leaders and managers a way of regularly checking-in with their teams, always being present for them without falling into the pitfalls of micro-management. We know Agile is not just for software teams. 4 – The Review. 1 – Planning. 5 – The retrospective.

Agile 191

Agile Cadence Technical Review Software Review 191

Scrum.org

MARCH 18, 2019

I have been hiring Scrum Masters lately. So far, I hired 2 Scrum Masters whose answer to the question didn’t have any of those metrics. Rarely do you hear Scrum practitioners bringing up Cycle Time, Lead Time, Throughput, Work Item Age. The software uses example data to show its capabilities – nice touch. Entering PSK.

Agile 158

Agile Cadence SCRUM Software Review 158

Scrum.org

MARCH 14, 2023

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. We have reviewed those ideas in an article on Team Topologies and highlighted some serious drawbacks of such an org design.

Agile 225

Agile Cadence Technical Review Development Team Review 225

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 16, 2023

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. When are Sprint Goals crafted?

Infrastructure 195

Infrastructure Cadence SCRUM Monitoring 195

The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 12, 2022

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. The scrum team has its origins in rugby, an ultimate team sport.

SCRUM 98

SCRUM Agile Lean Cadence 98

Henny Portman

JULY 26, 2020

Furthermore, neither agile or scrum contemplates how the agile team should be connected to a larger organization and to external partners who will likely have differing development processes and cadences. It puts the focus on the software and the related business processes in a powerful way by using different scenarios.

Software Review 93

Software Review Process Lean Cadence 93

Digite

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

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). Software teams frequently manage products – and that means they are expected to build new features for the product as well as fix defects reported in the product.

Underperforming Technical Team 117

Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Software Review Cadence 117

Agilemania

DECEMBER 5, 2022

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. Agile Team and Agile Release Train Cadences. Release on Demand.

Cadence 98

Cadence Agile Certification Lean 98

Agilemania

MARCH 19, 2021

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. Both Kanban and Scrum will help you to build high-quality products and provide better services with less hassle. Scrum vs. Kanban: The Definitions.

SCRUM 98

SCRUM Lean Software Review Cadence 98

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Scrum uses a concept called a “Sprint” to eliminate the risk of complex product development and deliver value sooner to stakeholders. If you ask anyone doing Scrum how long their Sprints are, they will usually respond “2 weeks”. Another is because the person championing Scrum in the organization set that Sprint length.

Cadence 124

Cadence SCRUM Software Review Leadership 124

Redbooth

APRIL 26, 2018

The model has been favored by software engineers for its efficacy and flexibility, and it’s beginning to catch on in agencies and startups. Cut down work periods through sprints, daily standups, and reviews. Scrum Master : The player-coach most akin to a project manager who oversees operations and guards the process.

Agile 128

Agile Technical Review Cadence Software Review 128

Leading Agile

APRIL 24, 2019

Business agility is what organizations are looking for; agile software development may be one enabling factor in achieving it, but it isn’t the point of a transformation. Dividing your transformation initiative along the seams of the technical infrastructure will often be a suboptimal approach. Half-Agile Transformations.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Agile Cadence Infrastructure 120

Scrum.org

JULY 31, 2023

They did not have the skills or authorization to make software and configuration changes in the banking systems. The queue of work was huge due to the long waiting times for the work in progress. Tasks belonging to these initiatives got stuck in the worklists of teams in the IT department due to unclear decision processes.

Technical Review 172

Technical Review Software Review 2022 2021 172

Leading Agile

JULY 28, 2022

They depend on the software or product they produce and their audience or market. Improved Quality of Software or Product. And whether you are producing software or some other product, the process can be applied to many different contexts. Desired business outcomes are unique to each organization or business. Cost Savings.

Agile 127

Agile Technical Review Cadence Software Review 127

Agilemania

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Apply cadence and synchronize with cross-domain planning. SAFe isn’t just about delivery or writing code but more about the people and process. SAFe isn’t just about delivery or writing code but more about the people and process. They work diligently to ensure on-time releases. Decentralize decision making.

Certification 98

Certification Agile Software Review Lean 98

MPUG

JANUARY 31, 2022

In the phases with an Agile or adaptive approach, you want to have a combination of adaptive approaches – say a combination of Scrum and Kanban. This is because you used the frameworks of Waterfall, Scrum, and Kanban within a single project! I’ve derived the word ScrumBan by combining Scrum with Kanban. Build the Scrum Part.

Agile 111

Agile Software Review SCRUM Cadence 111

Leading Agile

JULY 18, 2023

If not, then we start measuring things like people trained, teams doing Scrum, or the organization’s sentiment toward Agile to tell us if we’re succeeding. Third, how are we reproducing working tests in software? What is the acceptance criteria for Scrum? Agile needs to be tied to business-driven results.

Agile 118

Agile Software Review Certification Technical Review 118

MPUG

MARCH 8, 2021

An example of this type can be the Scrum framework. It’s usually based on a cadence. As shown in the above figure, there is no regular timeboxed iteration, but incremental delivery can happen in cadence. When you fire a gun in the dark, it’s difficult to aim due to the lack of light. Flow-based Lean-Agile.

Lean 65

Lean Software Review Technical Review Agile 65

Agilemania

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The groundwork for SAFe was formed in 4 knowledge areas – agile software development, lean product development, systems thinking, and DevOps. SAFe contains a combination of principles, processes, and best practices that help large organizations in easy adoption of agile frameworks including Lean, Kanban, and Scrum. Code Quality.

Agile 98

Agile Lean Software Review Technical Review 98

Digite

JUNE 13, 2018

Compared to Scrum, Kanban is a young work-management method. Anderson best articulated its application to software development, in 2013, in the foundational book Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business, and its adoption hasn’t been as universal as Scrum’s during the early days of Agile software development.

Agile 110

Agile Technical Review Cadence Software Review 110

Agilemania

DECEMBER 2, 2021

SAFe endorses alignment, transparency, collaboration, and product delivery involving large size teams.The core of SAFe is based on four bodies of knowledge which are agile software development, lean product development, systems thinking, and DevOps. Apply cadence and synchronize with cross-domain planning. Take an economic view.

Technical Review 98

Technical Review Agile Software Review Lean 98

Leading Agile

APRIL 7, 2023

I wasn’t around when things like XP and Scrum were invented, but I have been lucky enough to spend time with many of the original signers of the Manifesto. That having weekly planning cadences; daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives would give people a reason to get in the same room and collaborate. Why is it so difficult?

Agile 133

Agile Governance Government Underperforming Technical Team 133

Velociteach

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Even well-meaning scrum masters and managers of agile organizations ask me, “My agile team is struggling. Since only a third of the features in enterprise software are commonly used, delivering incrementally reduces waste. Inadequate Agile Training The Scrum Guide states, “Scrum is easy to learn but hard to master.”

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Underperforming Technical Team Agile Software Review Cadence 85