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Could a Scrum GPT Challenge Scrum Masters?

Scrum.org

TL; DR: The Rise of the Scrum GPT Fewer Jobs for Scrum Masters, and now we see the universal Scrum GPT entering the competition: Will Scrum Masters change from essential practitioners to a niche role? The job market is currently challenging for many agile practitioners, particularly Scrum Masters.

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Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management: UVA Darden Course Review

Rebel’s Guide to PM

In other words, if you are finding that the ‘guess how long a task takes’ school of estimating and project planning isn’t working out for you, then this course will quickly help you up your game. There are also case study questions that you answer via the discussion prompts. You don’t have to answer these, but why wouldn’t you?

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Five reasons why Scrum is not helping in getting twice the work done in half the time

Scrum.org

It is not only because the book is good, but I felt connected with one of the case studies. Scrum doesn’t help complete the product faster rather than how quickly a team can release a product. They got training on Scrum, understood concepts, and formed teams, but struggle to commit. I went through the book and loved it.

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Best PMI-ACP Exam Prep Books

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Part 3 of the book covers agile and hybrid project management in complex settings, and there are a couple of case studies in appendices to further help you understand how the methods work in real life. The section on user stories with Scrum is great if you work in a Scrum team. Agile Estimating and Planning by Mike Cohn.

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Useless Agile Metrics

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Useless Agile Metrics Ideally, a metric is a leading indicator for a pattern change, allowing your Scrum team to analyze the cause in time and take countermeasures. Learn more about useless agile metrics, from individual velocity to estimation accuracy to utilization rates. ? However, what if you picked the wrong metrics?

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13 Reasons to Choose Agile Project Management Methods

LiquidPlanner

You’ve a few case studies, you’ve perhaps even seen agile working effectively at other companies. Robust agile estimation methods can improve quality by 250%. That’s largely down to consistent use of user stories, story points and breaking down stories into tasks with hour-based estimates.

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Project Management Artifacts: Essential Tools to Enhance Project Management

Project Pulse Journal

Methods vary depending on the project description and scope, ranging from data gathering and analysis techniques to estimation and planning approaches, including collaboration techniques and workflow optimization. Scrum methodology and the Adaptive Project Framework (APF) can guide you on this. Process Groups: A Practice Guide.