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Should the Product Owner ‘close’ Product Backlog items?

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Defining our Terms Before we delve into why having the Product Owner mark PBIs as “closed” is not a good idea, let’s define the two Scrum accountabilities at play and the Definition of Done. One tool they use to achieve this is the Product Backlog, commonly defined as the team’s “to-do” list. Here's why. What a nightmare!

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Technical Debt: What Is It & How Do I Avoid It?

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This is often due to the various forces at play that impact decision-making, like those related to the project budget, schedule or resources. There’s a term to explain this idea: technical debt. If you’re about to embark on a new project, take a moment to read about what technical debt is and why you’ll want to avoid it at all costs.

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10 Strategies for Successful Project Execution

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Is your organization failing to close the gaps between strategy and project execution? you can use to help you close those gaps, yet it isn’t easy. Let’s review strategies and tools you can use, and learn how they can help you close that gap to promote successful project execution. What is Project Execution?

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A Simple Exercise To Define The Product Of Your Scrum Team

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How can I help my team define success criteria? What if the product is a feature, a platform, or a technical component? Due to the many dependencies, the team has with other teams, departments, and suppliers, it’s not possible to ship fast. Because there’s not much to show, the Sprint Review has lost its value as well.

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Scrum Anti-Patterns GPT

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These anti-patterns can emerge due to a variety of reasons, such as resistance to change, lack of understanding of Scrum principles, or misalignment of organizational practices with Scrum values.

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Capital Budgeting: Definitions, Steps & Techniques

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First, we need to define capital budgeting, what a capital budget is and why it’s important. The time value of money is about the potential rate of return on the investment as well as the reduced purchasing power over time due to inflation. For example, not only investing in equipment, but new technology can be a capital investment.

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The 5 Phases of the Construction Process (Templates Included)

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We’ll define in depth each of the five construction phases: initiation, pre-construction, procurement, construction and post-construction. Learn more Now, let’s look more closely at each of the five construction phases. Programming and feasibility are where the planning team defines the project’s objectives and goals.