Scrum.org

MARCH 30, 2021

I'm encountering more and more people that are trying to solve different kind of problems with Scrum: People designing Consumer Goods. One of the key questions I start a conversation about Scrum with is Why - Why do we need Scrum? Next, we typically explore Where/When - Where would it make sense to use Scrum?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 13, 2022

When you look deeper, you see them struggling to cope with growing technical complexity, coordination costs across teams, and leadership bottlenecks. Time to Market / Time to Learn - The more complex the organization, the more time it takes to deliver value or close a learning loop.

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Planio

MAY 8, 2023

On average, IT projects come with more complexity and risk, and can quickly fall to pieces without proper due diligence, management, and leadership. with examples of IT projects) IT project management is the process of planning, organizing, running, and managing information technology projects. And that’s no simple job.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

When most people think about Agile Coaches, they tend to think about a person who comes in and assists the teams with things like: Learning Scrum, SAFe, LeSS. The fact is that Transformation requires more than Agile Coaches teaching people the ceremonies of Scrum or how to do SAFe and LeSS. Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 9, 2024

This article will review a few different thoughts on the DOD, relate the DOD to acceptance criteria, and show an example of a DOD. In the 12 years that I've been a Professional Scrum Trainer through Scrum.org, I've taught many classes on Scrum and seen many misunderstandings related to the DOD.

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Scrum.org

MAY 20, 2022

Together with Craig Larman, Bas developed Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS). A framework for scaling Scrum to medium to large products while staying true to the original Scrum principles. Contrary to what you might expect from me, I’ve minimized the use of Scrum terminology. Your focus is mostly on writing code.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 3, 2021

According to Michael James , dependencies in knowledge work — as in software development — are caused by knowledge gaps and not by the laws of physics. . Progress in development can only be made tangible through the delivery of software. Scrum teams use refinement to do this. How then can knowledge gaps be closed?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 24, 2020

Why would you launch a new project management software tool when the market is so crowded already? The Agile Manifesto was written in 2001—which was the same year Rally Software was founded. Why is there so much software choice? And why focus on improving agile retrospectives? Jordan Husney. Parabol is open source.

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Scrum.org

JULY 14, 2021

This post is a non-technical version of an academic paper about Scrum teams that I wrote with Daniel Russo. Daniel is a Professor at the University of Aalborg and is specialized in empirical software engineering. I am an organizational psychologist and Scrum practitioner with a love for survey development and statistics.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Many well-meaning practitioners have misconceptions about Scrum. Scrum is a framework for doing complex work, not a how-to playbook. This very incompleteness is one of the strengths of Scrum, but without specific guidance, some myths have evolved about the right way to run a Scrum Team. . Not all technical debt is bad.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 5, 2022

Below are the top five things I learned about Scrum from Star Wars. . #1 In these situations, teams often ask me whether they should include the uncompleted PBIs in the Sprint Review, given the team did spend time on them. . According to the 2020 Scrum Guide , the moment a PBI meets the Definition of Done, an increment is born.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 4, 2024

One of the secrets to unlocking your team's full potential lies in embracing the core values of the Scrum Framework. These are not just ideals but the foundation of Scrum that empowers teams to navigate the complexities of their projects with agility and integrity. What is the Scrum Framework?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 13, 2023

In the past 20 years, I’ve been involved in a wide variety of software- and product development efforts. At the beginning mostly as a project manager, and afterward as a Scrum Master. Sometimes I was right in the middle of a ‘waterfall’ project, other times I was 100% dedicated to a Scrum team.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 11, 2023

The product owner must have knowledge about the customer needs as well as technical expertise to ensure that the right decisions are made regarding feature selection. They must have knowledge about customer needs and technical expertise to make feature selection decisions.

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Binfire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Kanban board and scrum master play vital roles in the execution plan, ensuring the scope of work is adequately defined and managed by the product owner, especially in complicated projects. Online assessments need diligent planning and execution to accomplish project goals and meet the expected results.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 1, 2020

Today I’m partnering with Eylean to give you an overview of three agile methodologies: Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban. Scrum, Kanban and a method that blends the two (turning Scrum Kanban into Scrumban) are all quite different. Scrum is a way of managing the work within defined timescales called sprints. A Scrum board.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 28, 2019

have been doing Scrum trainings for a long time. During the last years, I have stressed even more the importance of understanding the nature and purpose of the Scrum Framework just at the begginning of the classes. This is, by no means, accepting distorted or flaccid applications of Scrum.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

TL; DR: Scrum Master Interview Questions (1). Scrum has proven time and again to be the most popular framework for software development. Given that software is eating the world , a seasoned Scrum Master is nowadays in high demand. Scrum is not a methodology, but a framework.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 10, 2023

Photo by Alora Griffiths on Unsplash The Ultimate Litmus Test: Go on Vacation If the outcome of an effective Scrum Master is to create a high-performing, self-managing team, the litmus test may be — what happens when you are not there? They evolve into technical discussions rather than opportunities to inspect and adapt.

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Project Bliss

MAY 10, 2017

Everybody’s talking about agile software development these days: project managers, software developers, IT directors, small startups and big corporations. What is Agile Software Development? Agile software development is an approach that promotes delivering value quickly to the customer.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Technical debt seems like a topic that resides completely in the domain of a Development Team. you are a non-technical person. you are a non-technical person. What is technical debt? It will get harder and harder to work on valuable new features (green) over time because you have accumulated so much technical debt (red).

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I ventured from a military manufacturing background into the tech industry, initially in a support capacity. Today, in 2023, Jira stands as arguably the most preferred project management software globally. Deciphering Agile Project Management Agile is an iterative approach, particularly effective for software development projects.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 29, 2024

( Japanese version・日本語版 ) When picturing an effective and truly agile product development team, one often imagines a software development team, pushing some software to production every day, maybe multiple times a day, ala Amazon. But not all industries, business models or technologies allow for this to happen.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 30, 2022

When I started my journey as a Scrum Master about 12 years ago, I read many books about Scrum. Although I’m not a highly technical guy, I have always worked closely with software development teams and the book contains so many great ideas that benefit development teams. Option 1: Toe Dipping. No strings attached.

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Leading Agile

JULY 3, 2023

As more and more companies scramble to untangle the code of their monolithic legacy software and get it into the cloud, strategic priorities are shifting. 10 years ago, it seemed that a little Scrum here and some coaching there would suffice. I’m Matt VanVleet, the Chief Technology Officer for Leading Agile.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 20, 2023

The project management consultants will then be hired and work closely with their clients to identify and resolve project management-related issues. ProjectManager is award-winning project management software that helps plan, manage and track projects in real time. Experience: Skills alone won’t cut it.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 22, 2023

Agile methodologies like Scrum emphasize the need for refinement to take place continuously. This is particularly relevant to complex work where even seemingly straightforward tasks can quickly take days or weeks due to unforeseen challenges. Agile methodologies like Scrum emphasize the need for refinement to take place continuously.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 13, 2023

When you look deeper, you see them struggling to cope with growing technical complexity, coordination costs across teams, and leadership bottlenecks. Time to Market / Time to Learn —  The more complex the organization, the more time it takes to deliver value or close a learning loop.

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NimbleWork

MARCH 7, 2024

This is followed closely by 29% of the organizations that are unable to align their organizational culture with the values and key principles behind the Agile framework. Source: simform.com This is typical for large enterprises and institutions running mission-critical apps and services on legacy technologies.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 5, 2018

It can be defined by answering this question: “How closely does the outcome match the expectations?”. Let’s assume you’re running out of time and need to meet a certain due date. Perhaps you’re creating a wireframe for your website, and you decide to skip the client-review step because you’re running late. Sustainability.

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Moira Alexander

JANUARY 12, 2017

Although Incremental software development methods go as far back as 1957, agile was first discussed in depth in the 1970s by William Royce who published a paper on the development of large software systems. Stakeholders and developers closely collaborate on a daily basis. A product or service is delivered with higher frequency.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

TL; DR: Scrum Sprint Planning Checklist. Read more about why Scrum checklists are a handy tool if applied at an operational, hands-on level, reduce your cognitive load, and free up time for more relevant things. Do you want to get articles like this one from the Scrum Master Survival Guide in your inbox?

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The IIL Blog

MAY 17, 2023

When the Department of Defense (DoD) decided to expand the need for more technical projects following World War II, pressure was placed upon the aerospace and defense community to develop expertise in project management. First, the PM was expected to possess a command of technology rather than merely an understanding of technology.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Is it really that important that they are autonomous, able to release frequently, interact closely with stakeholders and spend all that time on continuous improvement? And we share results from our own analyses based on actual data from stakeholders and Scrum teams that we collected through the Scrum Team Survey.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Here are some tips to get an Agile conversation going, even if in the background: Apply Agile changes to your team and speak to these changes in status reports and during project reviews. Metrics around the success and progress of a software development project are many and varied.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 25, 2021

TL; DR: Scrum Master Job — 4 Steps to Identify Suitable Employers or Clients. Are you considering a new Scrum Master job? Don’t worry; there are four steps of proactive research to identify suitable employers or clients for Scrum Masters and avoid disappointment later. The Scrum Master Job Market Is Promising.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In today’s fast-paced software development landscape, ensuring quality and efficiency is of utmost importance. Agile testing plays a vital role in achieving this balance, allowing teams to deliver high-quality software while maintaining a quick and iterative development cycle.

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