Scrum.org

MARCH 9, 2024

Let's have a look at the Scrum Guide. Also, the Definition of Done is a formal description of the state of the Increment when it meets the quality measures required for the product to be released. For that reason, the only thing which can be demonstrated in the Sprint Review is working product. What does this mean? Nothing else!

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Scrum.org

MAY 17, 2021

One of my customers is hiring for the Scrum Master Role and asked if I had a handy-dandy Scrum Master Job Spec that they could use. Here is my best effort to use the existing job postings, and combine them with the latest version of the Scrum Guide. Professional Scrum Master. . Hiring a Professional Scrum Master.

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Scrum.org

MAY 15, 2023

The following article offers a primer to creating ChatGPT prompts for Scrum practitioners to get you started running. Zur deutschsprachigen Version des Artikels: 60 ChatGPT-Prompts Plus Prompt Engineering Guide für Scrum-Praktiker. ? Are you planning to hire a new Scrum Master? ? ? ?? Create a Definition of Done.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 20, 2022

TL; DR: Scrum Master Interview Questions on the Sprint Review. Scrum has repeatedly proven 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. Which makes any Scrum Master interview a challenging task.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 11, 2023

The Definition of ‘Done’ is probably the most misunderstood concept of the Scrum framework. Scrum Guide 202 0 The Definition of ‘Done’ provides a shared understanding among Creators-(The Scrum Team- Developers, Product Owner, and Scrum Master) as well as Inspectors (the stakeholders).

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2019

That’s largely due to agile’s ability to adapt to change and incorporate customer feedback, both of which are essential in today’s world where technology is constantly evolving, and swathes of information are just a few clicks away—including public customer reviews. The Definition of Done in Agile.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 29, 2023

TL; DR: Scrum Team Failure This post on Scrum team failure addresses three categories from the Scrum anti-patterns taxonomy that are closely aligned: Planning and process breakdown, conflict avoidance and miscommunication, and inattention to quality and commitment, often resulting in a Scrum team performing significantly below its potential.

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Leading Agile

APRIL 11, 2024

It meets all acceptance criteria and satisfies the definition of done as per the backlog. But a shift in mindset isn’t going to address the real organizational issues, business architecture issues, technology architecture issues, HR issues, and technical debt that reside within your organization.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Scrum Methodology. What It Is: Scrum is a short “sprint” approach to managing projects. The scrum methodology is It’s ideal for teams of no more than 10 people, and often is wedded to two-week cycles with short daily meetings, known as daily scrum meetings. It’s led by what is called a Scrum master.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 17, 2023

TL; DR: ChatGPT Prompts for Scrum Practitioners. Last week, I ran an “interview” with ChatGPT as an applicant for a fictitious Scrum Master position based on questions from Scrum Master Interview Guide. Think twice if you still believe this technology is a fad or a toy. ChatGPT Prompt for Scrum Masters.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 30, 2022

If anything, more risk was created due to the inability to effectively refine Product Backlog Items (PBIs) before they were needed. Backlog refinement is not an event in single-team Scrum. First things first: in single-team Scrum refinement is not an official event. The Definition of Ready does not exist.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 17, 2024

The "Definition of Done" (DoD) is a cornerstone in project management that ensures every task, feature, or phase meets established criteria before being considered complete. What is the Definition of Done? This definition ensures transparency and quality control as features pass the development process.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 15, 2024

Beyond Scrum , several Agile frameworks were developed to address the unique needs and challenges of projects and teams. It encourages continuous delivery and improvement without the fixed iterations of Scrum. Agile methodologies offer a path to mastering these challenges. What Makes Kanban Agile?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 3, 2023

What are the 5 events in Scrum? Chances are that you said something like “Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, and…. The Sprint is the most commonly overlooked event in Scrum. In fact, many people don’t even realize that it is an event in Scrum. Can you name them?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In many large organizations, Scrum teams fall into the ‘feature factory’ trap, focusing more on churning out features than creating real value. Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024! It’s too bad that this shift undermines Agile principles and hampers long-term success and innovation.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 29, 2020

Scrum is a flexible framework that’s designed to help self-organized teams execute projects quickly in an agile environment. Thus, successful agile sprints make use of scrum software and scrum artifacts to convey key information, deliver transparency and keep the project rolling on time. What Are Scrum Artifacts?

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Professional Scrum Master (PSM-I) workshop has a module that talks about the Definition of DONE (DoD) and Technical Debt. As stated in Scrum Guides the Definition of Done (DoD) is –. This is the definition of ‘Done’ for the Scrum Team and it is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment.

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Scrum.org

MAY 8, 2023

TL; DR: Life Is a Negotiation; Why Would Scrum Be Different? Life is a negotiation; why would Scrum be different, particularly given its egalitarian nature? As you may recall, no one on a Scrum team can tell anyone else what to do, how to do it, or when to do it. Rant: Scrum Masters are no Project Managers ! ? ? ??

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Scrum.org

JULY 25, 2023

As Scrum.org trainers, we often come across common misconceptions from course attendees about Agile and Scrum. We tend to hear red flags of misalignment when we explore folk's current definitions and understanding of Agile and Scrum at the start of our courses. Scrum: Scrum is thought of as a methodology.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2022

Here is what we learned from an invaluable brainstorming session with our Tech Lead. A project manager knows that these project fundamentals will guide decisions throughout the project, so their role in this initial phase is to support the team in forming a shared understanding and clear definitions of these fundamentals.

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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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Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

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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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Scrum celebrated its 25 year anniversary last year with an update to the Scrum Guide and lots of socially distanced parties. Over that quarter of a century, Scrum has gone from a niche method used by software developers to mainstream adoption with many millions of people using Scrum or at least parts of Scrum every day.

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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? But, while you enjoy your well-deserved Stay-cation, do they uphold their Definition of Done?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 28, 2020

In every Professional Scrum class, we talk about Done as an important concept in Scrum. And very often some students would get surprised when we tell this simple truth: The whole point of Scrum is to have a Done product at the end of a Sprint. When we think about the Definition of Done at first, we often think in broad terms.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Or a critical part of a Scrum team’s journey of continuous improvement? In my experience, Scrum teams start utilizing Retrospectives to their full potential when they embrace a short set of Retrospective first principles, outlining the essence of the Why, the What, and the How. The Scrum Guide on the Sprint Retrospective.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 10, 2023

Let’s take a look at 10 different types of project management meetings and define them, and we’ll start with the definition of what a project meeting is. The project kickoff meeting begins with introductions, reviewing the client’s background and talking about the scope of the project. Project Review Meeting.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

The Daily Scrum is the heartbeat of Scrum. I like to think of the Daily Scrum as an important opportunity for the Development Team to collectively step back from the technical detail of *what* they are doing and focus for a few minutes about *why* they are doing it. Scrum Fouls. Scrum Foul: A lack of respect.

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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. Though whatever the case, we can say for sure that Scrum is very popular in software development.

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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. I am an organizational psychologist and Scrum practitioner with a love for survey development and statistics. Please note that our paper is currently reviewed by academic peers. . What about Sprint Goals?

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Scrum.org

MAY 17, 2021

There are plenty of Scrum stakeholder failures. Given that Scrum is a framework with a precise and concise yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. Explore with me three widespread examples of how stakeholders fail their Scrum teams in three short video clips, totaling 6 minutes and 5 seconds. ??

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 11, 2024

Dive into the world of Scrum, the Agile framework that is revolutionizing project management across industries. With its core values of commitment, courage, focus, openness, and respect, Scrum is not just a methodology— it is a pathway to creating highly effective, adaptive, and cohesive teams.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 5, 2022

Below are the top five things I learned about Scrum from Star Wars. . #1 Sometimes, a team comes to the end of the Sprint to find that not all Product Backlog items (PBIs) meet the Definition of Done. According to the 2020 Scrum Guide , the moment a PBI meets the Definition of Done, an increment is born. Here’s why.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 29, 2024

By doing so, these teams gain the ability to test their assumptions early and often about the solutions they are building from both a technical and business perspective. The technical perspective includes validating what happens when the product is fully integrated and deployed in production.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 4, 2022

TL; DR: Business Agility, Scrum and Generative AI’s Take on Getting There. I thought it might be fun to ask ChatGPT a few questions about business agility in general and Scrum in particular. . ???? Zur deutschsprachigen Version des Artikels: Generative KI: ChatGPT von OpenAI über Business Agilität und Scrum. ??

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nTask

MARCH 10, 2021

It took until 2007 for the Definition of Done (DoD) to be a widespread full-fledged practice. But what is the Definition of Done and how can you incorporate it into your product’s lifecycle and development workflow. What is the Definition of Done? This is of no fault due to the developer.

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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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