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How We Chose the Perfect Planning Poker Tool

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Planning poker® is a great technique for scrum teams. It is a team-based estimating approach to work out the efforts involved for achieving business goals. Even serious developers like gamification! Our company is a part of Wisebits Group and develops an online entertainment streaming service. What we needed.

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Essential Topics for the Scrum Product Owner

Scrum.org

Within Scrum teams, the role of a Product Owner is pivotal. The Product Owner is the bridge between the stakeholders and the development team, responsible for maximizing the value of the product. Estimation Techniques Accurate estimation of user stories is crucial for planning sprints and releases.

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125 Project Management Buzzwords

The IIL Blog

Agile team A cross-functional group of individuals (e.g., Product Owner, Scrum Master, Development team members) who work collaboratively to deliver value in an Agile project. Benchmarking Identifying a project performance indicator or practice, then assessing it against industry standards or best practices.

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7 Steps for a Successful Project Budget

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It’s used to estimate what the costs of the project will be for every phase of the project. Your project budget will be reviewed and revived throughout the project, hopefully with the help of a project budgeting software. Related: Cost Estimation for Projects: How to Estimate Accurately. But it’s not a static document.

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Sprint Planning 101: How to Plan Great Sprints

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A sprint is an iteration in the development cycle of a project. The sprint is defined by a small amount of planned work that the team has to complete and ready for review. Teams work collaboratively to complete the sprint and have it ready for review. Once the sprint is finished, there’s a sprint review meeting.

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Who Should be Doing What in a Sprint?

Scrum.org

Optimise the value of the work the Development Team perform Talk with customers. Ensure that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will work on next. Ensure the Development Team understands items in the Product Backlog to the level needed. The Development Team.

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7 Secrets to Successful Project Manager/Team Collaboration

Rebel’s Guide to PM

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. A lot of the points below relate to teams in Agile environments , but can apply to any type of project team. Elisa Cepale. Tasks are continually added during the project.