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Moving Beyond Velocity

Scrum.org

In my role as an Agile coach and Scrum trainer, I get the chance to talk to a lot of Scrum Masters and teams. When I ask them about what their team is measuring, the most common answers I hear are velocity, story points, and burn-down charts. What about business value metrics, I ask? Team health?

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Stories about Stories in Agile Development

MPUG

“The most powerful person in the world is the story teller.”. To satisfy me, the other stakeholders, my father and the tailor in this case, agreed with my request, and I got what I wanted. To satisfy me, the other stakeholders, my father and the tailor in this case, agreed with my request, and I got what I wanted.

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Understanding Velocity in Agile Approaches with MS Project

MPUG

What are the items you can deliver by the end of the project? What are the items the team can take for the forthcoming release or iteration? These questions fundamentally boil-down to the schedule of the project, and what and when the team can deliver over this schedule. Velocity = 16 (or 16 story points).

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The Story Writer (A Misunderstood Product Owner Stance)

Scrum.org

Story, check. The Story Writer is also referred to as the scribe , secretary , business analyst , technical writer and note taker. The Product Owner as a Story Writer. It’s often in the language that you can detect a Story Writer. Story Writers are great at specifying user stories. Examples, check.

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Does Your Team Produce ‘Bugs’?

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James Shore wrote succinctly on this topic in The Art of Agile Development. James Shore wrote succinctly on this topic in The Art of Agile Development. This article is the story of such a discovery. Ryan is a Scrum Master currently working with Agile teams in a multi-national insurance enterprise. Enter Ryan.

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Managing Big Data Projects in an Agile Way

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

Like Agile wasn’t big enough as a buzz word, let’s mix it with big data. Joke aside, doing Agile when engaged in big data projects is almost a must. Of course, other options are also available but Agile practices and techniques are much more suitable for these sorts of projects. Why Doing Agile is the Right Thing.

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70 Scrum Master Theses

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TL; DR: 70 Scrum Master Theses. The following 70 Scrum Master theses describe the role of from a holistic product creation perspective. The theses cover the role of the Scrum Master from product discovery to product delivery in hands-on practical manner. The Role of the Scrum Master. It is not a mere management role.

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