Mon.Jun 16, 2025

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How to Stop Scope Creep Before It Ruins Your Sprint?

NimbleWork

Scope creep is the silent killer lurking in many Agile projects, especially during Scrum sprints. It happens when the work you originally planned starts to expand features sneak in, requirements shift, and suddenly your sprint isn’t sprinting anymore. This isn’t just about a few extra tasks; it’s a steady bleed that throws off timelines, drains budgets, saps team morale, and compromises product quality.

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Common Growing Pains for New Scrum Teams

Scrum.org

When a new Scrum Team first starts working together, they go through some common growing pains. Knowing what to expect for a new Scrum Team can help make things go a little smoother. Below are some common growing pains for new Scrum Teams: 1) There isn’t enough work in the Product Backlog - This isn’t an indictment of the Product Owner. It’s not their fault—this is to be expected.

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Without Delivery, There Is No Value

Scrum.org

Before delivery, all ideas and strategies remain theoretical. They are assumptions - educated guesses that may or may not align with actual needs or expectations. Delivery is the only mechanism through which these assumptions are validated, transforming theory into tangible outcomes that can be measured, tested, and improved. Value exists only when it is realised, and the only way to realise the value in software is to release it.

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Product Discovery Is a Risk-Reduction Journey — Not Just a Phase

Scrum.org

When product initiatives fail, it’s rarely because we couldn’t build the thing. It’s usually because we built the wrong thing — a product customers didn’t need, couldn’t use, or didn’t value. This is where Product Discovery comes in. It’s not just a front-loaded phase or research activity. It’s an ongoing process designed to help teams learn fast, test early, and reduce the risk of building the wrong product.

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Precision in Motion: Why Process Optimization Is the Future of Manufacturing

Speaker: Jason Chester, Director, Product Management

In today’s manufacturing landscape, staying competitive means moving beyond reactive quality checks and toward real-time, data-driven process control. But what does true manufacturing process optimization look like—and why is it more urgent now than ever? Join Jason Chester in this new, thought-provoking session on how modern manufacturers are rethinking quality operations from the ground up.