Fri.Oct 13, 2023

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The Seven Deadly Sins of Agile: Gluttony

Scrum.org

When we talk about agile teams, we often imagine streamlined processes and efficient workflows. However, many teams fall into the trap of gluttony, leading to bloated backlogs and products. A common sign is a team with a product backlog containing thousands of items. Such a backlog becomes unwieldy, making it challenging for the team to identify and focus on delivering value.

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Building bonds: A founder’s take on our annual team retreat

Resource Guru

Since Resource Guru launched in 2012, our mission has always been crystal clear— to be a magical and insightful guru, helping teams do their best work in a happier, healthier way. Even back then, we had work-life balance as one of our core values. And more than a decade later, 100% of employees (in our Q2 survey) agreed that this is a core value we truly live up to.

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Common complaint: “Scrum Doesn't Work Here”

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Common complaint: "Scrum is not working in today's software engineering industry." Root cause: This is a little like saying: there are high rates of obesity in society, that means healthy foods aren’t working. But clearly there are counter-signals that are causing obesity and preventing people from eating a healthy diet. Likewise, if Scrum isn't “working” in today’s software engineering industry, then perhaps there are counter-signals in the industry that are preventing teams from employing Scru

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Numbers are the PMO's best friend

Musings on Project Management

Numbers are a PM's best friendIs this news?I hope not; I wrote the book Quantitative Methods in Project Management some years ago. (Still a good seller)So, here's a bit of information you can use:Real numbers: (**)Useful for day-to-day project management'Real numbers' are what you count with, measure with, budget with, and schedule with.

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Toward a Unified Project Management Understanding

The objective of this research is to dispel misunderstandings about crucial project management terms and their definitions. It aims to accurately place these terms and facilitate a comprehensive global understanding of their meanings.

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Design Thinking for more effective Product Backlog Management

Scrum.org

So many times, I’ve heard that round about 50–70 % of all software features are rarely or never used. In the Cloud we can now even measure it. As a Product Owner, I’m in charge of the Product Backlog. If users are NOT using a feature, then I have failed as a Product Owner. Right? Wait a minute! Aren’t there feedback loops incorporated into Scrum to correct course?

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Wie kann man die PSPBMS Zertifizierung bestehen?

Scrum.org

Scrum.org hat den Kurs Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills (PSPBM Skills) am 27. September rausgebracht. Derzeit ist die PSPBM Skills Prüfung nur für Personen verfügbar, die an einem Scrum.org Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills Kurs teilnehmen. Offener Zugang für andere wird voraussichtlich irgendwann im Jahr 2024 bereitgestellt.

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Harnessing the Power of Excel’s Power Pivot for Multiple Data Sets

MPUG

Excel is a versatile tool, but when working with multiple data sets, challenges can arise. Let’s delve deeper into these challenges and explore the solutions that Power Pivot offers. The Challenge with Multiple Data Sets Imagine working with three distinct sets of data, each stored in separate sheets within a single Excel file. While consolidating all data into one sheet is possible, it’s often more organized to keep them segregated.

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How Big should a User Story be?

Scrum.org

When is a User Story too big? Does this make it an Epic? What should be considered when looking at the size of User Stories? How do Product Goals fit in? In this Responsive Advisors Scrum Lightning Round video, Gregory Crown and I address these questions through the lens of Scrum.

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