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Facilitation Exercise for Scrum Team Accountabilities

Scrum.org

In this blog post, I'll share with you an exercise to help make transparent expectations of each Scrum Team member, by driving conversations about what team members already understand and where there are potential misunderstandings that need to be changed. Plan on up to 2 hours for this exercise.

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3 Ways to Improve Cost Estimates with Your Teams

Project Risk Coach

Do you ever feel like the Lone Ranger when working on cost estimates? Let's explore how to engage your team members and subject matter experts to improve your cost estimates. So, let's look at three techniques to use with your teams: Brainstorming Delphi Technique Nominal Group Technique 3 Team Techniques to Improve Cost Estimates 1.

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Ask a PM: How to Get Proper Estimates

LiquidPlanner

How do you deal with a team that refuses to estimate how long tasks will take? Estimating can be done in several solid ways, and frankly, it sounds as if your colleagues don’t know how to estimate properly or are scared to give you the timescales that pop into their heads. It is difficult to estimate when the task is too big.

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The Scrum Mythbusters Exercise

Scrum.org

The Scrum Mythbusters exercise helps you address the common myths and misunderstandings about Scrum and helps teams discover how Scrum is intended as a simple, yet sufficient framework for complex product delivery. . Scrum Mythbusters is one of the first exercises we start the Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master II class with.

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7 Ways to Improve Project Estimates

Project Risk Coach

Poor estimates are often a major factor in these projects. So, let's look at 7 ways to improve project estimates. Define the project work One of the top reasons for poor estimates is poor project definition. Gain buy-in and better definition by engaging stakeholders in a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) exercise.

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When will we get there?  How to estimate in Scrum.

Scrum.org

To get to an answer that provides meaningful information, your Scrum Team first needs to decide how to estimate. As the Product Owner, you need to take the data from the estimated Product Backlog items (PBIs) and choose how to forecast a delivery date. Three Ways to Estimate. Exact Estimation. It’s just how it sounds.

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A Powerful Practice for Estimating Product Backlog Items

Scrum.org

Estimating in for many teams a pain. To me it is even the most important part of the whole sizing exercise. 3/ Let the team pick the group "small" and do the same exercise. Endless discussion if a Product Backlog Item is now 5 or 21 Story Points. Now the conversation itself is important. Repeat for the group Medium and Large.

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