Scrum.org

AUGUST 22, 2023

First of all, what is meant by release planning? ( What is “release planning”? What people mean by “release planning” is trying to forecast when we will deliver certain things when certain releases might happen, and we might not know for sure what’s on those releases. Estimates are just estimates.

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SCRUM Technical Review Planning Estimate 138

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

TL; DR: Estimates Are Useful, Just Ditch the Numbers. Many people dislike estimating work items as estimates supposedly open the path to the misuse of velocity by the managers, reintroducing Taylorism, micro-management, and excessive reporting through the backdoor. Estimating Leading to Micro-Management; the Legacy of Taylorism.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 23, 2023

Recently I audited the Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management course from University of Virginia Darden Business School. I’ve put together this Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management course review to answer all your questions so you can save time deciding whether it is right for you. Whoop, almost there!

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 13, 2020

But it’s best defined by scrum as a model. Scrum is a way to manage a project within an agile framework and is made up of three roles: product owner, scrum master and team. The product owner is focused on the business side of the project, the scrum master is the expert, who acts like a coach. What Is a Sprint?

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We started this Scrum foundation series explaining we see four underlying concepts of the Scrum framework. In the past series of mails we covered the three pillars of Empiricism, the Scrum Values, and Self-Management. Let’s start with Sprint Planning. what is expected more specifically for Sprint Planning?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 24, 2020

Le Sprint Planning est le premier évènement d'un Sprint. Toute la l'Équipe Scrum y participe. Un Sprint Planning est composé de deux parties principales. L'Équipe Scrum collabore pour définir un Sprint Goal réaliste et atteignable pour la fin du Sprint. 1 - QUOI FAIRE ? 2 - COMMENT FAIRE ? OBSERVATIONS IMPORTANTES.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 20, 2021

Today we’re going to sidestep the philosophical, though, and instead focus on agile planning in project management, and specifically, creating an agile project plan. It’s more about adhering to the stated values, which you can execute with scrum, hybrid methodology and more. What is Agile Planning?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

I have spent a lot of my and the team's time creating release plans. Release plans that: Show dates around when features will be done Show dates we plan on iteratively releasing through the course of the next month, quarter, and/or year. All the while, I knew these release plans to be entirely made up.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

This is where Scrum, an agile framework, comes into play. Within Scrum teams, the role of a Product Owner is pivotal. In this article, we'll explore these crucial areas for a Scrum Product Owner's success. This includes not only their own role but also those of the Scrum Master and Developers.

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Scrum.org

MAY 29, 2023

In the past years, Johannes Schartau, Christiaan Verwijs, and I wrote many articles on Zombie Scrum. Heck, we even wrote a complete Zombie Scrum Survival Guide ! I’d like to believe that since our book, Zombie Scrum completely disappeared. But Zombie Scrum is still present in different shapes and forms. Zombie Scrum?

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Planning Estimate 234

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

It's all about the conditions that must be met for a Product Backlog Item to be considered ready for action and understood enough by the entire Scrum Team so that it can be pulled into the Sprint Backlog during Sprint Planning. What does the Scrum framework say about “readiness”? Is Definition of Ready obligatory in Scrum?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

TL; DR: Lost in Communication and Collaboration Lost in Communication and Collaboration addresses two categories from the Scrum anti-patterns taxonomy that are closely aligned: ineffective collaboration at the stakeholder level, often resulting in an unsuited reporting system based on misaligned metrics. Unrealistic sales promises.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 22, 2024

TL; DR: The Rise of the Scrum GPT Fewer Jobs for Scrum Masters, and now we see the universal Scrum GPT entering the competition: Will Scrum Masters change from essential practitioners to a niche role? The job market is currently challenging for many agile practitioners, particularly Scrum Masters.

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ChatGPT SCRUM Artificial Inteligence Agile 149

Scrum.org

JUNE 23, 2022

We started this Scrum foundation series explaining we see four underlying concepts of the Scrum framework. In the past series of mails we covered the three pillars of Empiricism, the Scrum Values, and Self-Management. Let’s start with Sprint Planning. . what is expected more specifically for Sprint Planning?

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SCRUM Planning Risk Management Estimate 165

Scrum.org

JANUARY 1, 2024

At your next Sprint Retrospective, why not work with your Scrum team to identify a New Year's Resolution? Focus on improving your Scrum game in 2024 with one of these five resolutions to enhance collaboration within your team and deliver value sooner to your customers. 4) Try Scrum. 1) Focus on Incremental Delivery What is it?

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WorkOtter

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Resource estimation is an integral part of project management that often gets overlooked. Here’s your guide to resource estimation in project management and other factors, such as resource costs. What Is Resource Estimation in Project Management? Do we have staff members who know how to estimate resources for a project?

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It’s used for tracking work in a project schedule or during a sprint in a scrum. To show progress over time, the chart is divided into two lines; one tracks the work planned or total work and the other tracks the work that’s been completed by that point in the project. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Agile estimation is one of the greatest instances of this. These estimating strategies are used to set the complete product, making it easier for the team to get through the product. Almost all Agile teams estimate and employ various estimating strategies, such as dividing complex items into smaller chunks.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 29, 2020

Scrum is a flexible framework that’s designed to help self-organized teams execute projects quickly in an agile environment. Thus, successful agile sprints make use of scrum software and scrum artifacts to convey key information, deliver transparency and keep the project rolling on time. What Are Scrum Artifacts?

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SCRUM Technical Review Software Review Estimate 253

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In today's vlog, I also demonstrate a complimentary practice that your Scrum team can use during Sprint Planning to make a forecast on how many Product Backlog items they should bring into the the Sprint with #NoEstimates. No estimates either in story points or even hours. Yes, #NoEstimates.

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SCRUM Planning Estimate 163

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Scrum Team Accountabilities and responsibilities can be confusing, misunderstood, and lack shared understanding between its members and the organization. This is especially true for new Scrum Team members, yet I also have experienced this with teams who have been using Scrum for several years. Step 1 (5 minutes).

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SCRUM 2022 Software Review Estimate 170

Scrum.org

JANUARY 29, 2021

Souvent, par exemple, chaque élément du Product Backlog aura les informations suivantes : un titre, une description, des critères d'acceptation, une valeur métier, une estimation de complexité. Le Product Goal décrit un état futur du produit qui peut servir de cible à la Scrum Team pour planifier. Engagement : Product Goal.

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Scrum.org

MAY 8, 2023

TL; DR: Life Is a Negotiation; Why Would Scrum Be Different? Life is a negotiation; why would Scrum be different, particularly given its egalitarian nature? As you may recall, no one on a Scrum team can tell anyone else what to do, how to do it, or when to do it. Rant: Scrum Masters are no Project Managers ! ? ? ??

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Scrum.org

MARCH 22, 2021

Some time ago, someone on Reddit asked whether there would be any other profession that requires attending a 2-day training class and would then pay as well as a Scrum Master job. This attitude is precisely why the 47 Scrum Master Interview Guide exists: Prevent imposters from slipping through the hiring process and causing damage.

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SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review Technical Review 225

Scrum.org

JUNE 12, 2020

Duration of the iteration is one month or less and starts with short planning session. In Scrum, the iteration is called Sprint and the mandatory rule says that at the end of the Sprint there must be a done product increment in accordance with Definition of Done or simply DoD. DoD Matrix at Sprint Planning. How do you fix it?

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Planning Manufacturing Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 201

Scrum.org

MARCH 14, 2022

Scrum is simple, but that simplicity means that each of its elements is essential. Teams that mess with the framework are messing with Scrum. Teams that make changes to the elements limit Scrum's effectiveness and aren't really using Scrum. . Each of the Scrum events has a timebox, and that timebox is important.

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SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team 2020 Defining 187

Scrum.org

MARCH 22, 2023

One of the most exciting outcomes of Scrum being adopted by a team is innovation. The following interview is with Marjolein Pilon , a Scrum Master from the Netherlands. But I know you have some practical ideas for how Scrum and Teams can help. What if all Scrum Teams would do that? Broadly that is described as innovation.

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SCRUM Sustainability Infrastructure Technical Review 173

Scrum.org

JUNE 16, 2021

Can the Product Owner and Scrum Master be the Same Person? Scrum is an agile project management framework that enables teams to deliver value in 30 days or less. The two most notable roles in Scrum are the Scrum Master and Product Owners. Scrum Master Activities. Working on estimates and costs.

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SCRUM Engineering Estimate Risk Management 243

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Almost everybody has heard of Scrum and no sooner do we learn of its existence, we hear about 'velocity'. But what is it and what part does it play in Scrum? Let's start with a definition of velocity within the context of Scrum. A Scrum Team. Assessing the performance of the Scrum Team to which it relates.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 1, 2021

They are derived from my fourteen years of practical experience with XP and Scrum, serving both as Product Owner and Scrum Master and interviewing dozens of Product Owner candidates on behalf of my clients. Scrum is not a methodology but a framework. The Product Owner is also the most vulnerable Scrum role.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 7, 2020

For example, take scrum. Scrum is a great framework for helping teams work more productively together. In fact, the name comes from rugby and like it, scrum is a team sport. Scrumban is part of an agile framework, a hybrid of scrum and kanban. It was created as a way to transition from scrum to kanban.

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SCRUM Underperforming Technical Team Monitoring Manufacturing 325

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

TL; DR: 20 Questions from New Scrum Master to the Development Team. From Scrum Master to Development Team members, this set of questions addresses the foundations of a Scrum Team capability to build valuable products: technical excellence and what it takes to achieve this proficiency level.

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SCRUM Estimate 2020 Agile 237

ActiveCollab

JULY 12, 2021

Estimation is quite challenging to master but a crucial part of the Agile methodology. As a business owner or manager, it’s your responsibility to estimate the work and plan ahead. Even if you fail at estimating the workload, your team will still find value in the process of getting on the same page.

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Estimate SCRUM Agile Process 69

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Being a Scrum Master can be tough. This is something we always have to be conscious of as a Scrum Master. All of us who become Scrum Masters have to be aware of the tight rope that we walk and decide how much risk we are willing to take. The first objective was to help them to learn about and start to use Scrum.

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NimbleWork

MARCH 27, 2024

Improving a team’s velocity in Agile, particularly in the Scrum framework, involves several key strategies aimed at enhancing productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness. It’s typically measured in story points or another relative estimation unit like t-shirt sizes. Sprint Planning in Nimble Agile 5.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

As part of the Scrum.org webinar “Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer - Martin Hinshelwood - Answering Your Most Pressing Scrum Questions” I was asked a number of questions. In case you missed it, here is the recording of yesterday's Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer webinar with Martin Hinshelwood! Watch here: [link].

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Still plenty of teams use hourly estimates for complex work. Relative estimation: takes less time, focuses on team collaboration i.o. Relative estimation: takes less time, focuses on team collaboration i.o. Relative estimation: takes less time, focuses on team collaboration i.o. In my experience this always hurts.

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