Scrum.org

MAY 14, 2024

When companies dip their toe in Agile waters, they often start by simply trying out an Agile framework such as Scrum to deliver something relatively small, such as a project. However, with this comes the question: Can a Project Manager be a Scrum Master? And that's a great way to start. The answer is yes - but with caution. But beware!

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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.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 24, 2024

One of the first things that people new to Scrum learn about is the five events. The five events in Scrum are 1) the Sprint, 2) Sprint Planning 3) Daily Scrum, 4) Sprint Review and 5) the Sprint Retrospective. When people first start learning about Scrum, it can seem like Scrum requires many meetings.

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Scrum.org

MAY 1, 2024

These brief and targeted events are designed to keep the team focused on their goal, ensure transparency on the plans for the day, and quickly highlight any blockers, impediments or challenges. Daily Scrum events are a powerful way to align team efforts and foster collaboration.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 29, 2023

TL; DR: Scrum Team Failure This post on Scrum team failure addresses three categories from the Scrum anti-patterns taxonomy that are closely aligned: Planning and process breakdown, conflict avoidance and miscommunication, and inattention to quality and commitment, often resulting in a Scrum team performing significantly below its potential.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Sometimes the whole picture isn’t clear when you’re planning a project. Other project managers prefer a more iterative process, like scrum. Others still prefer forms of agile software development where they have room to adjust their project plan. Rolling wave planning might not be for every project, but it could be for yours.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Product features and stakeholder requirements constantly change, and your initial product development plan might look very different as the project evolves. Agile release planning, also known as scrum release planning, is an alternative to the traditional waterfall approach. How do you create a scrum release plan?

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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

OCTOBER 3, 2023

What are the 5 events in Scrum? Chances are that you said something like “Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, and…. The Sprint is the most commonly overlooked event in Scrum. In fact, many people don’t even realize that it is an event in Scrum. Can you name them?

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Scrum.org

MAY 31, 2019

An organization’s ability to rapidly and deliberately respond to changing demand, while controlling risk helps ascertain its Agility. If practiced in true essence, Scrum helps teams and organizations mitigate risks through its rules. Release Planning. Mitigating risk needs to be integral part of building any product.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 8, 2024

TL; DR: Humble Planning w/ Maarten Dalmijn In this fascinating talk, Maarten introduced the concept of humble planning and why it’s crucial for succeeding with an Agile way of working and building products of exceptional value. Watch the video now : Humble Planning — Maarten Dalmijn at the 57. Hands-on Agile Meetup. ?

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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.org

MARCH 20, 2024

The presence of a Scrum Master goes beyond facilitating Scrum Events and meetings and resolving impediments. The Scrum Master encourages the team to embrace change, not as a challenge but as an opportunity for growth and innovation. Transparency and Trust: The Scrum Master helps the team focus on their work.

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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

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

JANUARY 15, 2024

TL; DR: Sunsetting Scrum Masters In this article, I uncover indicators that a Scrum Master’s or Agile Coach’s journey is coming to a close; they are sunsetting Scrum Masters. Preorder the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book now for delivery in January 2024! ? Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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Scrum.org

JULY 24, 2023

TL; DR: Product Discovery for Scrum Teams While Scrum excels at building and releasing Increments, it does not guarantee that those are valuable—garbage in, garbage out. Scrum teams can equally make things no one is interested in using at all. Get notified when the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide book is available !

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 8, 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 have a look at the Daily Scrum. What risks do we see that might prevent us to reach our goals?

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Kiron Bondale

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Inspection and adaptation are two of the pillars of the Scrum framework but all agile methods recognize the wisdom of Deming’s Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle. Assumptions which have not been validated are a common source of project risks. ” Agile teams embrace experimentation in many ways.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Scrum is the most popular Agile framework. According to the latest State of Agile survey from Digital.ai, 90% of teams who are using an Agile framework are using Scrum. I like to think that this is because Scrum is a goldilocks framework … with just enough - but not too much - structure. That is the power of Scrum.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 31, 2023

Lean Startup and Scrum Reis and Blank talk about using these ideas to build and scale a business, but the ideas hold true at the product or even feature level. Earlier Sprints validate the ultimate assumptions of the feature around value, usage, and risk. Ultimately, Scrum can be the overall execution engine driving toward a goal.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Scrum is a framework within which teams work together to deliver products in complex environments. The Scrum framework includes five events: The Sprint Sprint Planning Daily Scrum Sprint Review Sprint Retrospective. Each of the five events in Scrum is time boxed. Why are events time boxed?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

What is the ‘Navigating the Scrum Events’ Series? If you or your team are new to Scrum, you can use this as a starting point to answer, “what should we be doing and why?” for each Scrum Event. The Sprint Sprint Planning Daily Scrum Sprint Review Sprint Retrospective Sprint Retrospective - What’s The Point?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 31, 2022

TL; DR: When Should a Team Stop Using Scrum? When is the time to look beyond Scrum? outlive their utility sooner or later; why would Scrum be an exception? Scrum is a tool, a helpful practice but neither a religion nor a philosophy. Setting the Context of Using Scrum To Your Benefit.

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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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Scrum.org

JUNE 20, 2022

And what does this mean for remote Scrum Teams? For many Scrum Teams finishing tasks is less important than delivering value toward the Product Goal and Sprint Goals. For a Scrum Team, remote or in-person work requires special attention to ensure that it is both enjoyable and productive. Everyone, not just the Scrum Master.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 3, 2021

. . Plans are nothing;Planning is everything. penned by two former Amazon execs) claimed that “many organisations are taking [Agile] too far and using it to avoid careful planning and preparation.”. Too many people misread this, taking it to mean ‘we respond to change instead of following a plan’.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Let’s face it, your stakeholders couldn’t care less about Scrum or whatever framework you’re using. Scrum is not one of their needs. In domains where Scrum thrives, people don’t know what they want. And that is why they should care about Scrum. But also the risk that your client changes his mind.

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PM Basics

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In this article, you’ll find the real-life project risk management plan example. Below the example, you’ll find all the required information and resources to create your Risk Management Plan quickly and for free. Risk Management Plan Definition. Risk Register, WBS). Monitoring Risks.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 7, 2023

In Scrum, the Product Owner is accountable for maximizing product value for the customer. That’s the focus of the entire Scrum framework, where value is delivered frequently and incrementally. But sometimes, the customer can jeopardize the value the Scrum Team is set to deliver. Sometimes, there’s a middle ground.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

What is the ‘Navigating the Scrum Events’ Series? If you or your team are new to Scrum, you can use this as a starting point to answer, “what should we be doing and why?” for each Scrum Event. The Sprint Sprint Planning Daily Scrum Sprint Review Sprint Retrospective The Sprint - What’s The Point?

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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

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Estimation is a complementary practice Scrum Teams use in Product D evelopment. Estimation may also help with planning, ordering backlog , and tracking the progress of the work. Different Scrum T eams may use different estimation approaches, depending on their context, preferences, and goals.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

"There's no predictability/commitment in Agile/Scrum". Over the years I've heard my share of these kinds of statements from various levels of executives: "When my guys run a product development release I really want to know what I will get at the end so I can make business plans accordingly". "In Wait, That was a complex sentence.

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MPUG

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In this article, we’re addressing a common question in modern project management: Do we need risk management in agile projects? Do agile projects have risks associated with them? And do we want to let those risks run wild without any effort to contain them? So, yes, of course, we need risk management in agile projects.

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Risk Management Risk Agile Technical Review 98

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 30, 2022

This made these specific teams reactive rather than proactive in terms of dependencies, which rendered them less effective to capitalize on newly arising opportunities to create value or lower risk. If anything, more risk was created due to the inability to effectively refine Product Backlog Items (PBIs) before they were needed.

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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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