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Do We Need Risk Management in Agile Projects?

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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? So, yes, of course, we need risk management in agile projects. So, yes, of course, we need risk management in agile projects. Of course not.

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Faking Agile Metrics or Cooking the Agile Books

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TL; DR: Faking Agile Metrics — An Eye-Opening Exercise. Imagine you’re a Scrum Master and the line manager of your team believes that the best sign for a successful agile transformation is a steady increase in the Scrum Team’s velocity. Cooking the Agile Books — A Simple Exercise.

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The Story Writer (A Misunderstood Product Owner Stance)

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Story, check. The Story Writer is also referred to as the scribe , secretary , business analyst , technical writer and note taker. The Product Owner as a Story Writer. It’s often in the language that you can detect a Story Writer. Story Writers are great at specifying user stories. Examples, check.

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Does Your Team Produce ‘Bugs’?

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James Shore wrote succinctly on this topic in The Art of Agile Development. James Shore wrote succinctly on this topic in The Art of Agile Development. This article is the story of such a discovery. Ryan is a Scrum Master currently working with Agile teams in a multi-national insurance enterprise. Name It to Tame It.”

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Agency utilization rate: 9 steps to increasing billable time

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It’s often said that you can’t improve what you aren’t measuring—your agency utilization rate is a near-perfect example of that adage. Below, our expert-led guide with real-world insights goes deeper into what agency utilization rates are, how they’re calculated, why they matter, and how to optimize them to help drive agency growth.

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70 Scrum Master Theses

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On the other hand, the Scrum Master Theses also cover, for example, the relationship with the Product Owner, they deal with agile metrics, and how to kick-off an agile transition, thus moving beyond the original framework of the Scrum Guide. TL; DR: 70 Scrum Master Theses. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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Product Owner Anti-Patterns — 33 Ways to Improve as a PO

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For example, run a Retrospective with teammates and stakeholders on how the team is doing regarding figuring out what is worth building. ???? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 35,000-plus subscribers. ?? Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! ??