Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Relative Estimates (Story Point Estimates) Story point estimates are one of the most popular estimation approaches. Story points are a relative measure of the size and complexity of a PBI-product backlog item , which is a small, valuable, and testable piece of functionality. or T-shirt sizes (XS, S, M, L, XL, etc.).

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

What Is a Project Management Methodology? What It Is: In a nutshell, Agile project management is an evolving and collaborative way to self-organize across teams. That’s because what we think of as agile really appeared in 2001 with the publication of the “Manifesto for Agile Software Development,” authored by 17 software developers.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Knowing who does what is essential for effective collaboration. These artifacts drive the development process and help in making informed decisions about what to build next. These stories make it easier to prioritize and plan the work. Understanding estimation techniques like story points or t-shirt sizing is essential.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Organizing Product Backlog items - be it features, epics, user stories, or bugs - lays out each item's perceived value and what the Product Owner's plan is to maximize value. Let's dive into how a Product Owner's facilitation skills can be a game-changer in nurturing a Product Backlog that reads like a compelling story.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 21, 2019

The idea of user story mapping can be traced back to Jeff Patton. His holistic approach is about using stories, but not forgetting the big picture. What does that all mean? Everyone likes stories. Are stories just as useful in business when it comes to understanding the customer and their needs?

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Scrum.org

APRIL 16, 2024

For instance, the realisation that metrics, user stories, and other such practices are not Scrum prescripts but optional tools was liberating. It allowed us to focus on what truly matters - delivering value through incremental improvements and fostering a culture of continuous feedback. Comment below!

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 4, 2022

But what exactly is a product requirements document and what needs to be included in one for it to be effective? What Is a Product Requirements Document (PRD)? Details include what the project is building, who that product is for and how it will benefit the end user. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

What you need is a burn up chart. What Is a Burn Up Chart? But a burn up chart needs to be manually updated and never reflects what’s actually happening in the project at the current time. The ability to measure progress is how project managers keep projects on track. Waterfall methodology rests heavily on Gantt charts.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 21, 2024

Adopting a Product culture fosters an environment where teams are not just builders but caretakers, invested in the health and success of what they create. It encourages looking at the broader horizon – understanding customer needs, market dynamics, and the product’s evolving role in users' lives. Why Promote a Product Culture?

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Scrum.org

JULY 24, 2023

The critical artifact to create value is the Product Backlog, “an emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product.” ( Source.) Scrum essentially trusts the PO’s ability to discern what holds value for the Scrum Team’s customers. Scrum teams can equally make things no one is interested in using at all.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Organizing Product Backlog items - be it features, epics, user stories, or bugs - lays out each item's perceived value and what the Product Owner's plan is to maximize value. Let's dive into how a Product Owner's facilitation skills can be a game-changer in nurturing a Product Backlog that reads like a compelling story.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 25, 2022

What Is Agile Project Management? But what happens if management is using waterfall tools and their teams are executing in an agile environment? Agile project management is an iterative approach to delivering a project through short planning cycles called sprints. But things change when executing a project. Agile Core Values.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

In this review of Brain Sensei’s CAPM training , I’ll share who the course is most appropriate for, what to expect, the cost, the pros and cons and all the features you get included. What you need to know about the CAPM exam changes. Looking for Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® training for your PMI certification?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Instead, you would probably get more use out of investing your reading time in User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development (Mike Cohn). I would suggest it’s User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development by Mike Cohn. . Below, I list the best agile books for your certification studies. Short on time?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Through organizing Product Backlog items - be it features, epics, user stories or bugs - it lays out the perceived value of each task. Achieve a shared understanding among the Scrum Team and stakeholders about what’s in the Product Backlog. Writing perfect User Stories didn’t help to increase transparency one bit.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 29, 2020

What Are Scrum Artifacts? User stories , which are high-level descriptions of a feature, told from the perspective of the end-user of the product. Scrum is a flexible framework that’s designed to help self-organized teams execute projects quickly in an agile environment. Scrum Artifacts in Detail. Product Backlog.

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Scrum.org

MAY 15, 2023

Prioritize user stories by value and complexity: [Your user story list]. Prioritize user stories by value and complexity: [Your user story list]. Improve the description of the following user story: [Your user story]. Design a Retrospective. Design a Sprint board.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 23, 2020

The practice of describing requirements with user stories is widely accepted in agile community. User stories describe different needs and wants of a persona who expects to get an improved experience from products and services comparing to the current situation. Key Challenges with User Stories.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

With straightforward application logic, a hands-on approach to software development, and an easy-to-understand user interface, anyone can build simple tools for their business unit. Business users, like project managers and teams, are using this approach to take some of the workload off application developers.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Over the past decade, a recurring query has been echoing in my ears: "How can we normalise Story Points across teams so that we can look across and maybe compare teams?" TLDR; Story Points, while subjective, can be a valuable tool for team discussions and understanding. First and foremost, Story Points are inherently subjective.

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Online PM Courses

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In this video, I want to answer the question, ‘What is a User Story Map?” The post User Story Mapping 101 – How to Create a User Story Map appeared first on OnlinePMCourses. and show you how to create one in Agile Project Management.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 16, 2020

While working with students in my classes or at my customers' teams I have experienced one thing over and over: the power of stories. Why are stories so important for Scrum Teams and how can they help them navigate their way while solving complex problems?

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TechEmpower - Project Management

JULY 24, 2023

After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. What’s their specific need/pain? Can you provide specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, and what the system will do for them? What level of funding do you currently have? What are your big milestones?

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 11, 2023

Product Owners are a critical role in the Agile methodology, but what does a Product Owner do? By understanding more about what it takes to be an effective Product Owner, IT Professionals, Quant Professionals, Financial IT professionals and those working in WealthTech or FinTech can benefit from having one on their team. Conclusion.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Those perspectives are: Business — What problem are we trying to solve? Testing — What about this, what could possibly happen? People holding these different perspectives should collaborate to define what to do, and agree on how they know when it is done correctly. above story/description is optional.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 1, 2023

Unlike traditional project management methodologies with rigid processes and exhaustive documentation, Scrum empowers teams to find what works best in their unique environments. Let's delve deeper into what makes Scrum the Goldilocks framework: Not too rigid, not too loose, but just right.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The scrum team discusses what can be done based on the definition of done and crafts the Sprint Goal and forecast their work. Avoid such issues through having user-centric features as a backlog item. . I got the idea of writing this blog while hosting a webinar on the same topics when multiple people told us to document our discussion.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 9, 2024

What does this mean? What's the quick fix? Let's have a look at the Scrum Guide. It states that in order to provide value, the Increment must be usable. Also, the Definition of Done is a formal description of the state of the Increment when it meets the quality measures required for the product to be released. Nothing else!

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Scrum.org

MAY 30, 2023

Agile forecasting approaches In the early days of agile, before agile even had a name, the use of story points came from the Extreme Programming community for assigning work items a relative size of effort. Story points were all the rage when I first got into agile, but they quickly came to be used in ways that they were never intended for.

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As a product manager, you must understand how important is to learn to create user stories in Jira. User stories allow you to organize your product development and prioritize tasks, while also providing visibility into progress updates. What is a User Story in Jira? What is a User Story in Jira?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

One term that I believe has been misused and misunderstood to the point of causing more harm than good is "User Stories". TLDR; In this post, I argue that we should stop using the term "User Stories" in the system we use to store our work and conversations. It may seem pedantic, but I encounter this often with teams.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 24, 2023

They've reached that crucial point of recognising what they don't know. Like and subscribe to our channel: [link] Many teams believe they need to follow certain tools or techniques, like user stories, planning poker, or burn downs. This empirical loop is what many teams miss. Enjoy this video? NKDAgility can help you.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 26, 2021

Shipping fast is important because it allows your team to learn what your stakeholders need and reduce the risks of creating the wrong things. But for something that seems so obvious, people often have wildly different ideas about what “shipping fast” looks like in practice. And what is “fast”, actually?

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A self-managing team is taking decisions about who does what, when, and how. What can be Done this Sprint? what is expected more specifically for Sprint Planning? Without even trying to being exhaustive, here are a skills I would expect the team to use: Analytical: What does this item imply? Why is the Sprint valuable?

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Whenever I hear someone say that Scrum teams must use user stories to document items in their Product Backlog or that Scrum teams must use points to size their work, I say “no!”. Let the team decide what works best for them. Scrum is the most popular Agile framework. Scrum is a framework, which means it’s not a rulebook.

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Scrum.org

JULY 6, 2021

What has served me well over the years is a combination of observation and asking questions. What is the typical age of a Product Backlog item? What is your average lead time from an idea being added to the Product Backlog to its delivery? Who is writing acceptance criteria and in what format? Or the lack thereof.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

What are the existing alternatives? What is the product worth to your clients? What are clients are paying for? What makes your product different? What makes it better than the alternatives? As you know, Product and Sprint Goals aren’t optional in Scrum. However, many teams are struggling with it. Lean Canvas.

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