"Done" - some clarification needed
Hello everyone! I am currently in my learning phase for the PSPOI. I tend to have some problems understanding "done" and this is reflected in the results of the test assessments where usually I get...
View ArticleTold I wasn't coaching effectively for sprint planning!?
So, today was the kickoff for a new scrum team. The team is not at all new to the scrum process, but I outlined that they were to define the sprint goal, and then take the features on the backlog and...
View ArticleLooking for suggestions on Scrum Boards or variations
My turn to come to all the experts for some help. My current company is going to be shuffling people around and we are most likely going to be a bit more dense in our office space. Currently we have...
View ArticleUser story to track/allocate time for Sprint Review?
Hi everyone,I am trying to understand if the practice of using an user story to allocate time to demo a product increment is correct?I tried to reason from the perspective that the stakeholders are the...
View ArticleInclude QA's time separate from Developers time
In the current team I'm working with, QA's are estimating their time after/seperate from developers.A situation manifests whereby developers estimate (8 points) fibonacci and then QA will expect...
View ArticleCan we vary the iteration length for a release.
Suppose in a release we have 10 iterations and each iteration is for 4 weeks. After some iterations say after 4rth iteration can we change the length to 2 weeks?Or is that something like once we fixed...
View ArticleNeed help for sprint planning when tasks are not done in previous sprint
In our team we don't have dedicated Scrum Master so one of the developer is playing the role of SM. I know this is wrong but it can't be changed.In out system, we assign story points to all the stories...
View ArticleEXIN certification
Hi forum, I'm planning to get to a new certification as agile coach, so I found EXIN certification as one of the option ( AgilePM course ), I would like to hear your opinion, and if you suggest a...
View ArticleTechnical dependency
How to remove technical dependency if the team is new to domain. Note: Training sessions cannot help as team gets new feature every sprint.
View ArticleScrum at Life...
Scrum, a framework which is not only used for software development but can also be used and applied at life, to bring in a lot of joy, value and an invariable focus towards achieving set goals and...
View ArticleHelp new Scrum team and stakeholders understand Scrum
Hi all.We have a brand new Scrum team (few sprints) working on a new initiative. The entire group, stakeholders and developers have difficulties collaborating and understanding Scrum. There is a remote...
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Hmmn! I Love The Whisper
I am sorry, can you repeat that again? Asked Wale trying to understand the words. Patricia smiles and whispers again in his ears “The Sixth Sick Sheikh’s Sixth Sheep’s Sick”. Wale turns around to the...
View ArticleAcceptance Criteria in Scrum
Hello everyone,I've worked in agile/ Scrum environments for 5 years, and I'm certified as a PSM 1 and a PSPO 1, so I've seen a thing or two when it comes to Scrum implementation. But I've run into a...
View ArticleSprint scope change due to bugs and other problems
Hi, first post here. We recently started following Scrum methodology and come up with certain problems.(I was scrum master in my previous job many years ago and cant remember having these problems at...
View ArticleClarification needed - Nexus Guide
I have gone through Nexus guide few times and have the following questions:1. The Nexus Retrospective has 3 parts - the second part is for addressing issues raised from the first part. Is this the only...
View ArticleConvincing the organization to use agile estimation
Hi everyone. I am currently working as a Project Manager/Scrum Master in a a large corporation who wishes to transition to Scrum. However, I have noticed that we are still doing things in a...
View ArticleControlling my anger from insubordination?
I am working with teams that are blatantly being insubordinate. I have informed management and they keep telling me to just coach them and remind them... I sent out an email last week stating that all...
View ArticlePower/Internet Interruption during Exam
Hi,Does anyone know, what happens if you have a power or internet interruption during the exam? Do you have to purchase again, or is there a concession for this? Does Scrum.org have a policy on this?...
View ArticleReal PO Interview Question : Stories that can not fit in the Sprint, how will...
I went for a product owner position's interview and was asked this questionTeam Velocity =. 25I have items of following values how could I fit them in34, 21, 21, 13, 13, 8, 5, 5, 3, 3I can not break...
View ArticleSprint Planning before Review
Hello all,I am quite aware of the fact that the output of the Review and the outcome of the Sprint have a direct impact on the Retrospective as well as the next Sprint's Planning. However, since there...
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