PSM I - how did you prep for the „Leadership styles“ &„Forecast and planning“...
Hi all,could you please suggest me good reads for the „Leadership styles“ and „Forecast and planning“ areas in preparation to the PSM I certification test?While I feel very confident about the contents...
View ArticleWhat should I do as a Scrum Master in this scenario ?
We are working in client-vendor model where the whole organization are divided into squads( spotify Agile ) including the client ( internal ) also have their squads.And there are chapter leads and...
View ArticleBacklog Refinement - Averaging to numbers that aren't in the Fibonacci sequence
When going through Scrum training and reviewing sources, I've understood that teams need to stick to the Fibonacci sequence when estimating stories in Backlog Refinement. The purpose behind this being...
View ArticlePI Planning Scrum of Scrums
Where can I find the list of questions for Scrum of Scrums during PI Planning. Someone told me it is on the SAFe website, but I can not find them.
View ArticleMy first 4 weeks as a Scrum Master.
Hi everyone. My name is Stephen and I am a Scrum Master and agile coach.Background8 weeks ago, I was someone who was at his wits end trying to find a job as a Scrum Master. I passed my PSM1, I attended...
View ArticleShould Scrum master inform Product Owner about the issues?
Hi all,We've faced a situation where one of the developers was unable to work for a whole day. Issue was mistake of someone responsible for accesses to the machines. Scrum master and team leader of the...
View ArticleData Integration development and Scrum
I work as a BA within a team that predominantly works on Data Integration activities. We have a vendor system, into which we load different types of data, from a variety of sources. We validate the...
View ArticleRecording effort in TFS 2010 using MSF Agile 5.0 or Scrum 1.0
Hai all,I am using the MSF Agile 5.0 template in TFS 2010. For the tasks I have created I get the text boxes to enter how many hours estimated, completed, remaining like here belowHowever, for work...
View ArticleHow should report to the manager given the uncertainty in the estimation and...
I am a developer who get a little bit chance to serve as scrum master last year. I understand that in scrum, planning and estimation is an evolving process. However, I believe a lot of companies are...
View ArticleSprint Review - Acceptance of the User Story by Product Owner
Hi All -I'm certified scrum master and preparing for PMI-ACP certification. As part of my reading, went through particular blog where the author mentioned Sprint Review Event as a Demo of Product...
View ArticleSwapping Scrum Masters
Hi Guys!Interesting topic appears today during setting up a new Scrum Teams.Team A wants there member be a SM for team B, and team B member would be their SM.In perfect world it should be full-time SMs...
View ArticleImplementing SCRUM and making it report-friendly
Hi everyone, First, let me tell you I have read multiple topics here and am fascinated about your experience and professionalism when answering, So we have decided to use SCRUM in our team. We run 1...
View ArticlePA-DSS otherwise known as Payment Application Data Security Standards
I'm looking to see how many teams out there deal with the PCI council and create applications that handle credit card data.I would like to discuss and connect with those teams and their PA-DSS/PCI-DSS...
View ArticleWhat are the key KPIs to be captured for any Scrum Team
Hi All, Please help me to understand what are the Key KPIs that needs to be captured as a Scrum Master for any Scrum Team. Cheers Aditya
View ArticleDefinition of Done and its applicability on all PBIs
Once a Definition of Done has been defined by the team, does it mean that everything defined in it has to be fully applicable to all Product Backlog Items (PBI) everytime? For example, if, adhering to...
View ArticleForced to "predict" MVP delivery
We all know that we should be focused on generating value each and every sprint. However, what if the product won't be able to produce "value" unless it has the basic features that we need. Here's a...
View ArticleScrum master and daily meeting
Scrum master also talks about what you did at the daily meeting when you are on the team?
View ArticleCan scrum be used effectively by SRE teams?
Site reliability engineering (SRE) teams have a combination of interrupt-driven operational work as well as planned tasks which could involve software development partly.Scrum is meant for software...
View ArticleHow to tell my Scrum Master that he needs to be more Agile?
Hello,in my role as a PO I have the feeling, that I have to push my Scum Master and the Development Team constantly to embrace the Scrum Values, to explain why we should change instead of trying to...
View ArticleOne Team, Several Products = One Backlog or Several Backlogs
Hi All,Our team currently working with a few products. At the moment we have one Product Backlog that contains different epics - that almost become like mini Product Backlogs. Maybe you had a similar...
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