Scrum Mentors and Scrum Internships
Hi everyone. Just saw another post today, about how does someone get the experience to become a scrum master. Well instead of talking about it until the cows come home let us see if we can do something...
View ArticleIs lack of understanding of Scrum a systemic issue?
I am trying to get clarification on what a systemic issue is and perhaps get some more examples. From what I understand, teams or organizations that do not have a good understanding of scrum, its...
View ArticleHow SM should resolve the technical impediment?
If Developer comes to SM asking for assistance in resolving Technical impediment (say related to Coding in Java)How SM should resolve this impediment specially when SM don't have knowledge of Java code?
View ArticleSM working on Fixed price project v/s Variable price project
Is there any difference in the working approach of SM when he works on Fixed or Variable price projects?
View ArticleNew stories added in Sprint Backlog - Should I update the Burndown chart?
I agree that making changes to the Sprint backlog is not a good idea. But if new stories are getting added into the Sprint Backlog then how should I manage the Burndown chart?Also, how Spikes affect...
View ArticleDo teams still have their own PO when using nexus.
I've been reading the nexus guide, and it says that in the nexus integration team, there is one product owner, who maintains the product backlog.It doesnt mention if each team should have their own PO,...
View ArticleRefinement Methods
Hi,Do you suggest to make a defined refinement method or game to make much more qualified refinement meeting? Our team refinement is just about speaking and writing some requirements. neverthless we...
View ArticleSM responsibilities
Hi,As all of us know SM is responsible and serves for organization, PO and the DEV team. While SM is working for the team and organization the management is like a stakeholder. In our company one of...
View ArticleSprint Review Demo environment
Initial testing is performed in QA environment then in UAT environment. Finally code pushed to PROD environment.As we have 3 environments here, which one should be chosen for a DEMO?What process you...
View ArticleKeeping Buffer in Sprint Planning
From few questions on the forum, I noticed that keeping the buffer in sprint planning is not a good practice.Question - How to manage the work if we don't keep the buffer in 2 week sprint and resource...
View ArticleWho tracks work remaining in the Product Backlog?
Can someone answer this query.Who tracks work remaining in the Product Backlog?I have answered Development team. Please advise whether the answer is correct or not?
View ArticleThe age old question - Story Points vs Hours
I appreciate there are many posts around this topic already and I've read through a lot of them. Thank you to everyone who has already posted their thoughts and feelings on this topic and also for...
View ArticleScrum with Microsoft MS-Project (How to)
Hi folk,Help me, please.My MS-Project 2016 Project Professional have shown Scrum/Kamban functionality on Project Menu. Neither have shown Scrum/KambanTemplates on NEW Archive/MenuVersion 1908 (build...
View ArticleProduct Owner doesn't want to participate actively in Sprint Planning
Hello,I'm a Scrum Master and have hard times about our Product Owner. He doesn't want to participate in Sprint Planning and doesn't explain how the product must behave. Dev team doesn't know which user...
View ArticleHow should SM helps the team to increase the productivity?
Jeff Sutherland stated in his book "Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time" that after implementing Scrum, teams can increase productivity up to 400%.How is it possible?If a team is...
View ArticleScrum Master the representative of the team at Scrum of Scrums?
I am not sure if it is mandatory for the Scrum Master to be the representative at a Scrum of Scrums (SoS). The reason I am trying to get clarification stems from the fact that, sometimes, Scrum Masters...
View ArticleCouple of question around Sprint Planning
After reading the Scrum Guide, I can understand that planning should be split into 2 parts; For the first part "What can be done this Sprint", I can understand that the Scrum Team creates the Sprint...
View ArticleLength of sprint
I want a help from professionals and practicioners for following question. A team is working on product, and now n'th sprints goes on. From the beginning, length of Sprint defined 2weeks and the team...
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