What is the defenition of "Focus Factor"?
Hello,There is a confusion recently about the "Focus Factor" and its usage.Understanding 1 : Its the % of availability in a sprint which will be focused on the user story execution - used for Sprint...
View ArticleScrum Master Job Search Help
So, I'm seeing a weird trend that a lot of companies are wanting an agile coach under the title of scrum master, I'm assuming to get out of having to pay for an actually experienced / certified one......
View ArticleRelease Burndown chart when Project has a lot of constantly changing...
Which metric is useful if we have project with constantly changing requirements? Is Release Burndown chart still better option?Please share if you know any alternative.
View ArticleHow to handle stories in a sprint that are no longer applicable
Hi,My team currently have two testing stories in their active sprint that are no longer valid due to the work being done by another team.
View ArticleA little advice about COLLABORATION GAME and TRAINNING
Hello all!You are in charge to apply a course about agile project management.One of the items of that course is that you are going to compare both waterfall and agile management approaches.After some...
View ArticleHow Scrum Processes can be normalized?
Just like how we do Story Point normalization if multiple teams are working on the same Product Backlog, how the SCRUM PROCESSES can be normalized?Any suggestions?
View ArticleSpikes: the sneaky Value assassin
Recently I see the term “spike” pop up more and more. And the funny thing is, it looks like it is sometimes used to close the gaps (or hide them) without giving proper thoughts on adding value or...
View ArticleHow to perform Estimation with entirely new Scrum Team when we have backlog...
Scenario - We have a new scrum team and 20 PBI. But while Estimation, new scrum team may face problems as they are new to the project.As a SM how should I handle this situation so that estimation goes...
View ArticleEmpirical process control example?
Can you give an example of empirical process control (not in software)? I am looking for a real example. We can look at a process and see that it is empirical. What I am interested in is an...
View ArticleRetro without Scrum Master
Hi everyone, I am part of a Scrum Team. We are going to move to another buero and therefore we will loose our Scrum Master.Do you have any ideas or experiences on how to organize a proper Retro...
View ArticleWhat should we do with incomplete tasks?
Just on day of our sprint left, and we have a lot of tasks in reviewing and test phase that we can not accept them complete. Whats can we do? It would be really tough for the team if we move them in...
View ArticleHelp - Multiple market deployments
Hi all,I've recently achieved my scrum certification, and have really got on-board with the whole framework of scrum and the benefits of using scrum etc. However, If possible, it would be great to get...
View ArticleCan the Sprint length be changed once it has been established?
I know Another one of those third party mock test!!!My answer was NO but I guess not! A team should not change its sprint length back and forth. But that doesn't mean it's a life sentence. If the...
View ArticleWorkflow and Backlog/Sprint View in Jira
Hi Everyone,I was wondering if people working with mature teams closely following Scrum and using Jira could share with me two things:(a) what do your workflows look like for the various issue types?...
View ArticleDifference between Product Owner and Product Manager?
What is the difference between Product Owner and Product Manager? how does Product Management fit into scrum?
View ArticleOne or two products?
Together with Scrum teams working on two separate products, I am currently trying to figure out whether we have one or two products. We have one team working on a website and another team working on an...
View ArticleHow to set Baseline for user stories in estimating the Story points for new...
Hello Everyone - I'm going to join as Scrum Master for a new Scrum Team shortly. At this context, I have a question on Story Points Estimation. Generally with the established scrum team / Product...
View ArticleWaiting for Retro to Make Process Changes
Hi Everyone,I understand that typically process improvements are discussed at the Retrospective and implemented the next Sprint. Is it best practice to always save these discussions for the...
View ArticleApplying the Scrum Value of Courage
How do you demonstrate and apply the scrum value of courage without affecting or losing your job? How do you deal with peers who are apparently "senior" to you but are not practicing or teaching scrum...
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