What does Scrum (not Sprint) Performance mean to you?
I'm curious. I believe some confusion exists around what happens within the framework (and it's artifacts thereof) as compared to the output of the framework. I think this stems from the fact that what...
View ArticleIn Sprint automation
What are the benefits of having in-sprint automation i.e. automating the new functional test cases within the sprint window?When team is adopting this approach, they are investing heavily on writing...
View ArticleSprint Goal: Increase velocity: eliminate waste, improve communication,...
hi everyone, Do you think that a sprint goal can be formulated as "Increase velocity: eliminate waste, improve communication, reduce transaction/handover time", while this is an agreement of the dev....
View ArticleShould development team estimate every activity in sprint?
We usually take 3-4 high-priority, rather big features into sprint. We estimate them in story points. During the sprint we also fix some urgent, not related to these features bugs. We estimate those as...
View ArticleEstimation based on hours or story points
What should be the efficient way for forecasting sprint work ? Whether it should be decided based of hours/task efforts or story points ?
View ArticleWhich of these three Certs will give me the most bang for my buck?
I've been looking at increasing my value to my current and future employers by looking at certifications that will help me progress from being a second year Scrum Master to eventually being an Agile...
View ArticleHow to best support Scrum with distributed team half way through a project
Hi all,I've been a scrum master with mostly co-located teams for 10 years and am trying to figure out how to best support a team that is new to scrum. The team is distributed, 2 devs sharing an office...
View ArticleEstimate or no estimate
Hello all,As Scrum master, I have ended up in a weird situation and need your advice. Fyi, PO does not have much involvement as it is more technical for him.So, basically in the last grooming session,...
View ArticleScrum Master requiring PO's approval
How can I convince a fellow scrum master bec he keeps on insisting that user stories after sprint review should be approved by the PO. I think he's misinterpreting this "The Product Owner explains what...
View ArticleWhat should the Scrum Team do when the Sprint Planning is postpone?
Hi, my name is Ícaro and I'm studying for PSM I.One of my doubts is about postponing the Sprint Planning. Supose my team works with 15 days Sprints and today is the Sprint Planning day, but the PO is...
View ArticleShould a Sprint Retrospective strictly happen after the Sprint Review?
While working with distributed teams (teams in different timezones), the challenge of facilitating events is a common problem, especially if you want the whole team to participate.If the Sprint...
View ArticleDoes Kanban require that there is a Definition of Done for each state the...
When a card moves through the different columns or states on a Kanban board, does each column have to have a specific Definition of Done. Is there anything out there that states that such a requirement...
View ArticleTracking meetings and help outside of teams in velocity
I'm having an issue with one of my development teams and how it's best to track meetings and assistance they give to other scrum teams. Currently, the PO creates a drag force ticket and they enter time...
View ArticleSurvey on Scrum configuration and use for master thesis, Bocconi University
Hello Scrum community, I'm now writing my master thesis on the configuration and use of Scrum in different industries.I used to work in a Manufacturing company using Scrum. They changed the original...
View ArticleCan Kanban on its own support Agility?
"Kanban is for repetitive similar tasks" - Agile CoachIt made me think, in that specific context, how Kanban on it own supports Agility. If the tasks are repetitive, then they may not require an...
View ArticleRelease or Version Planning in Agile User Story Maps. Yes or No?
Hello I have seen competing thoughts about including release, sprint or version segments in an Agile User Story Maps.To my knowledge you can create a User Story Map but then create a flat Product...
View ArticleCan a BA act as proxy PO, given the PO in different timezone
Hi Team,I Have joined new development team of 3 developers and 1 BA (yet to onboard QA folks). We have matured team counterparts sitting in US and the PO is also based out of same location.The PO...
View ArticleWhat is Technical Maturity and Process Maturity in Agile
Hello All,From Last couple of months my team is implementing the agile and now they are more mature, How can I help them for the next level and as a scrum master in which areas should I support...
View ArticleCan User stories be zero pointed?
Scenario- " Team A=8 members, and one more team member from SRE contributing user stories to Team A. Should the SRE user stories be estimated or zero pointed? Zero pointed now because Team A feels that...
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