Frustration
Hello you all,I have been working on this cert for 2 years and still unable to pass (yes Im not that smart). I understand scrum and take test on Mikhail Lapshin, to the point I have memorized the...
View ArticleHow I Prepared For And Passed The PSPO I Assessment
Hello Folks.I wanted to give back since I relied on a lot of the shared feedback in this forum to prepare for and pass my PSPO I assessment. Overview
View ArticleWhat is the role of Agile PMO?
Hi Everyone,I've just been hired as a PMO in an agile environment?My background is PMO Analyst in Waterfall environment.The organisation have never had a PMO Before, so part of my responsibility is to...
View ArticleRelying on knowledge of external teams
In our last Retro, I had each team member choose at random a pain point identified by the team to help solve as their action item for the Sprint.Mine was "relying on external teams' knowledge."
View ArticleMultiple projects with one team
Hi, do you have any experience and what would you propose in following case?We have a team consisting of around 10 developers working and then maintaining multiple projects. The problem is, that there...
View ArticleScrum Master - Common Interview Questions
Hi all,My name is João Henrique. I'm working with Scrum for more than 4 years and as Scrum Master for more than 3 years. Recently I got my PSM I certification and just receive contact from a respected...
View ArticleIdentifying Acceptance criteria dor features
What are some activities I can do with my PO to help in identifying a feature's acceptance criteria? We are currently refining some features for the next PI, but struggling to come up with proper AC.
View ArticleWhen to know that a feature needs to be broken down
What are some indicators, during feature refinement, that a specific feature needa to be broken down into multiple other features? What are some activites I can do with the PO to help identify that?
View ArticleHow to use Scrum on a Hotline service
Hi,I read a few books about Scrum and need some advice. How do we use Scrum for example sprint reviews on a Phone Hotline service? We have a University hotline for students that I want to implement...
View ArticleScrum or Agile implemented correctly or is it a SQWAT?
Today I came across this great acronym SQWAT on LinkedIn. The acronym stands for Status Quo With Agile Terminology. I personally completely agree with the acronym and I have had experience of such...
View ArticleAdditional agenda items for standup
A software engineering manager, that is responsible for the s/w and qa engineers, is interested in adding a couple of agenda items to the daily standup agenda. These are the 2 items: 1) Review and...
View ArticleQuestion on Product Backlog Refinement
I need opinion from Scrum SMEs and practitioners on the below question:Product backlog refinement… a) Must be completed before the sprint 1 b) Can be done during the sprint planning c) Can be done...
View Article[App Dev] Who should involve in story point estimation?
Hey guys, I've just started to practise scrum for a while.Our company is working on an app & the development team consists of 3 people:Android DeveloperiOS DeveloperBackend DeveloperProblems that I...
View ArticleTechniques to Estimate Spike
Hello All,I knew estimation for user stories is given by dev team, But I would lie to confirm as a scrum master do i need to support dev team by using any estimating techniques for spikes ? If so what...
View ArticleNexus/SAFe/LeSS/"Spotify-model" etc. - don't they actually limit empiricism...
Hi.I'd like your reactions on my opinion, and hopefully some alternative opinions to discuss! Thanks in advance.
View ArticleForum Feature Request: Topic Subscriptions
HiThere's a lot questions asked, answered and discussed in this forum. Some come here to only ask one or two questions or inform about their passed exam. Some come here to stay and engage in lots of...
View ArticlePO has no time for Product Backlog Management between Review and Planning
In my role as PO I always struggle with feedback from stakeholders and participants of the Sprint Review to be put correctly in the Product Backlog.
View ArticleHow are tasks handled by the development team when having different skills...
Our team has a way of measuring how many points we can enter inside the sprint based on previous history points gained. We are a total of 12, but 7 are software developers, and the rest is distributed...
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