Developers as Stakeholders
I work mostly with long-lived projects, with large existing code bases.In order to get developer-driven issues addressing technical and architectural debt prioritized for attention, developers should...
View ArticleWhere to start when there's too much to do
Hi everyone,I recently started as a SM in a young company with a pretty big Scrum team. We're currently 13 people (1 UX designer, 1 UI designer, 5 FE devs, 3 BE devs, 1 QA, 1 PO and 1 SM). The size of...
View ArticleWho is responsible for creating and updating the Burn down chart?
By the Scrum guide, use of the Burn down (up) chart is not mandatory. In real life, you can find it very useful.
View ArticleScrum processes are benefitting the medical field
Scrum practices and processes are being used to successfully manage more and more technology projects. Now it is also being used to improve the medical field.A few decades ago Jeff Sutherland and Ken...
View ArticleDifference between Scrum Board and Kanban Board
I thought a basic board that consisted of columns of "To Do", "Doing" and "Done" was a basic Kanban board and in the same context used complementarily in Scrum as well.Is there really a difference?...
View Article$'s to Scrum Master
We are in the process of developing a formal business case to add dedicated scrum masters to our teams. We currently have the development manager 'acting' as a scrum master, but in reality they are...
View ArticleSprint Goal
In the Sprint Planning meeting, is the Sprint Goal crafted first or are the PBI's for the Sprint are selected first and then the sprint goal is crafted?
View ArticlePO overwhelmed by the number of scrum teams
So here's the scenario. The PO is currently working on a finance system that caters to different countries (8 for now.) Each country has their own specifications/ configurations but at the end of the...
View ArticleProduct prioritization
Hi What all should a PO when he is prioritising the backlog. Should he write user stories for each backlog item? Or is this something he does during sprint backlog meeting Should write acceptance...
View ArticleMoscow prioritization
I have a question regarding backlog grooming. I have completed product prioritization using MoSCOW method. I have it prioritized it as follows. I have rationalized it working with client and gathering...
View ArticleKnapsack agile
HiCan someone explain to me what knapsack prioritization is all about?Does someone use this in their daily work?
View ArticleMultiple Teams within one space
In my organization we have two teams that handle different aspects of software namely front end and back end. We now have two scrum masters that want to run these two teams separate as they dont have a...
View ArticleWho is in charge of putting together a development team?
Hi,How to make sure the development team has all the competencies they need to work to develop a product optimally?Since we don't have lead developer, who would ask for example for QA role or senior...
View ArticleWhich of the following is not a prioritisation technique?
I found this question, maybe you can help me to find correct answer and explanation:Which of the following is not a prioritisation technique?Kano analysisProduct Backlog orderingPlanning PokerUser...
View ArticleCalculation of weeks that are required to release increment
How to calculate number of weeks based on the following information:240 points release backlog3 week per Sprint45 points velocity per SprintThanksDejan
View Article12 questions to answer for PSM Exam
I found this questions that are not to easy for me or maybe they are not correct. If you can open this link https://imgur.com/a/xj4lQFLand here on this forum share correct answer and if you like you...
View ArticleDoes estimation in Story Points work if the dev-team is constantly changing...
I'm facing a challenging situation: I'm trying to convince my dev-team to estimate in story points.The problem? Our projects take from 4-6 months each on average, and for each new project, there will...
View ArticleNexus Exam
Hey everyone,If any of you are looking into Nexus and the SPS exam, I highly encourage it. It was a great add on from the PSM1 and really a good prep for my journey towards my PSM2. As far as tips,...
View ArticleSome people in the scrum team think that it's not required to add tasks to a...
Hi Team,I have a situation in my scrum team where some teammates are objecting to adding any tasks to a user story and their viewpoint is that since they are responsible enough to finish the story in...
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