`What are the common challenges which your organisation is facing with...
Hi,I am optimistically trying to get some responses on the challenges which organizations are facing in starting, growing and sustaining a Agile CoP, which I believe will help fellow Agilists to tackle...
View ArticleCEO asks Scrum Master for cause for small increment, who is responsible
Everyone is disappointed with the small number of completed items in the first Sprint. The CEO asks the Scrum Master for an explanation on who is responsible for this. What should she reply? A. All...
View ArticleLean Value Stream Mapping and Value Streams, e.g., as used in Scaled Agile...
Driven by a need to understand the differences between available scaled agile frameworks, I recently began reading about SAFe at https://www.scaledagileframework.com. The article on Value Streams...
View ArticleNew courses & assessments
Firstly, my thanks to the forum members for providing insightful information on queries, courses and assessment preparation.I wanted to know if there is any place from where we could know about new...
View ArticlePSD track progression
Scrum Guide defines 3 roles, Scrum Master (SM), Product Owner (PO) and the development team DT).While the first 2 roles have 3 assessments each, any reason why the third role has only one assessment,...
View ArticleScrum Master an Attendee or Participant during Sprint Planning?
The Scrum guide only mentions the following regarding the Scrum Master under the Sprint Planning section:The Scrum Master ensures that the event takes place and that attendants understand its purpose....
View ArticleIs Premature optimization opposite of Technical debt
I was wondering if what was the opposite concept of Technical debt. Technical debt is a concept in programming that reflects the extra development work that arises when code that is easy to implement...
View ArticleCan a Product Owner work in multiple scrum team?
One Scrum Master can work in multiple scrum teams irrespective of those teams working on the same product or different.Can a PO also work in multiple scrum teams?
View ArticleEstimations in customer projects from a team with yet unstable velocity
First of all: Happy new Year to you! I’d like to ask you about your ideas or advices in a challenging situation. We recently transformed the handling of several (sub)projects in a long running customer...
View ArticleScrum Master's service to the Product Owner
I need some help regarding the service of the Scrum Master to the Product Owner, specifically around this line "Ensuring the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value"How...
View ArticleOne man Scrum Team. Possible?
Just a thought that crossed my mind so I thought I'd ask. Assuming an individual is multiskilled and has expertise in different areas of software development, then can this person become a one man...
View ArticleInfo about certification
Hello!My name's Raffaele, I'm a 24 years old UX designer who likes code too!I have a background degree as a graphic and web designer, a 10 months internship experience with Apple and I have attended a...
View ArticleProduct Owner and Strategy
It would be good to clarify the role of product owners outside the Scrum team which seems to be just as critical. The product owner would need to define product strategy including discussion with...
View Articlethe value of the stories of broken down epics
I read that one of the differences between epics and user stories is that epic doesn't add value until all user stories are done and the workflow of the epic is completeexample epic :“As a salesperson,...
View ArticleCan two teams work on one product backlog?
I have a scrum team of 7 people working on a product backlog, PO wants to add another team of 6 people to work on the same backlog. We will have 1 PO 1 Product backlog and 2 teams. Does this sound right?
View ArticleScrum Master and Burndown chart
The SM needs to track the burndown chart on a daily basis to monitor Dev Teams progress, so that he can be aware of how the team is performing and coach them accordingly. I was told by an interviewer...
View ArticleNew Scrum Master
Hello everyone,My question is not directly related but It will surely lead my way to Scrum Master role. So, I am asking the question here, as I want to handle and move on with transition and further...
View ArticleHow to get the right information to the surface during the daily scrum.
Hi!I am scrum master of a small team of three developers. Recently, I've noticed that during the daily scrum, not all necessary information comes to the surface, stories are discussed high over, but...
View ArticleTrust within Team vs Organization in Scrum
Wondering on the aspects of creating a trusted environment to build and share for the Scrum team, sometime get a feel that management is observing rather than supporting the changes. Few companies...
View ArticleTime spent on investigating a bug that was not a bug after all
Hello, I am a scrum master and I have a question regarding adding bugs that turn out to be not bugs after all.I have a case where a QA reported a bug and the developer spent time investigating the...
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