Dev Team - when dev team members have nothing to do
what happens when some dev team members don't have the skills to work on some Sprint Backlog items - for ex the tester for whom there's nothing to test yet?
View ArticleContract , Customer and working language
Hi,I am working in an international company. Last week we had a meeting with new customer. When foreign customers are working with us we are speaking in English. But our customer is Austrian. Also our...
View ArticleMy PSM III Journey
After I shared my achievement of PSM III on Linkedin, many people asked me for sharing materials to learn. I promised I will share my own experience instead of any specific tip or material. So please...
View ArticleShould A Scrum Master Be Technical?
The Technical Scrum Master (TSM) can affect the Scum team in many ways. He/she may:Act as a technical SME (subject matter expert) and try to handle servicesAsk team members some questions on their...
View ArticleProject tracking ownership lies with whom?
My understanding. Please correct if wrong.The delivery ownership of end solution lies with development team and not scrum master. In traditional method, the project manager is responsible for tracking...
View ArticleIncrement description appears to be factorial
In the Statement "The Increment is the sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during a Sprint and the value of the increments of all previous Sprints"do the words "and the value" indicate...
View ArticleBaseline of engineering productivity
We need to measure and document a baseline for engineering productivity that can further be used to increase performance and reduce hindrance and blockers. Wanted to discuss what metrics and KPIs we...
View Articlemultiple team members work on a single task associated to a story in the...
How do you educate/handle when multiple team members work on a single task associated to a story in the sprint backlog?
View ArticleHow Agile is different from Scrum?
Hi folks,I have a query in regards to how agile is different from a scrum. But we use this term in the same way and together. I have confused between those terms,please tell me the exact difference...
View ArticlePSM-2 Certification help needed
I have started my Journey towards PSM2 CertificationI have started reading books like 2017-Scrum-Guide and 2018-Nexus-Guide also reading online Blogs and doing open assessments from Scrum.orgWanted to...
View ArticleHow do I motivate a New to Scrum Team ?
I am leading a scrum team and the dev team lacks motivation. is it the resposiblility of the scrum master to motivate the team if yes how or escalate the prob to highter management ?
View ArticleEstimation
There is one thing that always gets me in the problematic situation - estimation.When is it done exactly?Let's say I have 5 user stories in product backlog. When do I estimate them - during current...
View ArticleCompany Wants Me To Commit Every Four Weeks
The company where I work wants me to commit to doing so many epics every four weeks and one of our KPIs is the percentage of committed epics done. So, if we commit to 10 epics and 8 are done then we...
View ArticleHow to deal with power mad dev team Line managers who are part of developer...
On a recent project I was running three scrum teams at once, I coached them on agile & Jira, coached stakeholders as well & we saw great improvements in velocity, transparency, value delivery...
View ArticleWhat to do when a new dev team don't yet know the technology?
We have recently started a new dev team and they're all new to the technology area they're working on. The company wants us to commit to work every four weeks. Meaning they want to know which epics we...
View ArticleHow many hours a Scrum Master dedicate to a project?
Hi, i'm new here and new to Scrum. I'm wondering a lot of things and one of my biggest concerns right now is to calculate how many projects a scrum master can work on. I know, it depends on the team,...
View ArticleTool for setting personal goals in one-on-one coaching session
Hey everyone,I'm coaching one of my colleagues on growing in her current role als a project manager, but she wishes to grow towards scrum master (since she strongly believes in the agile approach). In...
View ArticleDoes PSU still require completion of a course in order to take the exam?
I recall reading that it did however in reviewing the assessments area tonight I am starting to think that may have changed? If a course is still required any idea when one will be offered in the...
View ArticleRetrospective - what if our idea for an improvement turns out hard to implement?
Hello everyone, While reading Agile Retrospectives - Making Good Teams Great written by Esther Derby and Diana Larsen, a one particular question crossed my mind, thus I would like to share it with you...
View ArticleUX designers and Scum ceremonies
I've read an interesting article that encourages strongly to include UX designers into the Scrum ceremonies, like daily standups, sprint planning, sprint retrospective or backlog...
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