Agile Teams with continuous changing team members of operations
I want to transform the current ITIL based team structure (with Plan, Build and Run focus) to an agile team organization. One key challenge is to make continuous shifts between Operation team and...
View ArticleJob prospects with PSM I certificate but no practical Scrum experience
Hello all,Despite having 6 years of professional experience in software development - rising through the (very traditional) ranks from QA Tester to QA Lead at a games' publisher - I have never actually...
View ArticleTechnical debt - Definition of Done
Hi Scrum friends,While in quarantine i decided to write an article about the Technical debt. I was wondering can you eliminate or decrease the amount of TD with a proper DoD? Thank you for your...
View ArticleScrum Framework and its relevance to COVID-19
Scrum Framework and its relevance to COVID-19By Ramanujam K Vangipuram, PGDM-IIMB, PGDPM-XLRI, PSM-I, PSM-II*
View ArticleJust how far does velocity go in allowing a PO to estimate future work?
One of the benefits of having a (specific) dev team (over successive Sprints) estimate story points before sprint start and then summing the story points of completed users stories (velocity) is that...
View ArticleNeed help to fulfill story status related requirement
We decided to have below statuses for user story -:1. Yet to be started2. In Progress3. In Testing4. In UAT5. UAT Done-------------------------------------------------------------------6. Candidate for...
View ArticleHELP: I get confused with correct answer in Open Assessment
Hi All, So there is a question from PSPO open assessment:Which two statements explain why the definition of "Done" is important to the Product Owner?And one of the correct answers is: It assures the...
View ArticleDaily Scrum
Who is referred to as others here ‘If others are present, the Scrum Master ensures that they do not disrupt the meeting.’
View ArticleWhat are the pros and cons about Scrum that you have come to realise?
Hi, my company has provided us with Scrum as our our Work From Home resource. I'm new to the company, the Scrum process, and this method of working in general. My team had been using Scrum from their...
View ArticleImpediments in applying Scrum
In my experience, there are many scenarios when teams applying Scrum face dilemmas. Some examples: - A small development department has 10 people on board. That is exactly 1 more than the maximum limit...
View ArticleScrum Or Kanban- Waterfall to Agile Transition
Here's the situation 1 common dev team to deliver 6 different products that all roll up to 1 "project"2. PO's don't want to engage in release planning saying that " Clients' prioritize scope and have...
View ArticleHow to Combine Scrum + Kanban
Hello All,I am working for dev team where there are 3 developers and 2 QA , And my client see there is lot of flexibility in Kanban with it's six principles. So client had given instruction to combine...
View ArticleIs Product Owner participating as a member of Scrum Team in Nexus?
Hi,According to Scrum Guide™ “The Scrum Team consists of a Product Owner, the Development Team, and a Scrum Master. Scrum Teams are self-organizing and cross-functional.”According Nexus™ Guide:
View ArticleWhat is the difference between Quality goals and Sprint Goal?
As per Scrum Guide (in the Scrum Values) section, People personally commit to achieving the goals of the Scrum Team.Does it mean (Sprint Goal + Quality Goals)During the Sprint:No changes are made that...
View ArticleWhen is it most appropriate for a Development Team to change the definition...
My question is because some people says that the Definition of Done must change during the Sprint Planning, but the scrum guide says:"During each Sprint Retrospective, the Scrum Team plans ways to...
View ArticleDifference between affinity estimation vs relative sizing
Hello All,We knew T-shirt sizing comes under Affinity estimation , Also I see there relative sizing is also close to affinity estimation.Can any one please help me in knowing the difference
View ArticleNexus Frame Works under 1 scrum master or many scrum master
Hello All,We are onboarding the new airlines project where we are adopting nexus frame work as our single backlog will be sharing by 5 teams , And all teams are located in one place.I would like to...
View ArticleNeed Clarity around Process Improvements which are part of the Sprint Backlog
The Sprint Backlog makes visible all the work that the Development Team identifies as necessary to meet the Sprint Goal. To ensure continuous improvement, it includes at least one high priority process...
View ArticleScrum Master Should have technical knowledge?
I have came across many organizations demanding Scrum Master to be technical, so just wanted to check why should a Scrum master be technical and what challenges he face if he is non technical?If yes,...
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