Business Requirements Document as PBI
Hi All,I have created a requirements document from the PBI which I have created in TFS. Each PBI in the document consists of three parts: ID, description and Acceptance criteria. I just want to know...
View ArticleTotal story point planned vs done
We just transform from waterfall to agile not too long ago. We used to have UAT session and the users only test when they are available, and we must wait for their sign off before we release to the...
View ArticleSCRUM - how and where to escalate
Dear All, I am SCRUM master for two teams in big organization. I read one topic about escalation and interesting answer from Ian Mitchell 'any corrective action should be taken as close as possible to...
View ArticleResetting Sprint Goal
Hello, In our project we use sprint goal. I have 3 questions :1. Should we reset Goal number of every sprint to 1 ? or its good to increase the goal number to keep track of original goal if the...
View ArticleWhich parameter is appropriate for CFD?
I was looking into Cumulative Flow Diagrams (CFD) for Scrum teams and I noticed that there are multiple ways the CFDs can be plotted. I understand that the X-axis should be the time scale to understand...
View ArticleKeeping complex topics, simple
Hello everyone, I hope this finds you well. I work as a Scrum Master with two teams developing a software product that is unsurprisingly, complex. The technologies in use are fairly young and our...
View ArticleUnfinished story carry forward to next sprint
By the end of sprint, we always have story half way in development or SIT, and have to be carry forward to next sprint.A few observations: 1. Many of our story need more than 1 sprint (2 week sprint)...
View ArticleEpic sizing and measurement metrics
Hi All, I am relatively new to Agile. We have epics defined in Jira and user stories linked to those Epics.Before we start measuring progress of Epics, what are the basics we need to follow to create...
View ArticleCollective Ownership
Hi all,In a agile environment we always say encourage the dev teams for empiricism. As a scrum team ;we have DoD and in our sprint planning meeting PO gives sprint goal , dev team make a poker...
View ArticleTension in Scrum Events
Hi,What should I do as an SM while two people experience tension in scrum events?Thanks
View Articleself-organised teams ; title names vs stakeholders' interference
I had a debate recently about what is the most important action to favour self-organisation in a scrum team :- either by removing any titles to members of the development team ; - prevent stakeholders...
View ArticleShould we use vídeo in our Daily meetings?
Due to COVID-19 outbreak, me and my development team (The PO who also codes and 3 devs), who used to work from Office, we are working remotely.We started to make our dailies every day on Skype, but we...
View ArticleAfter PSM-1, what next? Please advise and help me build my career path.
Greetings for the day. I have been working as a technical writer since 2007. From last 2 years, I have been given additional responsibility to conduct Scrum ceremonies for the Scrum team. To enhance my...
View ArticleSprint Rhythm being changed by management
Right now we are in a position were management has decided(onesided) that they want to match sprint rhythms between teams. I.e. one group of teams ends their 2 week sprints on a Tuesday, the other...
View ArticleRetro efficiency, how not to miss the important?
Do you feel after retro that there are problems that have not been identified? What are you doing to identify hidden problems, when people make poor contact? What techniques/tools/measures do you use?...
View ArticleNaming conventions for Sprints
Thought I'd take the opportunity to get a few thoughts on Sprint names. I'll start by saying that at the moment we have a system that we use department-wide and every single project has the same...
View ArticleFinished sprint goal before the time box
It does not happen often, but I was wondering what happens if 2 weeks into a 3 week sprint, the sprint goal has been reached with all items have reached the agreed definition of 'Done'.Why might this...
View Articleimpacts of not estimating
Scrum guide does mention estimation in the backlog refinement. But what if a teak doesn't estimate? what would he the impact of not benefiting from scrum, by not estimating?it may end up planning...
View ArticleScrum Project Inception - My First Complex Project
Hey Everyone! I hope you are all safe and healthy during these times. My organization (300 people) hasn't fully adopted scrum, but we are keen on giving it a shot and have seen pockets of success. I...
View ArticlePassed PSPO II, PSM II and SPS at first attempt in 11 days.
Prior to exploring new career opportunities, considered to take the Product Owner certification. From the PMI, am certified in PMP, Risk management (RMP) and Agile (ACP), but desired to have Product...
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