Feeling useless as a PO
Hello everyone I am a new PO, having transitioned from a startup environment where I did everything and had a lot of responsibility.In my current team, there is a someone who defines business goals and...
View ArticleKPI cycle time and lead time with scrum (kpi less well explained / no...
Hello Scrum Masters,I have just finally obtained my PSM 1 certification, it was quite complicated, I had taken it once in English and I did not understand anything, then I added plug-in to translate...
View ArticleMonitoring the remaning work in Sprint Backlog and in Product Backlog
Hi comrades, In previous version of the Scrum Guide there were points about Monitoring Progress Toward Goals and Monitoring Progress Toward Goals. So, are they still actually or the PO should not...
View ArticleHolistic view of all products being work on
I've been tasked with creating a strategic product development roadmap for all of the products our Scrum teams are working on in 2021. I believe my leadership team is wanting to look at the "big...
View ArticleEmpiricism in Scrum Guide 2020 vs Scrum Guide 2017
Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is known. [SG2017]Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what...
View ArticleNew Scrum Guide 2020 : minor mistake?
I wonder if the statement "Helping the Scrum Team understand the need for clear and concise Product Backlog items" in page 7 should be moved to the previous section "The Scrum Master serves the Scrum...
View ArticlePSM1 exam and the value of Volkerdon
Hello,I’m preparing for the PSM certification for a while which I would like to do based on the 2017 “version”. The Open Assessments from scrum.org; the Scrum Open, Product Owner Open and the Nexus...
View ArticleProduct Goal
During last 4 years (after our transformation from Waterfall to Scrum) we didn't create Product Goal inside the team and to be honest are not doing this now. Am I right it means that we are not in Scrum?
View ArticleAgile acceptance
Hi I am new here, my name is Andrew Lethcoe and I work for a large financial software engineering firm. They are trying hard to push agile but they never actually get us proper training. they resort...
View ArticleIs the exam already based in the 2020 or still in 2017 Scrum Guide
Hi,I'm planning to get a PSPO1 certification exam this month or early next year. I'm just thinking if the PSPO1 exam questions are already based on the 2020 Scrum Guide. Or is it still based on the...
View ArticlePAL-EBM : Bridging the gap between Portfolio Management and Business agility...
After learning and working in several years in portfolio management, I always wonder and eager to try out different ways in which we can apply empirical, lean and agile principles in current ways of...
View ArticleEnd of the PO in our company
Our management has decided to reorganize the engineer teams and terminate all dedicated Product Owner roles. Current PO's will lose their role and be moved to other areas of the company where possible....
View ArticleIs the software industry dropping Scrum?
Sorry for the potential clickbait title but I really do have this question. If you see another of my recent posts, you'll see that my company is dropping the PO role, even in teams that practice Scrum!...
View ArticleReleases
After the update of the Scrum Guide, I see different opinions as to who decides when to release (deliver) the increment.The 2017 version of the Scrum Guide is clear about that:"The increment must be in...
View ArticleTechnical stories in the sprint review
Hi,I work with one of a group of teams in my organisation that are collaborating to build a new but increasingly complex product, based on a shared product backlog. I find that our sprint reviews give...
View Article2017 PSM1 or 2020 PSM1?
Hello all,I am trying to decide if I should take the 2017 exam before it is replaced by the 2020 one on 10th January, or if I should wait for the availability of the 2020 exam and take that instead?...
View ArticleNew Feature Vs Story
Hi - Please let know if there is any specific differences between a 'New Feature' and 'Story' in Jira. If like there are any specific cases where they are used.
View ArticleEBM Guide goals vs Scrum Guide goals
Hi, I’ve been reading the EBM guide and was wondering. In the EBM guide there is mention of goals (page 3). There is a Strategic Goal, a Intermediate Goal and a Immediate Goal.I was wondering, could...
View ArticleFirst Week as a Scrum Master
Hello All,my name is Mike. I am joining a new organisation as a Scrum Master in January. What should be my plan in the first week so that I get a great start with the team and to bring myself up to...
View ArticleComment appelle-t-on les users stories dans un projet hors développement...
Dans les projets de développement logiciels, on décrit les fonctionnalités à développer dans le Backlog Produit et Backlog Sprint par des users stories, décomposées en tâches par les développeurs en...
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