PSM-II Certification
Hello All,Could someone who has recently given PSM-II assessment provide details about the type of questions coming in PSM-II assessment and also what all material one should go through before giving...
View ArticlePSM I, PSPO I & PSM II certified in month!!!
Hello, Thanks to users of this forum, was able to complete the three certifications within a month. I have 15 yrs of IT experience across waterfall and agile phase which was beneficial. As with many...
View ArticleUser Story Mapping accredited courses
Hi, I'm currently reading Jeff Patton's 'User Story Mapping' and am looking for an accredited course to take to further develop my knowledge and confidence in order to give a go at making an income...
View ArticleCalculate Story Points - Question from a course I dont understand
Hi guys,is there anyone who can tell me why 250 / -15 is correct and how to calculate that? "You are a Scrum Master and see the progress on a release burn down chart, which is shown as a bar chart. The...
View ArticleCalculate Story Points - Second Question from a course I dont understand
After three completed sprints you look at a release burn down “bar” chart. The diagram initially starts with 400 story points on its Y-axis. The following happened in the three sprints:Sprint 1 45...
View Articleis there an order between sprint review and sprint retrospective?
Hi there, Just have a quick question, as we know that sprint review happens at the end of the sprint, so how about sprint retrospective? Is there a specific or pre-define order between sprint review...
View ArticleDefinition of Increment in the new Scrum Guide
I'm a little confused about the definition of increment in the new Scrum Guide. I've always thought of each increment as the latest integrated and done code, which includes everything that is done by...
View ArticleScrum for small organisation with overlapping projects
Greetings community,we recently decided to implement Scrum in our team and I can already see why the guide says it is easy to understand but difficult to master.While this forum was already...
View ArticleBuilt-in work in progress limit in Scrum
In a discussion with a co-worker we came to the following doubt: which element already present in Scrum is a better example of WIP limit: the Sprint Goal or the Sprint Backlog? I had thought of Sprint...
View ArticleSprint Numbering across multiple (10+) Projects
Good Morning,I'm currently a PM wearing many hats (Scrum Master, UX Design and Project Manager). I have upwards of 10 active Projects that are currently on different Sprint numbers (all same length,...
View ArticleNexus questions
Hi everybody,I have two question:do you think it's a good idea, to reduce dependencies, plan one Scrum Team's Sprint at a time before moving on the next team?and may the NIT select work for the Scrum...
View ArticleStory Mapping vs ROI.... how to prioritize?
Hello,I am a young Scrum Master who has obtained the certification, I come from the world of "classic" project management and even with the certification I consider to be at the beginning of the path...
View ArticleCan we split a large user story as analyse and develop?
Hi,Is it ok to split a user story into "development analysis" and "development"? Let's take this example:As a user, I want to save my Personal Information and apply for a driver's license via the...
View ArticlePSM 1 passed tips and experience
Hi all,I am happy to share that I just passed the PSM 1 exam at my first attempt with 95/100. Here are some of my experiences: 1. scrum guide itself + open assessments + mplaze exam simulator should be...
View ArticleWhat can happen if any one event is reduced in Scrum ?
Hello to all community members , There was a recent question on why scrum prescribes the 4 events and what can happen if we reduce any one of it. I thought of sharing my views on this which might help...
View ArticleDeveloper and QA friction
Need suggestion .My developer and QA have friction. Apparently my QA might have been on leaves when a story would have gotten discussed. The story was never assigned to him and now there is a bug on...
View ArticleUpdates and Confusion from the Guide
Okay, so I got into a bit of a discussion with a fellow scrum master today. Updating myself on the 2020 changes. When it comes to Scrum I've always believed it to be both Iterative and Incremental. I...
View ArticleHow to Sprint Plan when QA always lags behind Development
I have a serious problem and I could use some advice. I'm implementing Agile and Scrum into my org, which produces highly highly complex and difficult to understand software. On my scrum teams, we have...
View ArticlePSM1 passed today :-)
Hello all,I am happy to inform you that I passed the PSM1 exam this evening with 96.3% :-)I decided to take the exam after completing an 'Agile management with scrum' course on Udemy, even though it...
View ArticleBuilt-in work in progress limit in Scrum
In a discussion with a co-worker we came to the following doubt: which element already present in Scrum is a better example of WIP limit: the Sprint Goal or the Sprint Backlog? I had thought of Sprint...
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