Are we being too bookish?
Posting this for an open discussion. I noticed that whenever someone asks a question about Scrum, Scrum.org professional usually say something like:"The Scrum guide says that...""According to the Scrum...
View ArticleHow to handle a story that will not be completed.
How do you mark a story that is complete but the PO decides is not quite what they want in production. Do you spill the story and change the Acceptance Criteria? or "Cancel" it and then create a new...
View ArticleTransition from Project Coordinator to Scrum Master
Hi,Currently I'm working as a Project Coordinator in a network security company and recently got an offer for the role of Scrum Master from another IT company. I'm bit confused which career path has...
View ArticleVerifying my user stories
Hi, I have an assignment to write user stories for a technical requirement. password migration process for a new client. The DB has been migrated but not the passwords. I need to design a solution to...
View ArticleHas the recommended maximum size of a Scrum Team changed?
HiAm I reading the 2020 Scrum Guide correct that the recommended maximum amount of Scrum Team members changed compared to the 2017 Scrum Guide? In the 2017 Scrum Guide 3-9 Development Team members were...
View ArticleMigrating a Scrum Team to Story Point-based Estimation
Hello,I currently have 2 teams who have are working with Scrum, and one team is using Development Days for estimation. The challenge here is that the team breaks every story down to multiple sub-tasks...
View ArticleScrum events and other facts
I recently cleared PSM I. Since I am a person who love pictures, so my all learning starts and ends with pictures/diagrams. While preparing for PSM I, I created few pictures and thought to share few of...
View ArticleSCRUM GUIDE 2020: Number of Scrum Masters for one product
Hello All,I have started preparing for PSM-1 certification and as recommended by others I am reading The Scrum Guide: Nov, 2020.I am confused with the following statementPage: 6Title: Scrum TeamPara:...
View ArticleSCRUM GUIDE 2020: who is responsible for creating a valuable/usable increment...
So if a question comes likes this what would be the correct answer Who is responsible for creating a valuable/usable increment every Sprint?A) DevelopersB) Scrum Team These are the excerpts from the...
View ArticleWhat is the difference between PAL and PAL-EBM?
Hello everyone!What is the difference between PAL and PAL-EBM? And what do you suggest to take as certification between them?Thanks
View ArticleQuestion about setting Employee Targets
I was asked by the president of our company to create a dev plan there is a goals section with the one of the areas to fill in is Employee Targets. The description added here was "What individual goals...
View ArticleWhy only Done PBI can be shown in Sprint Review?
In the Scrum Guide 2020 it says: "If a Product Backlog item does not meet the Definition of Done, it cannot be released or even presented at the Sprint Review". My Question:Why only Done Items can be...
View Article22 Scrum Master Anti-Patterns from Job Ads: From Funny to What the Heck?
I stumbled across this blog on LinkedIn. Very interesting indeed and the recuitment space really is swarmed with all those anti-patterned job descriptions. 22 Scrum Master Anti-Patterns from Job Ads:...
View ArticleReturn on Software: Maximizing the Return on Your Software Investment
Dear community, I would like to deeper my knowledge about maximizing the return on software investment.There is a book from Steve Tockey: Return on Software: Maximizing the Return on Your Software...
View ArticlePreparation of the PSU I Certification
Hi everyone,I juste succeesed PSPO II and i want to prepare the PSU exam.I checked the path learning and if you can advise me how the best way to prepare this exam.Please, share your experience about...
View ArticleMigrating a Scrum Team to Story Point-based Estimation
Hello,I currently have 2 teams who have are working with Scrum, and one team is using Development Days for estimation. The challenge here is that the team breaks every story down to multiple sub-tasks...
View ArticleYou earned your SAFe certification but have no hands on experience with SAFe...
How do you gain experience with SAFe if employers require experience with SAFe and not just the certification? What types of forums, groups, etc. do you leverage?
View ArticleWho makes all the work on Product Backlog refinement?
Good afternoon, SCRUM community!Need your advise.I recently came across an issue stated in a header - seemingly, the refinement work is done by development team, since they drill down into the backlog...
View ArticleFor scrum to work efficiently. the year-end Appraisal system of the company...
Scrum is too idealistic. Isn’t it? Reading about scrum makes me think that it does not live in the real world.For example, scrum expects:
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