User Story: is “so that” part optional sometimes?
We all know how to write a user story: As a I want So that The "so that" part is very usefull, but sometimes can be redundant.The point is... if it's redundant is because I did not write well the US?...
View ArticleMultiple stories related to the same code or user interface
It is pretty easy to just split user stories to fit them into a single sprint but the problem is the developers, who are claiming that they can't build some stories parallel because they are modifying...
View ArticlePractical real time challenges faced while implementing SAFe
Hello Scrummers, My organisation wants to establish SAFe. I feel that SAFe is conflicting Agile and Scrum in some areas.So I wish to know what are the practical challenges you faced when you are...
View ArticleThe Professional Product Owner book formulas
Here are two formulas from the book Revisiting the formula that ignored size variance:50 PBIs (total) / 8 PBIs per Sprint (velocity) 3 2-week Sprints 5 12.5 weeksWhen you take into account the size...
View ArticleHow does a Scrum Master manage multiple Scrum teams in terms of timings of...
Hi guys,Most Scrum Master positions require that you manage multiple small development teams. I am currently a scrum master looking after a team of 6. I'm wondering if I were to take one or more...
View ArticleTeam Down Sized? What now?
Our team has been rocking and rolling with scrum for about a year now, but unfortunately, our team has down-sized to a PO and a single developer due to turnover. The scrum framework (at least the...
View ArticleStory is uncompleted due to deployment tasks
The team has DOD which says - The story is done when it is ok in pre-production enviroment and ready to release. Our Review day is thursday and in company there is a common Deployment day which occurs...
View ArticlePros & Cons for being located with the development team as a Product Owner
Hi allI have the dream, as a Product Owner, to relocate to Ukraine where the most of the development team is located. In order to convince the business that it is an idea that will create value for the...
View Article[PSM I] The Scrum guide, just a bit more graphical and concise
Hi there!During my preparation for the PSM I certification, I found it useful to "translate" the Scrum guide into a slightly more graphical and concise artifact. Let me share here, in case it can be...
View ArticleQuestions: Nexus Sprint Backlog
Hello Experts,I am studying the Nexus and have few questions to clarify.Question 1: Does Nexus Sprint Backlog contains all the PBI's to deliver the Sprint Goal or only the PBI's that has dependencies...
View ArticleSuggestion of improvement on the new Nexus Guide around Nexus Sprint...
I found during my lecture of the new Nexus Guide that on the Nexus Sprint Retrospective, there is some possible misunderstanding around that pragraphe and phrase put in bold :
View ArticleIf Duration is historically Derived from Complexity Estimation...
Why don't Sprint Teams always make this a retro item to look at how long it took to do something with respect to the complexity that they had assigned it in planning...?This is not something I have...
View ArticleOne Core Team working on Multiple Products with Multiple POs
I'm a relatively new SM and have been tasked with overseeing our core 'Platforms' team, which historically has been a team for our own products that members rotate in and out of when not on customer...
View ArticleScrum as defined in SAFe
Hi!I have done some reading on the SAFe and the references to Scrum and the associated roles, events and artifacts are described extensively troughout the SAFe documentation. However, what is described...
View ArticleAgile Scrum Sum
Hi , I need help in solving this question. Can u tell me in details how to arrive at the response.
View ArticlePSM1 exam - Query
Hi All,I would start to thank everyone in the forum. This is a great place and really helped me with loads of SCRUM related information , especially on PSM1.I was practising the mock tests on the...
View ArticleCan you be a Product Owner if you don't have a Product?
Not quite intended to be a philosophical discussion like the title may suggest but actually a real world situation. There is a dev team, there is a scrum master, and there is a product owner. But there...
View ArticleNot pointing story points for Bugs but still setting a priority
Hello everyone, I am a new Scrum master you has recently joined a startup which uses scrum for their three software developments teams. On the very first day after seeing their scrum board I realized...
View ArticleHelp! How to introduce senior stakeholders to agile
Hi all really need some help?Can anyone provide a (hopefully detailed) outline of how would you introduce agile to senior stakeholders who have never encountered it before?
View ArticleHand over from scrum master
Hi!Im starting my first assignment as scrum master in 2 weeks.What key questions should I ask the current scrum master during our hand-over?All the best! //Jenny
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