What if Agile/Scrum does not make sense?
Is there a time or situation where Agile and/or Scrum do not make sense?Looking at a team who is a BAU sort of team. They produce work on a monthly basis that is consumed and output, but this is not...
View ArticleFew queries on review meeting,daily scrum and PB
Hi All,I am just trying to revise the concepts of scrum guide again and not able to get the exact meaning for some of the statements.Can anyone elaborate more or in detail.1.Review of the timeline,...
View ArticleDefinition of Done - Conflicting View
I have a conflicting view on the answer to this question which appears in the scrum.org open assessment for PSM I. Which two statements explain why the definition of "Done" is important to the Product...
View ArticleScrum Master as an Impediment Remover
Some of you have probably read this document:https://www.scrum.org/resources/8-stances-scrum-masterOne of Scrum Master stances is to be an Impediment Remover. Yet it also claims that only impediments...
View ArticleChange management in Scrum
Hello, I found this question in a test and I don't understand why the correct answer is the Product owner and not the scrum team. Question: Who is responsible for change management in Scrum ? Options:...
View ArticlePassing PSM 1 and SPS
I have cleared both these certifications in first attempt and the only material I referred to was Scrum Guide and Nexus Guide. I read them so well, understood it word by word and relate to my real...
View ArticleHow to break the vicious cycle of Bug to close the project?
For many of our project I have observed that client is keep on giving list of Bugs (which are actually sometime new features). We do our project for 6 months and working on its Bugs for one year. How...
View ArticleHow do you spot a dead-end?
I'm a relatively new Scrum Master in an organisation very reluctant to change. As we know, Agile transformation requires deep change sponsored and supported by the organisation. How have you dealt...
View ArticleContradictory thoughts on what is part of Agile Scrum
Attended a webinar recently on I saw this video on infoq.com on culture for great teams and results and statement " Intentionally design the culture you want as success is Agile and more! It is shared...
View ArticleScaling for large projects
My large company is in the process of switching to Agile. Let's say that we do that and we have 20 Agile teams in my department, all happily running along with their sprints and backlogs and that...
View ArticlePSM or PSPO which one I should begin with
Hi Everyone, I am a beginner in SCRUM and would like to do certifications in SCRUM, But I am bit confused b/w PSM and PSPO ?Can you suggest which certification I should begin with and which would be...
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Sprint Planning is not the beginning of a sprint
IntroductionWhoa…wait a minute? Not the beginning of a sprint? Really?Let me explain first Have you ever encountered a condition when a sprint planning took forever and still not reaching a consensus...
View ArticleQuestion about DoD
Hello Guys, I am reading scrum guide in order to get prepared to have the PSM I exam. I am having still something vague about definition of done. When you have scaled scrum and have multiple teams what...
View ArticleKPIs as a compensation-and-reward system in a Scrum environment
Recently I created a post with the title "Why Scrum and KPIs don't mix":https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-scrum-kpis-dont-mix-aleksandar-mafil…-I wanted to reflect on the incompatibility between Scrum...
View ArticlePSPO 1/PSM 1 Types of Questions - Trying to Resolve Some Inconsistencies
I have passed the PSM 1 Exam and I am currently studying for the PSPO 1 Exam. I have the following questions that I am asking from the point of view of what the correct answer would be based on...
View ArticleWhat happened to your formal test teams when you adopted scrum?
In the days of Waterfall, you would see development teams creating software and test teams verifying the quality of that software. I'm curious to know what has happened to those formal test teams...
View ArticleScrum Master reporting to Product Owner?
This doesn't seem like a good set up, but I'm curious as to what your thoughts are. Is it a good idea or a bad idea for the SM to have the PO as their manager?
View ArticleHow to transform organization from legacy project management method to Agile...
I have most of the teams having almost no specific methodology for project management. Is there any specific method to transform entire organization to Agile Methodology?
View ArticleHere's an interesting one: Multiple Agile teams across multiple related, but...
Hi All,I've searched for this, but I've only seen posts regarding multiple Agile teams working on one product. My current situation is as follows:
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