Problems with PO and Reviews
Hi, all. When our PO, will validate one history (not in a review ceremony), during the sprint, He is rejecting it and adding some rules or changes that did not write in a history before.At the begging...
View ArticleProfessional Scrum master Level 2
Hello all, I recently passed PSM Level 1 and now I'm looking forward towards PSM Level 2.I'm not able to find any online study material? Could you guys recommend me some portal where I can study for...
View ArticleStory Point Guide Activity
I am a scrum master on two teams. We use Fibonacci numbers for pointing at my company. Recently I noticed there was a lot of tension between two members of the team when trying to point a story, I...
View ArticleConfronting the problem with the entire dev team? Even individual's problems?
I remember having read in "The Art of Doing Twice The Work in Half The Time" by Jeff and JJ Sutherland that you are supposed to discuss sprint performance problems with the entire dev team, instead of...
View ArticleThe Value of the Scrum Values
Scrum Masters and Scrum Trainers, have you ever asked yourself how to help your Scrum Teams and training participants to really reflect on the importance of the Scrum Values for the success of a Scrum...
View ArticleDoes scrum master and team leader be the same person?
Hi,I looked at scrum guide however I could not find a role like team lead. Scrum teams are self organized and autonomous. Does this mean that scrum teams not have team leaders?
View ArticleSprint Length Vs Working Increment
Hi All, We are planning to create a new web tool. What should be our sprint length? Will 1 week sprint fit for our change1. There is no RISK that our Sprint Goal may void in weeks time because we...
View ArticleSecond "development team standup"
Hi all,My team has started a daily 30-minute "development team standup" in addition to the Daily Standup, and I wanted to get the forum's thoughts on the approach I was thinking. For context, I'm the...
View ArticleOscillating Burndown
I've been working as a Scrum Master for four months. We have two teams and run three-week sprints. The trend is that either the Sprint Backlog element will finish in two weeks and new items will be...
View ArticleHow would you go about prioritising these requests and why?
1. Dev team really wants to build a new library, claiming that when it's done, any development will be much faster.2. Call centre agent reported, that some business customers of the website experience...
View ArticleDoD in Sprint planning or Spring review
I have a basic question on DoD to get more clarity DoD is for sprint increment not for each stories in sprintSprint Increment will be known only in Sprint planning after looking at the stories that...
View ArticleCrafting Sprint Goal in end of Sprint planning
I have another basic question Sprint Goal will be crafted in Sprint planning session by Scrum team Sprint planning may close even if we plan for initial days of team work may not necessarily identify...
View ArticlePAL I - Suggested Reading
I just passed my PSM II yesterday and am interested in moving on to my PAL I certification. I have taken the PAL I assessment and am passing in the with marks of 90% and above. I checked out the...
View ArticleUsage Microsoft Team Server Foundation Scrum Template
I am an agile practitioner since I started working in the IT industry.I am a new Scrum Master and this will be my first time to use Microsoft Team Foundation Server as an Agile Project Management Tool...
View ArticleLess worst scenario in a Nexus ?
Hello We have a Nexus with 6 Scrum Teams. Each Dev Team is already "big", close to 8 or 9 people.2 teams have a lot of dependencies in spite of refining the Product Backlog.Should they have more time...
View ArticlePO marks unfinished stories as "done" before re-estimating remaining work
Hey people,first of all let me say Hi. I'm a very new scrum master with lots of book knowledge but very little street smarts, as it were.My problem is as follows:
View ArticleProposed Solutions for Items not yet on Sprint Backlog
In my current company, we have the following events during a sprint.> *Story Time 1 - BA discusses the requirement to the Dev Team, happens multiple time during the whole sprint> *Story Time 2 -...
View ArticleNexus clarifications and other questions
Hello everybody,I'm preparing for the SPS assessment and as always reading in too deep into the guide creates some questions.
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