How do I run Backlog Refinement
Backlog Refinement is a critical part of good practice in Scrum. Refining the Product Backlog ensures that the Team and Product Owner have sufficientl
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5 Scrum Master Myths (and 5 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know)
What does a Scrum Master do all day? Run events and facilitate meetings? The Scrum Master role has evolved greatly over the last 20 years and now encompasses leadership, coaching, and growing agility through Scrum.
Scrum Changes: Self-Organisation vs Self-Management
The new version of Scrum (2020) says teams should be self-managing. What does this mean and what are the impacts for managers?
Scrum’s Roles Have Changed. Updates to the Scrum Guide 2020.
You’ve got your job title, but what do the new roles in Scrum mean for you and the work your team does?
How do I run a Retrospective?
The Retrospective is one of five events in Scrum. It’s purpose is to inspect the whole Scrum Team from the perspective of people, process and tools, and then adapt the way the whole team works (including the Product Owner).
Better together: Agile + Lean UX
How do you make Design Thinking, Lean UX, and Agile work together. Sprint 0? Design Sprints? Upfront design and planning tends to delay the delivery of value, so there must be a better way to use Scrum but also engage in discovery work at the same time without devolving into parallel design work. Integrating design, user research, and experimentation into Sprints is the key.
How do I run a Sprint Review?
The Sprint Review is one of five events in Scrum. It’s purpose is to inspect the Increment of work, get feedback, and then adapt the Product Backlog. And while many people refer to the Sprint Review as the “demo” or “showcase”, this is only one aspect of the Sprint Review.
How do I run Sprint Planning?
Sprint Planning is one of Scrum’s five events. There’s more to it than just making a plan. Importantly, as an action of empiricism, the team should be inspecting the Product Backlog and adapting, and creating, a Sprint Backlog that makes their plan to achieve the Sprint Goal, and deliver a potentially releasable Increment, transparent.
How to survive the Zombie Scrum Apocalypse
Well, at first sight Zombie Scrum seems to be normal Scrum. But it lacks a beating heart.
What does a Product Owner do and who should fulfil this role?
What does a Product Owner do? Is it a full time job? Are they the customer? Are they the business owner of the IT system? While it’s been nearly 20 years since the role of “Product Owner” emerged from Scrum few people still understand what a “Product Owner” is and does.
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