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How to Conduct a Thanksgiving Retrospective
When UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center launched its thanx4 pilot project, an online gratitude journal, they were surprised to...
The New 2020 Scrum Guide is Here!
Today marks the 25th anniversary of Scrum and a new 2020 Scrum Guide has been released to commemorate the occasion. Read on for some key...
Five Ways to Understand your Stakeholders' "Needs"
In Scrum, the Product Owner is responsible for representing the needs of the customer. When scaling Scrum with Scrum@Scale, the Executive...
Q of the Week: What does Scrum@Scale mean by linear scalability?
Linear scalability is the ability to add Scrum teams and receive a corresponding increase in value delivery. In other words, the more...
Use Points to Estimate Product Backlog Items
In Scrum, estimating product backlog items, also known as sizing user stories, helps the development team determine how to commit for the...
November '20 Agile Pulse Survey
Sprint Patterns Our Agile Genesis November Agile Pulse survey is already revealing some interesting potential findings. Although the...
Salesforce and Cisco attribute their Corporate Success to these Strategic Alignment Methods
Let us consider the possibility that even the most efficient organizations can fail. How is it possible for a highly productive company...
The Product Backlog Explained
The Product Backlog is the single source of truth for work that is needed to achieve the product goal.
Q of the Week: What does it mean for the Scrum Team to be Self-Organizing?
In general, it means that the teams are expected to coordinate and make decisions around the work
Q of the Week: How often should the Scrum of Scrums Team meet?
In Scrum@Scale, the Scrum of Scrums is a team that meets daily during the Scaled Daily Scrum event.
Q of the Week: In large scale estimation, who should estimate the product backlog items?
Estimates should always be done by the people who will be doing the work.
3+5+3 = Scrum. The only Formula you will Need in Scrum.
That means employing the only formula you will need in Scrum (3+5+3) i.e. 3 roles, 5 events, and 3 artifacts.
Question of the Week: Who is responsible for maintaining the Sprint Backlog?
The Sprint Backlog belongs solely to the Development Team.
Infographic: Product Backlog
The Product Backlog is a living artifact. It is never complete. It is the single source of truth for the work needed for the products....
Q of the Week: Is there value in incremental delivery even if it doesn’t get released right away?
Yes! People need to see and experience a product to confirm their vision. Having a completed increment allows everyone, including the...
Clear Communication Techniques for Distributed Agile Teams
Trigger writing terms can create unnecessary conflict for distributed Agile teams
How to Manage Burn-Out With Agile
Agile can help prevent situations where burn-out can become prevalent and you might already be “managing” burn-out.
Question of the Week - What are must-haves for a “ready” product backlog item??
You need these 5 elements in order to label your Product Backlog Item "ready".
How Sharing Video Can Help Your Distributed Agile Team
Turning on your video camera can improve other factors that are critical to a successful distributed Agile implementation.
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