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Scrum by Example – How Sprint Planning Mistakes Can Derail a Team

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This resulting plan is created by the collaborative work of the entire Scrum Team.”. The Guide goes on to say that the team is expected to cover three topics: Why is the Sprint Valuable? So let’s peek in on our World’s Smallest Online Bookstore team that you’ll recall from other blog posts.

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Better Scrum with Essence

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When over 50% of Scrum implementations fail to deliver on time, on budget, with happy customers according to Standish Group data, we need to find tools and techniques to help us improve the odds against this. Scrum is by far the most widely used agile framework in the world, but we’ve also found that 58% of Scrum implementations fail.

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This Book Captures ‘The Essence’ Of Scrum

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This Book Captures 'The Essence' Of Scrum. by Jeff Sutherland | March 27, 2020 | Blog. Scrum practice can become plagued with dysfunction. Some teams focus on the ritual instead of the purpose and value of Scrum Events. In a time when so many are working remotely, doing good Scrum is more important than ever.

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ACM Queue Magazine: How To Improve Your Scrum

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ACM Queue Magazine: How To Improve Your Scrum. by Jeff Sutherland | July 14 , 2020 | Blog. The lightweight nature of Scrum makes it flexible, adaptable, and easy to understand. . However, as we wrote in the Scrum Guide, ‘Scrum is easy to understand but difficult to master.’ That is by design. .

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5 Tips for Successfully Implementing Behavior-Driven Development in Your Team

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Have you ever been part of a team where tickets are hard to understand or don’t supply enough detail for the team to properly work? Experiences like these make many developers think about using Behavior-Driven Development (BDD). Know your team members You work with your team every day and know them well.

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Debunking Sustainable Pace with Dr. Jeff Sutherland

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Jeff Sutherland and JJ Sutherland | October 4 , 2023 | Blog In the ever-evolving landscape of Agile methodologies, the term “sustainable pace” has often been relegated to the realm of buzzwords—misunderstood, misapplied, and at times, even misused as an excuse for mediocrity. In a meeting at Snowbird, Utah, U.S.

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Psychological Safety And Scrum Teams: How To Create A High-Performance Environment

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Psychological Safety And Scrum Teams: How To Create A High-Performance Environment. by Catherine Travis & Che-Chuen Ho | July 23, 2021 | Blog. Organizations have gravitated toward this concept because they want to address a challenge around creativity, innovation, and basic team formation. . For example: .

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