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Why Having a Tech Lead or Manager as Scrum Master is a Bad Idea

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

Have you ever had friends or family ask, “I know you’re called a scrum master, but what does that mean? Tell them that the role of ScrumMaster is as a servant-leader, coach, and facilitator, navigating the dynamics of the team to ensure Scrum practices are followed and value is delivered effectively. What do you actually do ?”

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Scrum by Example – Is Your Scrum Team a Victim of Scrummerfall?

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Is your Scrum team struggling with questions about who owns quality? Is testing way behind development? Are team members claiming no time for retrospective because they’re focused on delivery? If half his team is going to be absent, is there any point in Steve holding a Sprint Retrospective?

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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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Scrum by Example – Don’t Let Sprint Review be a Missed Opportunity

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

When last we left our World’s Smallest Online Bookstore team, their Sprint was rocky. To have an effective Sprint Review story, let’s assume that they magically wound back the clock (shazam!) Reader can write a review of a book (plain text only). Reader can add pictures to their reviews. and implemented the changes.

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Scrum Anti-Patterns: Micromanagement

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

Scale: Team and/or across multiple teams. People new to Scrum often struggle to understand boundaries of control between being an effective manager, ScrumMaster, or Product Owner. This is a critical consideration because, at the heart of Scrum, we’re attempting to grow a group of people into a resilient, high-performing team.

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Value Stream Management, Mapping & Agile: The High-Performance Compliment

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by The Scrum Inc. Team | March 11, 2022 | Blog. Accumulating excess inventory due to poor projections or workflow production? . Not seeing the profit margins you expect due to unforeseen expenses costs that creep into the production process? Kirk Gould, Scrum Inc. Now, what do I do?

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What is SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)?

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Software Development Life Cycle – Overview. SDLC stands for Software Development Life Cycle. System engineers and developers use them to plan for, design, build, test, and deliver information systems. Software Development Life Cycle is slightly complicated but very substantial.

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