Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

In a previous post “Don’t blame “agile” for existing problems” I shared my analysis why agile or Scrum itself often gets the blame. This time we take the perspective of the Development Team. Development Team – Why your Scrum Doesn’t work (2/3) (this post). Development Team.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 17, 2022

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. A lot of the points below relate to teams in Agile environments , but can apply to any type of project team.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2019

As project managers, it’s important that we know how to best support our development teams (and vice versa), especially in Agile environments. A lot of the points below relate to teams in Agile environments , but can apply to any type of project team.

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

One might conclude that agile approaches to project management, such as Scrum, mean there is no need for gate reviews. We say the same thing if one adopts gate reviews for every product development project. Let’s explore a typical product development project’s phases, goals, and metrics reviewed at each gate.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Agile Methodology. What It Is: In a nutshell, Agile project management is an evolving and collaborative way to self-organize across teams. The agile methodology offers project teams a very dynamic way to work and collaborate and that’s why it is a very popular project management methodology for product and software development.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 21, 2022

They work with development teams to track progress and identify potential risks, as well as liaise with other departments such as QA, ops teams, service management, and support. The release manager at my last job worked closely with the development team to review what code changes would be coming.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

TL; DR: Agile Management Anti-Patterns. Learn more about agile management anti-patterns the aspiring servant leader should avoid during the organization’s transition: From applying the Stage-Gate® approach through the back door to the ‘where is my report’ attitude to other beloved signs of applied Taylorism.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 15, 2022

In this energizing 43rd Hands-on Agile session on outcome-based product planning, Jeff Gothelf clarified one thing: “Roadmapping is a flawed concept in the age of Agile. Maps, by their definition, are linear, and we don’t build linear products and services anymore. Roadmapping is a flawed concept in the age of Agile.

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Planio

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The Stage Gate process is a project management methodology that breaks projects down into a series of defined stages and gates, each used to manage, validate, and control a project as it develops. The gate at the end of each stage is used as a review point to check if the project is still on track before proceeding to the next stage.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A simple technique that I use to help the Development Team take ownership in managing their Defnition of Done. This process is essentially your gateway to agility. Definition of Done. The Scrum Team must have a shared understanding of what it means for work to be completed to ensure transparency. Empiricism.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 18, 2022

Hands-on Agile-Session über ergebnisorientierte Produktplanung bzw. Roadmaps sind ihrer Definition nach linear und wir bauen keine linearen Produkte und Dienstleistungen mehr. Sehen Sie sich das Video jetzt an: Jeff Gothelf: Outcome-Based Product Planning — Hands-on Agile 43. ?? In dieser anregenden 43.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Agile is an umbrella term encompassing a variety of frameworks and approaches to value delivery in complex environments. The word agile came into widespread use following the creation of the Agile Manifesto in 2001. The Agile Manifesto includes four values and 12 principles that describe a better way to approach complex work.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 11, 2021

While the new Scrum Guide is less prescriptive and more inclusive, it also ties loose ends by including elements better, namely the previously free-floating Sprint Goal and the Definition of Done with the creation of Scrum commitments. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 29k other subscribers.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 14, 2023

Agile Fluency® Model is a fantastic model. With this model, you start seeing your journey as a series of paradigm shifts and stages toward higher fluency in Agile: The Agile Fluency model has been as an inspiration for us, when we were designing Org Topologies. Without defining value, no agile transformation is possible.

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Planio

MAY 27, 2020

Without a clear definition of done , your development team doesn’t know what they’re working towards, your stakeholders are free to increase the scope, and your users most likely end up with a product that’s cluttered, confusing, and unusable. Jump to a Section: What is a Definition of Done (DoD)?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 29, 2022

The best Scrum teams that I have worked with were supported by management leaders focused on removing impediments, providing resources, and promoting an agile mindset and culture that supports the Scrum values. Making it more challenging are the agile leadership myths out there that can get in the way of being effective.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

This information was compiled by Johannes Geske who is a Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) at Scrum.org and an agile coach based in Duesseldorf, Germany. Johannes is a Scrum Trainer at Amazing Outcomes where he teaches and coaches Scrum to help teams and organizations to deliver greater value to their customers. . Removed (e.g.,

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Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

New Paper Improving Quality Through Intentionally Built Agile Systems Get it Now. When this happens, the delivery teams need an outlet and quality is usually the first thing to go because, in a world of fixed constraints, it’s the one thing that the delivery teams can control. Paving the Way for Quality with Agile.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 9, 2018

By now, most organisations are using Scrum, however, many of them feel like the agility of their organisation has degraded, and they might be right! Whereas low agility Scrum might actually hurt your agility. Three symptoms that indicate low-agility Scrum. Research outside of the Scrum Team. In Sprint Research. .

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Project Bliss

MAY 10, 2017

Everybody’s talking about agile software development these days: project managers, software developers, IT directors, small startups and big corporations. What is Agile Software Development? Agile software development is an approach that promotes delivering value quickly to the customer.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 29, 2024

( Japanese version・日本語版 ) When picturing an effective and truly agile product development team, one often imagines a software development team, pushing some software to production every day, maybe multiple times a day, ala Amazon. We developed two strong partnerships with customers early on.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 12, 2020

As per Scrum Guide – The Sprint Goal is an objective that will be met within the sprint by implementing the Product Backlog , and it guides the Development Team on why it is building the Increment. The scrum team discusses what can be done based on the definition of done and crafts the Sprint Goal and forecast their work.

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Planning Technical Review Development Team Review Software Review 254

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 4, 2022

TL; DR: Business Agility, Scrum and Generative AI’s Take on Getting There. I thought it might be fun to ask ChatGPT a few questions about business agility in general and Scrum in particular. . ???? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 36,000-plus other subscribers. ??

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe™) is one of the most popular approaches to applying agile at scale out there. SAFe's perspective is that "Nothing beats an Agile Team" and it doesn't try to reinvent the wheel or even innovate too much when it comes to the Team level. But we can't ignore the differences in lingo.

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Scrum.org

JULY 21, 2020

Regularly, we find articles from developers detailing why ‘Agile’ in general and Scrum’s nature, in particular, deserve our collective disdain. Join the 25th Hands-on Agile meetup on August 20, 2020, to explore the virtual Ecocycle Planning. That’s simple; let me help you: Write something about how awful “Agile” and Scrum are.

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Software Review Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Government 224

nTask

DECEMBER 8, 2020

According to the textbook definition , here’s what we’re looking at: Resource planning is a key part of project management. And it is closely linked to the development of schedules and cost plans. Resource risks are not assessed. Let’s start at the very beginning. What is Resource Planning in Project Management?

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Like a job ad for a Scrum Master position, the equivalent for the Product Owner position also reveals excellent insight into an organization’s progress on becoming agile. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 30,000-plus other subscribers. Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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Technical Review 2020 SCRUM Development Team Review 209

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

This is my favorite objection because it is an opportunity to discuss some fundamental truths about Agile. According to the 15th State of Agile Report , one of the most common motivations organizations cite for transitioning to Agile is to accelerate software delivery. Scrum Teams actually PLAN more). .

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Whether you’re making the move to Agile project management in your development group or creating an Agile process for your in-house project management methodology, chances are you’re going to have to sell this change to executives in your organization. Align Agile project management with your organization’s strategy.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 27, 2020

It is planned by the Product Owner that the increment that will be inspected tomorrow will be released at the end of the Sprint Review. The Scrum Master says, "The team stays until 9:00 p.m. Is this behavior really aligned with the sustainable pace advocated by the Agile Manifesto and Scrum's values ? . Are you certain?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

If you are looking to fill a position for a Scrum Master (or agile coach) in your organization, you may find the following 54 interview questions useful to identify the right candidate. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 33,000-plus subscribers. ?? Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

I have been in software development for 23+ years and have worked on various technologies and have played the role of a developer, analyst, project manager, delivery manager, scrum master, product owner, and coach. Scrum is not a process, technique, or definitive method. What is the Scrum Framework?

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SCRUM Development Team Review Certification Software Development 214

Leading Agile

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Mike Cohn’s August 2016 article, The Dangers of a Definition of Ready describes certain problems that can occur when a team uses the concept of a Definition of Ready. He writes: You can think of a Definition of Ready as a big, burly bouncer standing at the door of the iteration. He’s right. In a Perfect World.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The Sprint Review lost its detailed recipe on how to run the event. There is no more Development Team : “Developers are the people in the Scrum Team that are committed to creating any aspect of a usable Increment each Sprint.” (I This is another good pointer at the Scrum Team’s empowerment.).

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2020 SCRUM Development Team Review Software Review 185

Scrum.org

JULY 5, 2022

During the first year of the pandemic, Scrum adoption more than doubled for software development teams. According to the 15th Annual State of Agile Report, the use of agile approaches for software development grew from 37% in 2020 to 86% in 2021. It is, in essence, the plan for what the Scrum Team will do next.

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Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Software Review Development Team Review 218

Scrum.org

JUNE 17, 2019

This post analyzes the situation by going back to first principles, as laid out in the Scrum Guide to answer a simple question: Who is responsible for keeping technical debt at bay in a Scrum Team? There is also a kind of technical debt that is passively created when the Scrum Team learns more about the problem it is trying to solve.

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Technical Review SCRUM Software Review Development Team Review 188

Scrum.org

JANUARY 9, 2023

Can a large language model, not specializing in anything “agile,” pass a screening interview for a Scrum Master position? You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 36,000-plus other subscribers. ? ? ?? Follow-up question : Why is it beneficial that the team adheres to the values and practices of Scrum?

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