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The Rhythmic Dance of Agile with Cadence

MPUG

Now, you might be thinking what exactly a dance has to do with cadence in Agile? Let’s start first with the definition of cadence. CadenceDefinition and Basics. One can define cadence in Agile as follows: Cadence is a regular, predictable pattern of development work in Agile.

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Getting started with a Definition of Done (DoD)

Scrum.org

Since that is different for each Product and may change over time you need to focus on Quality and reflecting that quality in a Definition of Done (DoD). The Definition of Done creates transparency by providing everyone a shared understanding of what work was completed as part of the Increment. What is a Definition of Done (DoD).

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Everything You Need to Know About Release Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We had a fortnightly release (and therefore a giant scrabble to try to get your changes in before the cut-off and presented to the CAB in time), but your company might have monthly releases or use a different cadence. If you’re bored easily or thrive off change, this is definitely the job for you! Remote work options galore!

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The Forgotten Scrum Event

Scrum.org

And yet, the Sprint serves a pivotal role in Scrum by setting the cadence for feedback, inspection and adaptation in Scrum. However, it's crucial to recognize that the Sprint sets the cadence for all of the other events. In fact, many people don’t even realize that it is an event in Scrum. There’s no meeting for “The Sprint”, you see.

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The Kanban Practice That Equips Teams For Self-Management

Scrum.org

For example, compare a policy in a team’s Definition of Done of, “Tested” , versus the unequivocal, “Each Increment should be functionally, load, security, and exploratory tested in a production-like environment before release”. From there, policies should be readily accessible for reference.

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Improve Product Management to drive Business Agility

Scrum.org

In Org Topologies™, “the Product gap” is the space between the team-level product definition and the customer-level perception or whole business-level of the Product. They study and do the work in a shared cadence (Sprint). What is ownership? This eliminates the need for external coordinators to manage the work across teams.

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Navigating the Scrum Events - The Sprint

Scrum.org

If your team is able to create a usable increment in a shorter time-box than 1 month, consider shortening your Sprint cadence. The Definition of Done is the commitment of quality for each Increment, and an important piece of the transparency of Scrum.

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