Sat.Mar 09, 2024

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Maximizing Business Outcomes at a Sustainable Pace - A Culinary Analogy

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Have you ever considered how a satisfying meal relates to effective Sprint Planning in Scrum? ?️? Eating on a full stomach is similar to achieving 100% capacity utilization in Sprint Planning; interestingly, neither is good. This might sound counterintuitive at first, but try to digest it :-) Just as overeating leads to discomfort and inefficiency, overloading a team's Sprint capacity can lead to burnout and decreased productivity. ?

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The Definition of Done is a Vertical

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What does this mean? Let's have a look at the Scrum Guide. It states that in order to provide value, the Increment must be usable. Also, the Definition of Done is a formal description of the state of the Increment when it meets the quality measures required for the product to be released. It essentially confirms the following statements from the Agile Manifesto.

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Product Roadmap at the Product Portfolio Level

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Having a Product Roadmap for a single product seems to be a standard in Product Management. This visual aid helps with a general product overview without unnecessary details. Increases conversations with stakeholders and creates transparency and shared understanding. In my experience, I have seen and created roadmaps on the portfolio level (for many products).

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