Scrum.org

APRIL 12, 2022

It’s something that a Scrum Team’s stakeholders, customers, managers and many others want to know. To get to an answer that provides meaningful information, your Scrum Team first needs to decide how to estimate. Today, we’re going to discuss three ways to estimate and in my next post, we’ll talk about forecasting. .

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Scrum.org

MARCH 16, 2021

On today’s episode of YOUR DAILY SCRUM: Should a Scrum Team Estimate Bugs and Defects? Today's question is about how a Scrum Team should handle bugs and defects. Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller are the author of Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2025

While often associated with formal positions in a hierarchy and the power to direct others or allocate resources (a common feature of traditional management), the critical aspect for Scrum is decision-making power within a specific scope. Scrum leverages this by intentionally distributing authority.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 7, 2020

For example, take scrum. Scrum is a great framework for helping teams work more productively together. In fact, the name comes from rugby and like it, scrum is a team sport. Scrumban is part of an agile framework, a hybrid of scrum and kanban. It was created as a way to transition from scrum to kanban.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Read on to find out how it could help your agile team set effective sprint goals through better planning and estimating. Summary review of Chpokify: If you struggle with planning poker and agile estimating in a virtual environment, Chpokify is the answer. Chpokify makes it easy to share a common experience for sprint estimation.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 29, 2020

Scrum is a flexible framework that’s designed to help self-organized teams execute projects quickly in an agile environment. Thus, successful agile sprints make use of scrum software and scrum artifacts to convey key information, deliver transparency and keep the project rolling on time. What Are Scrum Artifacts?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Flow metrics offer a simple, effective way to solve that problem without the headaches that come from traditional estimation methods. In fact, flow metrics can provide more accurate planning and forecasting than using points or hours—and they keep things agile, not bogged down in endless debates over estimates. What Are Flow Metrics?

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The purpose of estimation in Scrum is to size higher ordered Product Backlog items so they can be completed within a single Sprint. Sprint Success: The Ultimate Goal The heart of Scrum lies in its Sprint, a time-boxed event during which a Scrum team collaboratively works to complete a set of Product Backlog items.

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Scrum.org

DECEMBER 19, 2024

From the Scrum Guide: A Product Owner orders the work for a complex problem into a Product Backlog. Not the usual use of the word when referred to in Scrum Quite a few questions come to mind when I think about this. To the Scrum Teamspecifically to the Developers who are part of it. Scrum on! Order to whom?

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Scrum.org

JULY 22, 2024

And - like the Scrum framework itself - it is easy to understand but can be hard to master. Even with the best intentions, Scrum teams might embrace the idea of incremental delivery, but still end up working on extensive requirements documents. Use this information to influence what the Scrum team works on next.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Estimating what can be delivered in a single Sprint is a question that stumps many Scrum teams. We start with a simple premise: the Scrum Guide, a compass for many, surprisingly, doesn't mention 'estimates' but talks about 'size'. The ability to adapt is your greatest asset in Scrum planning. Enjoy this video?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

TL; DR: Estimates Are Useful, Just Ditch the Numbers. Many people dislike estimating work items as estimates supposedly open the path to the misuse of velocity by the managers, reintroducing Taylorism, micro-management, and excessive reporting through the backdoor. Estimating Leading to Micro-Management; the Legacy of Taylorism.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 14, 2025

Imagine a Scrum team that cuts down trees. Homer Simpson estimates he can handle one Fir tree. This means that - as a whole - the Scrum team plans to deliver 21 points in the upcoming Sprint. This means that - as a whole - the Scrum team plans to deliver 21 points in the upcoming Sprint. But we can't all be Paul Bunyan.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 12, 2023

Scrum Guide 2020 replaced the word "estimation" with "sizing" to include different practices teams use to plan their work. Estimation can mean different things, such as story points or time-based estimates, which can limit and create the illusion that story points are an essential part of Scrum.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Estimation is a complementary practice Scrum Teams use in Product D evelopment. The purpose of estimation is to provide a rough idea of how much effort, time, and budget are needed to complete specific features or PBI- Product Backlog Item of the product.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 2, 2025

Stop Adding Rules That Arent Scrum Scrum is lightweight, but that doesnt mean it needs padding. No more unnecessary roles, extra approvals, or Scrum but excuses. This year, well trust the framework, inspect, adapt, and let Scrums simplicity guide us through complexity. Get more value from your Scrum team.

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Scrum.org

MAY 5, 2022

According to the 2020 Scrum Guide, “Product Backlog items that can be Done by the Scrum Team within one Sprint are deemed ready for selection in a Sprint Planning event.” The Scrum Guide leaves that up to you. . One way is to estimate Product Backlog item (PBI) size. 5-point estimation. T-shirt sizes.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Our team leader was educated with Scrum and wanted to see if it would work. The role of the Scrum Master emerged as a critical one, transitioning from a team facilitator to an organizational change agent. Agile Coaching became a profession, with Scrum Masters who had real-world experience guiding large-scale Agile transformations.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It’s used for tracking work in a project schedule or during a sprint in a scrum. This also allows them to estimate the time left in the sprint or project. That’s a simple but effective way to measure progress and estimate how much time is left in the sprint or project. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 19, 2023

Here are some tips on how Scrum Masters can balance team psychology safety with management pressure on estimation: Build trust with the team Building trust is essential to team psychology safety. Scrum Masters can build trust with the team by being transparent, honest, and supportive.

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Scrum.org

MAY 25, 2021

In my live training, I often ask students why we estimate. In this post, I will break down the 3 purposes of an estimate. 3 Purposes of Estimation. #1 1 - Estimation helps us know that an item is small enough to bring it into a Sprint. . #1 3 - An estimate helps a Product Owner determine if it is worth the investment.

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Scrum.org

JULY 5, 2021

If you’ve ever wondered whether Scrum can work for hard deadlines, the answer is – yes! Not only can Scrum work in these situations, but in my experience, using this agile framework increases the probability of meeting challenging deadlines. Let me demonstrate these concepts with a story. This team faced a significant challenge.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Below are a few of the most common misconceptions about Scrum. . . During Sprint Planning, the Scrum Team choses a Sprint Goal, selects Product Backlog items they believe will best accomplish the Sprint Goal, and creates a plan for delivering the selected Product Backlog items. The Scrum Guide doesn’t define roles.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 27, 2019

The secret to scrum is simplicity, even in the face of complexity. And although scrum is simple at heart, it can be difficult to master. Scrum requires self-organizing teams that can quickly solve problems in unpredictable environments. Scrum ceremonies are meetings that are unique to scrum teams. Daily Scrum.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

TL; DR: 20 Questions from New Scrum Master to the Development Team. From Scrum Master to Development Team members, this set of questions addresses the foundations of a Scrum Team capability to build valuable products: technical excellence and what it takes to achieve this proficiency level.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 31, 2020

TL; DR: 20 Questions a New Scrum Master Should Ask. Twenty questions for you — the new Scrum Master — that fit into a 60 minutes time-box. Start learning how your new Scrum Team is currently delivering the product and get up to speed: from Product Backlog forensics to metrics to team challenges and technical debt.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 29, 2021

Souvent, par exemple, chaque élément du Product Backlog aura les informations suivantes : un titre, une description, des critères d'acceptation, une valeur métier, une estimation de complexité. Le Product Goal décrit un état futur du produit qui peut servir de cible à la Scrum Team pour planifier. Engagement : Product Goal.

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Scrum.org

JULY 6, 2021

TL; DR: 60 Questions for the New Scrum Master. Congratulations on your new Scrum Master position! The following 60 Questions for a New Scrum Master may support you in learning more about the Scrum team’s way of working and the organization’s culture. ?? 20 Questions for the Scrum Team. Or the lack thereof.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Planning poker® is a great technique for scrum teams. It is a team-based estimating approach to work out the efforts involved for achieving business goals. You can’t export the list of stories for the estimation. You either estimate the story or skip it (then it disappears from the list). What we needed. Pointing Poker.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The story point estimates for the work that remains is represented by this axis. It shows the sum of the estimates for all the tasks that need to be completed. This line is based on estimates and therefore not always accurate. It Relies on Good Estimates. The burndown chart has several points. Actual Work Remaining Line.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

TL; DR: Demand Creates Supply and the Job Market for Scrum Masters Is no Exception. Scrum has proven time and again to be the most popular framework for software development. Given that software is eating the world , a seasoned Scrum Master is nowadays in high demand. Which makes any Scrum Master interview a challenging task.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

It’s a myth that Scrum Teams don’t plan. Scrum Teams plan at the Sprint Planning event and when refining work items. Scrum Teams plan frequently to navigate complicated environments where new information emerges constantly. Some Scrum Teams face a lot of unplanned work. That’s what we’re going to delve into here.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 29, 2022

The Product Backlog refinement is a continuous process to create actionable Product Backlogs, enabling a Scrum Team to run Sprint Plannings at a moment’s notice. Join Stefan in one of his upcoming Professional Scrum training classes ! ?? ?? ???? The Purpose of the Product Backlog Refinement According to the Scrum Guide.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 21, 2020

Students and clients ask us “Can Kanban and Scrum work together?” If you are talking about Kanban as a strategy for optimizing the flow of value through a process that uses a visual, work-in-progress limited pull system , then The Kanban Guide for Scrum Teams has some clear advice on how we make this happen. all the time.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Still plenty of teams use hourly estimates for complex work. Relative estimation: takes less time, focuses on team collaboration i.o. Relative estimation: takes less time, focuses on team collaboration i.o. Relative estimation: takes less time, focuses on team collaboration i.o. In my experience this always hurts.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

The Daily Scrum is the heartbeat of Scrum. I like to think of the Daily Scrum as an important opportunity for the Development Team to collectively step back from the technical detail of *what* they are doing and focus for a few minutes about *why* they are doing it. Scrum Fouls. Scrum Foul: A lack of respect.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 10, 2022

Since 2020, the adoption of Scrum has increased rapidly. The following graph compares Scrum adoption in 2020 with 2021. It is no wonder that with this rapid adoption of agile, several myths about Scrum — the most popular agile framework — abound. In this article, we will discuss five common myths about Scrum. . (If

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