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What Makes Scrum Teams Effective? A scientific investigation of 1.200 Scrum teams

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This post is a non-technical version of an academic paper about Scrum teams that I wrote with Daniel Russo. Daniel is a Professor at the University of Aalborg and is specialized in empirical software engineering. Please note that our paper is currently reviewed by academic peers. . What about Sprint Goals?

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

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This includes training, technical support, and preparation for new releases. One of the reviewers of this article, Maarten Dalmijn , noted that he missed “product discovery” as a core activity in the work by Bass (2018). The Sprint Review is an excellent opportunity to engage in product discovery. rather than on your own”.

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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

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So we went to Google Scholar and searched for review articles. 2010) reviewed 28 scientific studies that investigated how Scrum is associated with overall business outcomes. A strength of such a review is that it allows for the identification of patterns across many studies. Information and Software Technology , 78 , 83–94.

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Raising Climate Awareness in Scrum Teams - a Scrum Master’s Journey

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I dove into sustainable IT and started with a ‘Planet Earth Retrospective’ for my Scrum Team, where we reviewed the Principles of Green Engineering. The sprint review showed the value they achieved for the planet, reducing an estimated 4 tons of CO2 per year. What if all Scrum Teams would do that?

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Thinking By Sprinting: What Cognitive Science Tells Us About Why Scrum Works

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Developing a new product requires understanding of the users, of the technologies involved and what makes something valuable (or not). Why our brain is not built for software engineering. They do this at the end of a sprint, during the Sprint Review and the Sprint Retrospective, and every day, during the Daily Scrum.

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Assume a Spherical Cow

Leading Agile

The impression was reinforced strongly when I attempted to bridge the divide by participating in the academic tracks of agile and technical conferences in the 2007-2008 time frame. I told them that practitioners wouldn’t bother using TDD if they hadn’t experienced benefits like that one. In the dirty, smelly field.

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5 Agile Methodologies for Project Managers that are not Scrum Framework

Project Pulse Journal

Transitioning from manufacturing to software engineering and development and various other industries, the Kanban Board has become a fundamental tool for visual management in project and workflow management, credited to the Agile movement. Columns might include "Ideation," "Design," "Approval," "Execution," and "Review."