The context Scrum is a widely-used agile framework for managing and completing complex projects. While it has many benefits, there are also some downsides to using the Scrum framework. Downsides One downside is the potential for scope creep. Because the ...
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Why organizations do have success using Scrum framework
Danny Vallee
Scrum is a framework for managing complex projects that was first introduced in the software development industry, but has since been applied to a variety of fields including marketing, finance, and even healthcare. At its core, Scrum is a way ...
The Scrum Methodology and the importance of building trust within the organization
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Scrum is a project management framework that was developed in the early 1990s by Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber. It is based on the principles of transparency, inspection, and adaptation, and is designed to help teams deliver complex projects in ...
STOP looking for solutions!
GuyMSTOP looking for solutions… Everyday on social media platforms and in my day-to-day work I see the following pattern: – Scrum Master identifies an issue by themselves or via a retrospective – Scrum Master turns to others for what solution ...
Beware of Project-o-Scrum
GuyM
A lot of teams get stuck with Project-o-Scrum. That’s when there’s an attempt to use Scrum events as a wrapper around a project management structure, without any shift in the power structure. Rather than a pathway to team autonomy, empowerment ...
What’s your Agile Number
GuyMThe Bacon Number Kevin Bacon is a prolific actor who has appeared in diverse films. That sparked a game called “three degrees of Kevin Bacon.” One person would say the name of an actor, and then you’d have to connect ...
How do you start you scrum dailies each morning?
Danny Vallee
How do you start your meetings? Today I wanted to share with you something I do set the stage for my scrum meeting. Like the reason why it is important to do icebreaker before some meeting to enable and kickstart ...
How to break down Product Backlog Items
Danny Vallee
Today I propose an exercise to help us breaking down Stories that are too big to fit for a sprint. This exercise is Lean oriented with this principle in mind : “Perfection is achieved when there is nothing more to remove” ...