What a Sprint Review Is… and Isn’t
The Scrum framework includes a pattern of five activities that allow a small team to...
In Scrum, all the items in the product backlog are called product backlog items (PBIs)....
Common Questions About Sprint Review
The Scrum Guide states the following about Sprint Review: The purpose of the sprint review...
When the Scrum Master Role is Set Up to Be an Anti-Pattern
Sometimes an organization struggles to understand the value proposition of a Scrum Master. The role...
What is a Cross-Functional Scrum Team?
Cross Functional Teams MBABrief.com defines a cross-functional team as “a group of people whose members...
A Day in the Life of the Scrum Team
A client recently asked me, “Can you tell me what the members of the Scrum...
Three Reports Expert Scrum Masters Use
Intro Reports are an invaluable tool to monitor the health of your system. You use...
Why Agile Teams Use Fuzzy Estimation
Why teams estimate Nimble estimation of backlog items is a common feature of Agile frameworks...
Common Questions About Sprint Planning, Answered
The goal of sprint planning is to ensure the Product Owner (PO), Developers, and Scrum...
5 Myths About Your Daily Scrum Meeting
The daily Scrum meeting is both the most familiar and most misunderstood event in the...
Defects: Find Them Early, Fix Them Fast
“Most defects end up costing more than it would have cost to prevent them. Defects...
Stop Adding Tasks to User Stories
Creating tasks for each user story before implementation may seem like it is adding value...