Many people who attend Scrum training courses start with the impression that the Daily Scrum is the whole of Scrum. Others think the Daily Scrum centres on three questions (this was true a long time ago). This guide to the Daily Scrum meeting was created to address these misconceptions as well as answer common questions. […]
Daily Scrum
Scrum by Example – Feeling Pain from Your Daily Scrum?
Dramatis Personae Steve – a ScrumMaster and the hero of our story Michael – another ScrumMaster for a different team Doug – a member of Steve’s team James – a member of Steve’s team Fred – a member of Steve’s team Paula – the Product Owner of Steve’s team Steve and the team are starting […]
Scrum by Example – The Trouble with Sprint Burndowns
Are Sprint Burndowns helping or hurting your team? Our case study discussed some practical tips a ScrumMaster can use to keep them from being misleading.
Scrum by Example – ScrumMaster for Three Teams? What are the Alternatives?
A company adds teams but wants to keep the same number of ScrumMasters. Smart move or disaster? This case study examines how to handle such a situation.
Scrum by Example – Overtime on a Scrum Team is an Unhealthy Sign
A case study of why overtime in an Agile environment doesn’t work. What pitfalls result, and how ScrumMaster and Product Owner can help the team avoid them.
Scrum By Example – The Team Learn How to Learn
A Standup report leads our case study ScrumMaster to arrange for his Scrum team to use Coding Dojos to build confidence and pay down Technical Debt.
Scrum By Example – Technical Debt is Slowing the Team
Our ScrumMaster pulls up the CFD for the current release… and notices that the rate at which stories are being selected has slowed down in the past few sprints.
Scrum by Example – Impediments are Holding Back the Team
Our case study Scrum team learns than impediments are anything stopping the team from delivering value. Resolve problems faster by making subtle issues visible.