Scrum: an iterative and incremental agile software development framework for managing product development.
There are a number of great scrum learning games “out there” and this one was developed by Alistair Cockburn. It is a classic that’s great for Shu level teams. I’ve taken a few liberties, inspected and adapted, and offer up my own recipe. Nano Incremental Development Cockburn designed the exercise to help people practice …
tl;dr: What do we need to know in order to commit to doing this work? “Ready are you? What know you of ready?” – Yoda Does your scrum team ever have cards that get carried thru 2 or 3 sprints until they hit the done column? Have you ever grabbed …
tl;dr: (from Karl Scotland) Scrum focuses on being agile which may (and should) lead to improving. Kanban focuses on improving, which may lead to being agile. Kanban and Scrum are two different flavors of Agile development workflow. This post covers similarities and differences between the two approaches as applied to software development …
While there is no single set of prescriptions or a silver bullet that will ensure repeatable success for every feature, every team, and every organization, the following Scrum Master Checklists might just help you get started thinking about the things that will ultimately move the ball in the right direction. The Really Short …
…What could possibly go wrong? Here’s an idea: conduct a “pre-mortem” to prepare. The gist of the activity is to consider all that could possibly “go wrong.” Then the conversation switches to a mitigation and action plan. (Maybe the team even does a pre-mortem activity at Lift-Off or at Sprint 0?)
