A Scrum Master is an organizer for the Scrum team who ensures that Scrum team follows the practices of Scrum. A good Scrum Master also coaches and guides the team to work in the best possible way. The Scrum Master’s role is more difficult than that of a typical project manager. A formal Scrum master…
We normally do not associate companies in the private sector with bureaucracy and reserve that criticism mostly for governments and public sector organizations. But how many times have we waited for a response from a department which never came? How many times have we felt things have taken twice as long as they should have?…
Out of several estimation techniques involved in Scrum, few are noted below. Wideband Delphi Relative sizing / Story Points Affinity Estimation Estimate Range Wideband Delphi Wideband Delphi is a group-based estimation technique for determining how much work is involved and how long it will take to complete. Individuals within a team anonymously provide estimation for…
There are three roles in scrum: Product Owner, Team, and Scrum Master. Together they are called The Scrum Team. The Product Owner is accountable for optimizing return on investment (ROI) by analysing product aspects, converting these into a priority-wise list so as to decide those things which should be at the top of the list…
The daily Stand-up or Scrum meeting is a daily meeting which provides status update to all the team members. Every member focuses on answering three statements: Task Completed Task to be done Road Blocks It’s very powerful tool and it keeps the project moving in the planned direction. If team does not follow the Rule…
Leadership styles vary depending on the organization, the situation, and even the specific individuals and objectives of the Scrum project. Some common leadership styles described in the SBOK are as follows: Servant Leadership—Servant leaders employ listening, empathy, commitment, and insight while sharing power and authority with team members. Servant leaders are stewards who achieve results…
Scrum developers, also referred to as the development team or Scrum team, are responsible for developing the product and they possess all the essential skills required to carry out the work of the project. They have a high level of collaboration to maximize productivity, so that minimal coordination is required to get things done. To…
A Product Owner’s role is one of three core roles in Scrum. Together with a Scrum Master and the development team, a Product Owner can be considered one of three legs that make a tripod. A good Product Owner is crucial to the success of a Scrum project. The Product Owner plays a crucial role by…
Time-boxing is a technique to limit the time spent to accomplish a task. A fixed amount of time is allocated to complete each process and activity in a scrum project. After the allocated time is over the task or goal is either accomplished or incomplete, but the time cannot be extended. Why Time-boxing? Time-boxing ensures…
Risk Prioritization Scrum allows for quick identification and assessment of risks. Identified Risks are taken into account when creating a Prioritized Product Backlog during the Create Prioritized Product Backlog process, or when we update the Prioritized Product Backlog during the Groom Prioritized Product Backlog process—so a Prioritized Product Backlog could also be referred to as…
