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Scrumism: “Go! Fight! Win!”
This Scrumism didn’t originate with me, but I’ve found myself using it on pretty much on every agile engagement I do. One of my favorite Scrum
July 12, 2019
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Author: David Gardner
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Scrumism: “Move the X” (or even better, “Erase the X”)
When a new Scrum team takes their first swipe at estimating the tasks for a sprint, there is a lot of guessing that necessarily has
September 22, 2015
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Scrumism: “Working Software is Your Best Offense”
The second of the four points in the Manifesto for Agile Software Development is that we value “Working software over comprehensive documentation”. This is not
August 20, 2015
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Scrumism: “Current Course and Speed”
One thing Scrumism teams get used to when I’m working with them is “current course and speed.” I especially take care to explain this concept if
July 21, 2015
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Scrumism: “Do You Have Enough for an Estimate?”
The Scrumism for this post is one that I’m sure some of the Scrum teams I’ve worked with had gotten tired of hearing me say. When a
July 7, 2015
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Scrumism: “Let the Team Decide”
The Agile Manifesto says we value individuals and interactions over processes and tools, which is where the idea of “self-directing teams” gets its genesis. When
June 18, 2015
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Scrumism: “Scrum is Infectious”
So one of the cool things about Scrum is that it is fun to do. If you are an engineer, you got into the field
May 21, 2015
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Scrumism: “You Live and Die by the Backlog”
We sometimes get caught up in the mechanics of delivering software and forget to give the requirements the attention they need. In the agile /
May 5, 2015
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Scrumism
One of our senior consultants at ArgonDigital once gave me some sage advice. I had asked him what the secret was to being a great
April 28, 2015
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Product Management
Pretending Agile
It’s fun to ask a company or a team if they are using agile development methodologies. You might get a “no”, but you rarely get
March 31, 2015
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One Stop Shopping
I get asked about my favorite tips and tricks for writing stories in an agile backlog. One of my tips is to make it EASY
February 17, 2015
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Product Management
INVEST “Slider”
In the Scrum view of the world, the Product Owner (PO) has accountability for the Product Backlog. This includes the responsibility for the Product Backlog
November 13, 2014
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