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Two Examples of Splitting Epics

A Scrum trainer recently asked for a couple of good, real examples of large user stories (epics) being split into smaller stories. I thought it would be useful to share those examples here as well…

Overheard During a Customer Conversation About Estimates

Estimating is a way of buying knowledge. If having the additional knowledge will lead to different decisions, then acquiring that knowledge might be a good thing to do.

Agile Teams and Risk Management

Ahh, it's fall. Not only does it bring the return of great, cooler weather but it ...

Origins of the Mountain Goat Name

I've been remiss in blogging as often as I should. I'm sorry and promise to do better. On the bright side, I've gotten caught up on a dozen or so things that were taking up mental energy.…

GASPing Toward the Future: A Look at What’s In Store for Scrum

Scrum has never sat still. It evolves. One team tries something new, and it works so another team tries it.…

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A Weighty Matter for the Daily Scrum

The problem of some individuals rambling on and on and on and on ... during the daily scrum has been with us probably since the first sprint. I recently came across a brilliant technique to help…

Reported Benefits of Agile

This presentation summarizes a great deal of research on the benefits of becoming agile. Included are studies…

Presentation

The PMI-ACP Exam: How to Pass On Your First Try

I was looking forward to reading this book. I haven't paid much attention to the PMI-ACP initiative and…

Book Review

Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process

The book is a comprehensive overview of Scrum. It goes from the principles of agile through the mechanics of…

Book Review

Let’s Save that Discussion for the Sixteenth Minute

Many teams struggle with keeping the daily scrum short. Some teams even exceed the standard fifteen-minute time box on a routine basis. I was teaching a Certified Scrum Master course a couple of weeks…

Handling Requirements from Architects Outside the Team

An organization's Wise Architects often provide requirements to a team in the form of non-functional requirements.

Scrum and Project Governance

Unfortunately, in many companies, we see an inconsistency between project governance and project management.

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