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Why Your Team is Not Agile
Many Scrum Masters feel frustrated when their team is not agile enough or they don’t practice scrum the “right way.” The team’s lack of commitment or poor performance can be traced to 3 root causes.
read moreHow Agile Does Your Team Need to be When You First Transition to Scrum?
Is it difficult to get everyone on board with your transition to scrum? Sometimes it’s better to just jump in, do what you can and work out the kinks as you go along.
read moreEnsure Project Success by Getting Formal Commitment from your Extended Team
When you form a new scrum team, you may not get all the desired resources. At GSD Mindset, we propose that when you organize a new scrum team, you should also get commitment from what we refer to as the GSD Extended Team.
read moreStory Identification for Newbies
For those new to Scrum, story identification can seem intimidating. Event modeling is one of my favorite go to methods that get my story writing juices flowing.
read moreHow Big is Too Big for a Scrum Team?
A scrum team size of 9 members may be optimal for Scrum, however your project may need a bigger team to complete all the required work on time.
read moreA Spike Story Should Get Story Points Too
A Spike Story is written when the team has to conduct research before moving forward. Spikes should get Story Points too. Here’s why.
read moreReducing Sprint Velocity may be better for your Scrum Team
If your scrum team supports production applications, consider reducing sprint velocity to achieve more predictable product delivery.
read moreAgile Scrum Story Size for Newbies
Most teams are happy to move away from estimating work in hours. But, when you are new to the concept of agile scrum story size, where do you start?
read moreCore Project Management Functions must Continue after Transition to Scrum
You realize some Project Management functions in the waterfall world may still be needed now that you’re Agile. What are they and who should perform them?
read moreWhy Your Scrum Team Needs a Release Plan
Some scrum teams believe the only required planning is Sprint Planning, but we advocate creating a Release Plan to set proper management expectations.
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