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QoW: Does your Scrum Team have an Agile Mindset?

Scrum recognizes three roles. These include the Product Owner, the Scrum Master, and the Developers. Together they make up the Scrum...

The Difference between a Chief Product Owner and a Proxy Product Owner

A proxy PO can create more problems than it solves. One of the primary benefits of a dedicated PO is to shorten the decision-making time.

Q of the Week: How can a Working Agreement help Resolve Conflict Between Team Members?

A team’s productivity and temperament can drastically be affected by the way team conflict is dealt with. Misinterpretations can easily...

Q of the Week: How does my organization establish a Tactical Agile Center of Excellence (TACE)?

Updated: January 29, 2021 By Ernesto Custodio An Agile transformation is a significant undertaking for an organization of any size. Agile...

Q of the Week: Why is the "Definition of Ready" so crucial to Distributed Teams?

Informal backlog refinement doesn't typically happen in a distributed setting. The need for a well-defined "Definition of Ready" is more...

Q of the Week: How can a Scrum Master break the pattern of unnecessary and time-consuming meetings?

As the Keeper of Scrum, the Scrum Master should make it a priority to uphold all five of the Scrum events: · Sprint Planning · Daily...

Q of the Week: How can a decision matrix expedite my team's decision-making process?

A decision matrix can make the decision-making process more straightforward and standardized. The format of these templates can outline...

Q of the Week: What’s the most important item in a Working Agreement?

That is a difficult question to answer as different items may be more important depending on the team. One of the primary items that...

Q of the Week: What does Scrum@Scale mean by linear scalability?

Linear scalability is the ability to add Scrum teams and receive a corresponding increase in value delivery. In other words, the more...

Q of the Week: What does it mean for the Scrum Team to be Self-Organizing?

In general, it means that the teams are expected to coordinate and make decisions around the work

Q of the Week: How often should the Scrum of Scrums Team meet?

In Scrum@Scale, the Scrum of Scrums is a team that meets daily during the Scaled Daily Scrum event.

Q of the Week: In large scale estimation, who should estimate the product backlog items?

Estimates should always be done by the people who will be doing the work.

Question of the Week: Who is responsible for maintaining the Sprint Backlog?

The Sprint Backlog belongs solely to the Development Team.

Q of the Week: Is there value in incremental delivery even if it doesn’t get released right away?

Yes! People need to see and experience a product to confirm their vision. Having a completed increment allows everyone, including the...