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What happens when you don’t have a fully cross-functional Scrum Team?

October 27, 2022 by Rachael

So, you have a Scrum Team. But does your team have all the necessary cross-functional skills to get to a “done” increment each Sprint?

November 10, 2022 by Rachael

Ideally, your Scrum Team includes full-time people with the right cross-functional skills; but if you have part-timers, you’ll have problems.

May 25, 2023 by Rachael

In this episode of “More Agile Great Debates,” I tackle five more topics: Generalist vs. Specialist, Quality, Canceling Sprints, and more!

May 23, 2023 by Rachael

This time on “More Agile Great Debates”: incomplete backlogs, improvements, “special” Sprints, people swapping, and cross-functionality.

May 18, 2023 by Rachael

Here are my latest five great agile debates: Story Points, Job Titles, Velocity, Project Managers, and Business Analysis. Join the argument!

October 18, 2022September 15, 2022 by Rachael

For agile transformations to succeed, they must have top-down support from executives who really understand what it means to be agile.

September 13, 2022 by Rachael

I can’t tell you how many times I have seen Scrum go wrong. If you want the perfect recipe for screwing up Scrum, you’re in the right place.

May 9, 2022April 9, 2021 by Rachael

I have worked with good and bad Agile Product Owners, and I found some sure signs that a Product Owner is doomed to fail. Learn what they are.

April 6, 2021 by Rachael

Agile teams are fully cross-functional so they can create a done increment each sprint. But what does that mean? Explore the official roles.

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 by Rachael

The Scrum Guide 2020 advises that teams of 10 people or less are small and nimble enough, but that any larger may be less effective.