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More Agile Great Debates – Part 9

May 25, 2023 by Rachael
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In this episode of “More Agile Great Debates,” I tackle five more topics: Generalist vs. Specialist, Quality, Canceling Sprints, and more!

Categories Agile, Business Analysis, Product Backlog, Product Ownership, Project Management, Scrum, Scrum Master, Scrum Team, Sprints

More Great Agile Debates, Part 2

May 23, 2023March 22, 2023 by Rachael
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In the second part of my blog series on “Agile’s Great Debates,” learn about five more agile topics that people argue about and disagree on.

Categories Agile, Product Ownership, Retrospectives, Scrum, Scrum Team, Sprint Review, Sprints

What happens if you don’t deliver a “Done” Increment?

November 29, 2022 by Rachael
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Not delivering a “done” increment at the end of a Sprint can cause many negative consequences. It’s a bad habit and won’t make anyone happy.

Categories Agile, Product Backlog, Retrospectives, Scrum, Scrum Team, Sprint Backlog, Sprint Goal, Sprints, Stakeholders

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

October 27, 2022 by Rachael
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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?

Categories Agile, Product Backlog, Product Ownership, Retrospectives, Scrum, Scrum Master, Scrum Team, Sprint Goal, Sprints

What happens in Scrum without a Definition of Ready?

October 20, 2022 by Rachael
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I have long advocated that Scrum Teams have a “Definition of Ready”; if you don’t have one, there are many potential negative consequences.

Categories Acceptance Criteria, Agile, Product Backlog, Product Ownership, Scrum, Scrum Guide, Scrum Team, Sprint Backlog, Sprints, User Stories, Vision

It’s not “Done” until it meets your Definition of Done

October 11, 2022 by Rachael
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A “Definition of Done” is a commitment to deliver a working increment meeting defined quality criteria to ensure the increment is complete.

Categories Acceptance Criteria, Accountabilities, Agile, Presentations, Product Backlog, Scrum

What’s a Definition of Done, and do you need one?

March 17, 2022 by Rachael
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A Definition of Done can vary widely between organizations, departments, and even teams, but it’s crucial that you have one. Find out why.

Categories Acceptance Criteria, Agile, Product Backlog, Product Ownership, Scrum, User Stories
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