Exploring Scrum
Scrum Backlog Refinement
Backlog Refinement includes moving Stories into the Back Burner and further refining them until they are Ready to go to Planning. In order to do this there are some basic things that must be done…
Read MoreHow to Size Stories and Account for Impediments
There is no accepted definition of what a StoryPoint represents, other than that it is a unitless, relative measure of size to be used for both Stories and Epics. I want to give definitions I consider useful, and that’s what I’ll be doing here. First I will deal with Acceptance-Based Stories – those Stories that…
Read MoreThe Roles of The ScrumMaster
This is an excerpt from Exploring Scrum: The Fundamentals. While the Product Owner is the Team Member who is accountable to the Business for the value of the Team’s Results, the ScrumMaster is accountable to the Business for making sure that Scrum is used correctly, that the Team uses Scrum in a positive way, and…
Read MoreScrum Patterns Explored, Examined and Expounded
Dr. Dan Rawsthorne and Doug Shimp, 3Back’s senior trainers, have created a brand new library of resources for you to delve into on Exploringscrum.com. The new Scrum Pattern Library incorporates a collection of blog posts dedicated to describing and discussing Scrum Patterns. Within each Scrum Pattern blog post, Dan and Doug will: Identify a problem.…
Read MoreExploring Scrum: The Fundamentals 2nd Edition
Exploring Scrum the 2nd Edition is here to help you with basic improvement to your agility. You can buy a copy by visiting the Amazon sale site with the full name of the book is Exploring Scrum: The Fundamentals. The Second Edition is updated with the most current information on Scrum techniques and implementation. Scrum…
Read MoreTechnical Debt: A Horror Story
This is an excerpt from Dan Rawsthorne’s upcoming book “Project Management with Scrum”. Dan is a Certified Scrum Trainer for 3Back, a world-leader in Scrum development, and co-author of “Exploring Scrum: The Fundamentals”. This excerpt will give you a basic understanding of technical debt as well as a glimpse into an real-world example of technical debt overwhelming a team.
Read MoreAcceptance-Based Stories and Ideal Effort
This is an excerpt from the recently released second edition of Exploring Scrum: The Fundamentals by Dan Rawsthorne and Doug Shimp. The authors of “Exploring Scrum” are both Certified Scrum Trainers for 3Back, a world-leader in Scrum development. There is no accepted definition of what a StoryPoint represents, other than that it is a unitless, relative…
Read MoreTeam Velocity and Story Points in Scrum
Learn more about Scrum and Team Velocity by reading a short piece from Dan Rawsthorne and Doug Shimp’s newly released second edition of “Exploring Scrum: The Fundamentals”
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