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Chronicles of a Scrum master #16 : Definition of Done (DoD) Part 2
Note : This is a continuation of my Definition of Done (DoD) Part 1 here. 3. Quality The important assessment of a story after its development or work that needs be done is completed (may not be Done yet) is the quality of the work that is produced. This is usually performed by the QA […]
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Chronicles of a Scrum master #15 : Definition of Done (DoD) Part 1
What is a story that is considered done in a sprint ? Each scrum team may have their own version of the Definition of Done (DoD) for each story as long as they agree on the common concept as a whole (from product owner, business analyst to scrum master, developers and testers. It is essentially […]
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Dec 31 2022 – End of year Scrum master chronicles : Agile implementations
Alas, we are reaching the end of 2022 in a matter of days 🙂 Here in this last post of my 2022 scrum master experience, I would like to thank all my fellow readers and wishing everyone a Happy New Year in advance and may your new year resolutions be made real. Going back through […]
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Chronicles of a Scrum master #12 : Planning ahead, sprint goals, and tracking stories
Planning ahead Planning the stories and roadmap is usually prepared by the product owner and presented to the team to prep everyone on coming deliverables. Planning ahead means being able to anticipate some of the coming overheads such as holidays and company events that may affect the deliverable timeline. Hence, having a roadmap of features […]
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Chronicles of a Scrum master #10 : Knowledge management and retention
In my previous blog post, there was mention that communication and collaboration is important to agile teams. Not only its because work can get simplified and done faster, but knowledge is also one of the essential components in an effective agile team. Knowledge management and retention is one of the most important part of any […]
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Chronicles of a Scrum master #9 : Communication and Collaboration
Communication is one of the most important practices needed in a agile team regardless of whichever framework (Scrum, SaFE, Spotify). The key to communication is the reason why there are several events such as sprint planning, backlog grooming and daily stand ups. Collaboration within a scrum team is also essential to ensure that there is […]
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Chronicles of a Scrum master #8 : Epics and Release management
What are epics in an agile context ? Epics group or categorize stories into release features. It plays an important role in the organization and release of features for the product. For example, an Epic of “Login based on country” can use to group stories as following : Develop splash page with login User ID […]
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June 2022 Blog
June is here and marks the end of Q2 2022 with several updates : DBA second semester has started with the subject Strategic Management – though 14 weeks, its a pretty intensive due to the class atmosphere and learnings to be gained. Individual and forum assignment is also due by the second week of June […]
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Chronicles of a Scrum master #5 : User stories
User stories are the essence of a sprint and are the fundamental building blocks that determines the deliverables and releases of a product. A basic user story should consist of the following : Title Description Acceptance criteria Story points Scrum tasks Status For example, the stories for a mobile calendar app to list all public […]
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Chronicles of a Scrum master #4 : Team dynamics
What makes a scrum team that works well ? In reality, I do not think there is a straight forward one fits all answer. This depends on the organization culture and the standards that has been set. The dynamic nature of such projects and products are very diverse. Each team has its own traits and […]
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