Product Backlog Items (PBIs) are ordered into a sequence in the Product Backlog in such a way that the Product Owner is able to maximize value or more specifically, the […]
Scrum Rules: The Product Backlog Relates to a Single Product
Scrum Teams work on one product at a time. The Product Backlog represents all of the work that needs to be done on that single product. The complete list of […]
Scrum Rules: The Product Backlog Is Ordered by the Product Owner
The Product Backlog must be ordered so that the Product Backlog Items represent a sequence of valuable pieces of product to be built. There is always a first item (not […]
Scrum Rules: The Product Backlog
Organizations often need to plan their product development further than just the next week or so. The Product Backlog is the artifact of Scrum that considers anything beyond the current […]
Scrum Rules: The Scrum Team Includes Three Roles
There are three roles on a Scrum Team, no more and no less. These roles are: Scrum Master, Product Owner, and the Development Team Members. It is critical to have […]
Scrum Rules: All Stakeholders Are Invited to Attend the Sprint Review
The Scrum Master organizes and facilitates the Scrum meetings, including the Sprint Review, and ensures that all the stakeholders of the Scrum Team and its product are invited to the […]
Scrum Rules: The Scope of Work Is Never Expanded Mid-Sprint
The Scrum Team plans their work in the Sprint Planning meeting and that planned scope (Product Backlog Items) is meant to be respected… it is a commitment by the team. […]
Definition of Done 101
The Dictionary Definition of Done Scrum does not tell us the exact Definition of Done… rather, it gives us some principles to work from. Consider: where does the definition of […]
Scrum is NOT for Project Management
Once Again for Emphasis: Scrum is NOT a Project Management Framework Scrum is for complex product development, enhancement or maintenance, not project management. The authors of the Scrum framework assert […]
What is Scrum?
Many businesses, needing to improve their processes and products to remain viable, are asking, “What is Scrum”? Scrum is a way for small teams to build complex products. It is […]