Disruption can be a powerful force and can effect rapid change for a paralyzed team. However, disruption is a double-edged sword and the preference is to create an environment and support structure where a stable team can grow, learn, and thrive.
Scrum Rules: Product Backlog Items Have Their Effort Estimated by the Team
The Product Owner brings Product Backlog Items to the Scrum Team to estimate their effort (cost). In order to create the right environment of safety and accountability, no Product Backlog […]
Scrum Rules: The Scrum Team Does Not Include Any Other People
Since the Scrum Team only includes three roles: Scrum Master, Product Owner, and the Development Team Members, there is no need to have other people on the team. Each of […]
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 […]
Scum Rules: The Development Team Has No Dependencies
The Development Team is the subset of the Scrum Team that is actually working on building the Product Increment every Sprint. It usually does not include the Scrum Master nor […]
Scrum Rules: The Scrum Team Is Made Up of Five to Eleven People
A very effective learning that has come out of many fields of research is that we function well in small groups, specifically groups that range from five to seven people […]
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. […]
VIDEO: How Kanban and Scrum Work Together
Kanban and Scrum are not mutually exclusive. If you’re already doing Scrum, Kanban can help you improve the flow of work through your sprints and better manage your product backlog. […]
MEET OUR TRAINERS: Pedram Malek
Pedram Malek’s family immigrated to Canada when he was still young. He grew up just outside of Toronto where, in high school, he discovered programming. Is his computer studies classes, […]