The Product Owner is a business person making business decisions to maximize business results. “The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work […]
Scrum Rules: Your Product Owner Never Interrupts the Team Mid-Sprint With New Items
The Product Owner is involved with the other Team Members throughout the Sprint, but after the Sprint Planning meeting is completed, the Product Owner cannot add to the scope of […]
Scrum Rules: Your Product Owner Lets the Team Decide How Many Product Backlog Items to do in a Sprint
The Product Owner controls the order of the items in the Product Backlog, but not how many are done each Sprint. Instead, the team decides how many to do. This […]
Scrum Rules: Your Product Owner Refines the Product Backlog for Each Sprint Planning Meeting
The Product Owner is responsible for maintaining the Product Backlog. This includes its ordering in terms of value and effort, its clarity, and identification of what acceptance criteria apply to […]
Scrum Rules: Your Scrum Master Can Enforce Time-Boxes Within the Team
The responsibility of time-boxing (or limiting the amount of time spent) in a Scrum meeting is given to the Scrum Master. He maintains a time-box so that the Scrum Team […]
Scrum Rules: As a Team Member I Don’t Tell Any Other Team Members What to Work on Next
All tasks done by individuals on a Scrum Team must be chosen voluntarily. If one Team Member, in any way, tells another Team Member what task to work on, this […]
Scrum Rules: As a Team Member I Attend Sprint Planning Meetings In-Person
This rule of Scrum aligns with the Agile Manifesto principle “The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.” In-person attendance […]
Scrum Rules: The Product Backlog Is Refined for Every Sprint Planning Meeting
A well-refined Product Backlog is one which is: ordered to maximize return on investment for the customer; provides enough clarity that the Scrum team can perform the work of their […]
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. […]
Scrum Rules: The Sprint Planning Meeting Is Time-Boxed
Time-boxing is the practice of ending a meeting exactly on time regardless of the state of discussion or the desire of participants. In Scrum, the length of the Sprint Planning […]