Velocity is one a key metrics used by Scrum teams to measure the rate at which an Agile team delivers value to the customer. In his book “Escape Velocity – Better Metrics for Agile Teams”, Doc Norton explains why velocity is not the ideal metric for Scrum teams.
The first thing to say is that the term “Planning Poker®” is a registered trademark of Mountain Goat Software, the Mike Cohn company. This is why this agile planning practice could be sometimes names differently: scrum poker, agile poker, etc. This article presents a list of free and open source planning poker tools and plugins that are also directly available as online tools.
Scrum Masters are supposed to be devoid of office politics. Our job is to leverage team potential and provide value to the stakeholders but it’s a big swamp, just teaming with alligators. A Harvard Business Review study indicates, that avoiding hiring a toxic employee can save your company an average of $12,489.
Developed by Atlassian, Jira is a commercial issue tracking tool that allows bug tracking and Agile project management. It is one of the most-widely used tool by Scrum teams working in corporate Agile software development environments.
It only takes one toxic manager to make your life hell. To minimize their impact, we need to change the work culture. Our goal is to build a safe space in a collaborative work environment. A good Scrum Master embraces the principles of servant leadership.
This isn’t your typical article on management, filled with silly stereotypes and references to cute animals. So, no learning how to soar with the eagles here. More like squabbling with vultures, while picking over the dead carcass of a failed project. Watch out for that viper in the high grass.
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