I would suggest to keep the upfront market research to a minimum in Scrum. Aim to quickly create a product increment, expose it to the users, and analyse their...
Hi all We're setting up a project where scrum-guide-scrum will not be possible. We are considering setting up a scrum-but where the team lead will take on the...
Charles, I agree. In fact, one story might illustrate your point. At one planning meeting (with no previous grooming), a team was analyzing a story which...
Hi Avi, I've seen a lot of teams using your setup and I think it can work reasonably well. One problem I've seen is that it seems to be hard for some team...
Hi Avi, ... It could work. I'd have the individual NOT act as "team lead" in any management or directing sense. Scrum is about the team self-organizing, and I...
I'd like your thoughts on the following. The skill level of developers in our team varies a lot. Something that would take the most experienced programmer one...
Hi Avi,  My concern is how can a person play both role as a SM as well TL since objective of both the roles are not same. There is not a TL concept in...
Hi Fredrik, I thik all organizations have this mix. I wonder though if the "experienced" programmers are intimidating the less experienced ones somehow....
Hi Steve, Intimidated, yes for sure, at least sometimes which I can fully understand. I mean, to admit that the same programming task would take me 4 times...
I would absolutely start anyway. The only way for the programmers to learn is if they are part of the process. Besides, these estimates are not about how...
Fredrik, What role/roles do you play on the team? Â ... Charles Bradley http://www.ScrumCrazy.com ... Fredrik, What role/roles do you play on the team?...
Fredrik, Assuming you want to break down the silos... a couple of tips 1. When I begin with t-shirt or story point sizing, I tell teams to create a mythical...
This is hard. Congratulations for trying. I do find that over time when people deliver what they commit to a strange thing occurs. The concerns revolving...
Thanks Johannes, Ron and Ram, All your feedback has been quite reassuring for me. Ram - special thanks for the generous offer, I might take you up on it :) I...
Avi, Like others I'll give the "This is generally a Scrumbut/bad idea" look in your general direction. Then I will smile in your general direction and say,...
Ron +1 If I follow Scrum, the only responsible for the Product Backlog is........ the PO. Now, if you have 2 teams, you need 2 Scrum Masters (done) and 2...
This is standard. The questions you must clear are: - is it still the same product? - is it a core product with 2 different customization? - is the new...
The general idea is to keep teams as cross-functional as possible, so you would want back-end and front-end developers and DBAs on the same team. You'll be...
Excellent point, and it applies directly to the advice I shot off earlier. Which I should have said applies in general, but there may well be reasons for *not*...
Ron, Before 18th century manufacturing, the main way people made a living was 18th century team-based (actually family-based) creative work. Manufacturing,...
I think I may have used the term 'assigned' in my original question incorrectly. Backlog items are not 'assigned' to teams, the teams do 'volunteer' or decide...
We have two teams due to the physical location of the two groups and also, because of the number of people in the two locations. We have six people at each...
Generally PO’s are responsible for the Product backlog. They have to prioritize the backlog to generate the maximum ROI. I have worked with few teams who are...
Bob I also have faced the same problem. There is no meaning in conducting the official meetings if the stakeholders cannot attend. I had to extend the sprint...
I think some of this comes down to the difference between the PO being *responsible for * the backlog and having the PO actually doing all the work. The PO can...
hi everybody, i share the opinion : let's the team decide but i like know: why you have 2 teams? whats the size of each team? Regards Edson 'Grubhart' ...
Hi Guys , We at have a open work area ar . One of the common challenge is anyone can break your concentration while you are in the zone. This is disturbing and...
... immediate efficiency) or for the long-term (increased capacity down the road). Planning poker: I've found that even in cases when people throw up their ...
I have seen this many times. It could be a lack of domain knowledge or lack of technical skills. You should have a training plan for any new resources in team....
