I work in an industry (DOD contracting) where documentation is a key part of the software delivery. You can't even bid on any reasonable size DOD contract...
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Kevin Callahan
kevincallaha...
Jan 10, 2013 8:58 pm
Hey Ron, ... Not sure if you include Agile Coaching as a method; Lyssa Adkins and Michael Spayd have proposed a competency framework for agile coaching which...
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Steve
steveatootac
Jan 11, 2013 2:08 pm
... Small point of information Ron, the concepts of facilitation, facilitators and facilitated worksgops are very much a part of DSDM. I'm sure Arie van...
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FedericoB
f.bellani
Jan 11, 2013 10:49 pm
Hello to all the members of this great group, my name is Federico Bellani and I am currently a second year graduate student at the Bocconi University, located...
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avinap77
Jan 12, 2013 12:31 am
Hi Andrew, ... I see your 2c and raise a buck... ;) In my experience too - indeed just throwing people into a timebox isn't enough. It takes facilitating,...
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avinap77
Jan 12, 2013 12:45 am
Yup, See also what I wrote in reply to Andrew before. It's about finding the right structure, tools and ways to communicate for any given team, at any given...
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avinap77
Jan 12, 2013 10:22 am
... I couldn't help looking up the Scrum Guide on this, apparently: " ... The Scrum Master serves the Product Owner in several ways, including: (...) *...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Jan 12, 2013 11:20 am
Hi Avi, ... You win. The word "facilitates" appears in the Scrum Guide. Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com I have two cats, and a big house full of cat stuff. ...
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avinap77
Jan 12, 2013 12:11 pm
Healthy sense of self-humor helps too.. ;-) With greatest respect, Really. Avi...
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avinap77
Jan 12, 2013 10:28 pm
p.s. While we're at it: " The ScrumMaster acts as a coach for the Scrum Team, helping them to execute the Scrum process. He helps them to work together and to...
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Kevin Callahan
kevincallaha...
Jan 18, 2013 3:18 pm
Hey All, OK, I know the agile world is chock full of content. I thought long and hard about adding yet another URL spinning agile, and decided I would do it...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Jan 18, 2013 3:29 pm
Hi Kevin, ... Very interesting analogies. Worth continuing, I think. Good luck! Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com Everything that needs to be said has already...
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Bobby Testing
bobby.testing
Jan 18, 2013 4:11 pm
Hi All, Â I appreciate if someone helps me out with the book or books which I should gothrough for my CSM certifications. Â I appreciate quick reply! Â ...
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Laurent Bossavit
lbos75
Jan 18, 2013 4:24 pm
Hi Bobby, ... Please describe for us your Scrum experience so far. Someone *might* be in a position to make recommendations, afterward. Cheers, Laurent...
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Barry_J_mgh
Jan 18, 2013 5:47 pm
My current favorite is "Essential Scrum" by Kenneth Rubin. Very practical and well written. -- Barry...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Jan 18, 2013 5:49 pm
Bobby, ... To attain CSM you MUST take a CSM course from a Certified Scrum Trainer, and pass a test. Most of the material on the test is covered in class or...
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David Koontz
dakoontz
Jan 18, 2013 5:52 pm
the Scrum Guide at the Scrum.org ... -- Regards, David A Koontz (360) 259-8380 cell email://David@... http://about.me/davidakoontz...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Jan 18, 2013 5:55 pm
Hi David, ... Scrum Guide is an excellent resource but it is not the study guide for getting the CSM, which Bobby was asking about. Ron Jeffries ...
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Bobby Testing
bobby.testing
Jan 24, 2013 1:34 pm
I am working in the agile ( scrum) for about 2 years now. I have pretty much confortable with it but not sure how much i have to be prepared for CSM...
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Bobby Testing
bobby.testing
Jan 24, 2013 1:36 pm
Thanks Ron! Yeah I understood that I have to attend the course and then I have to give the test to get certified . My plan is to go through one book about...
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Bobby Testing
bobby.testing
Jan 24, 2013 1:36 pm
Thanks Barry! ________________________________ From: Barry_J_mgh <barry_j_mgh@...> To: scrumdevelopment@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, 18 January 2013,...
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Greg Robinson
robinsgr
Jan 24, 2013 2:20 pm
Hello, my Product Owner asked how many sprints will it take for the team to complete several of the epics on our product backlog. We are a brand new team...
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George Dinwiddie
gdinwiddie
Jan 24, 2013 2:36 pm
Greg, ... Have any epics been completed? If so, I would compare the rest of them with those. If not, I would start with what is felt to be best understood and...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Jan 24, 2013 4:59 pm
Bobby, ... You must take the class, and pass the test. If you take the class, passing the test should be quite easy. That is all it takes to get the CSM. To...
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Charles Bradley - Pro...
charles_brad...
Jan 24, 2013 5:11 pm
... I concur, it will probably be pretty easy just after the course. You get two tries and you only need to score a 69% on one of them in order to pass. ...
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Adam Sroka
adamjaph
Jan 24, 2013 5:35 pm
I think that Ron's advice is very good, and I would go a step further and say that you will find the test process easier if you don't try to learn too much...
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Michael Vizdos
mikev_work
Jan 24, 2013 5:49 pm
And. When you decide to take the CSM class or workshop look around at the options. Email or speak with the people doing the teaching over the two days (ask to ...
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avinap77
Jan 24, 2013 6:21 pm
Hi Greg. With just one sprint behind you and a newly formed team (as I undetstood), any attempt to estimate a handful of epics will be rough and initial. Once...
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Bob
irrobertb
Jan 26, 2013 1:39 pm
Hi Greg, I think following George's and Avi's advice is probably the best way forward for you. I might just offer a brief word about Release Planning between...
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Charles Bradley - Pro...
charles_brad...
Jan 27, 2013 8:32 am
Bob, ... Do you consider it waste to re-estimate a PBI when there is material new knowledge about that PBI that would materially affect the estimate for that...
