A User Story is the result of answers to the 7 W-Questions: Who would like what, to what end? As User/Role (Who?) I would like this functionality (What?), so that I’ll have the following use. (To what end?) Or as expressed with an example: As an athlete I’d like to have wings, So that I … weiterlesen →
Category Archives: Scrum Basics
Scrum Essentials: The End of Meetings
“Oh no…not another meeting again.” Such a comment or something similar can be heard again and again. “Scrum calls for so many meetings. That is such a waste of time and so unproductive.” I am beginning to understand these heartfelt groans better and better, because more and more teams keep asking for help. We should … weiterlesen →
The ScrumMaster – Really a wimp?
Be honest: Why in the Scrum community do you repeatedly hear that the ScrumMaster is a wimp? The team has to be coddled and you have to anticipate all their wishes. If the team has a problem, the ScrumMaster has to jump in. If the team members do not want to do what they should, … weiterlesen →
What´s S.C.R.U.M. ?
At the end of a one day Scrum Introduction Training workshop the question comes up during the final session of questions and answers, what exactly does the acronym S.C.R.U. M. stand for. Of course every question deserves an answer, so as an experienced Scrum Trainer I followed the most important Scrum rule: Ask the team! … weiterlesen →
Scrum: Produkte zuverlässig und schnell entwickeln
The 3rd edition of Boris’ book has now been published with the Scrum Checklist as an insert! The publisher says: “Boris Gloger clearly describes the values, rules, structures and roles of Scrum. You will learn how teams can successfully and quickly deliver products by using extensive self-organization and continuous planning. The book thoroughly describes how … weiterlesen →
How it works? Scrum
You have always wanted to explain to your mom exactly what you are doing? Scrum or whatever it is called…we have a suggestion. Finally! Last fall Sonja Russ and Peter Bosch filmed the following clip with us for their series “Wie geht das?“. The clip ran in October on the OKTO TV channel and now … weiterlesen →
Tempo or Velocity?
We are always talking about velocity [1] and how to increase it. But if you look closer, this also leads to an inherent problem. People only do that, which can be measured. Whenever we measure a team for velocity, the result is, that the team tries to increase their velocity by delivering more functionality. But … weiterlesen →