Organizations usually don’t adopt Scrum because they like its name. Instead, they have heard that software development is better if they use Scrum – quicker, cheaper, higher quality, more satisfied customers and employees. Sometimes things are so bad in software development that they try Scrum just because it wasn’t what they were doing before. However, … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Bodies Of Knowledge
Scrum is, Scrum is not
Scrum is just a framework. Use it, or don’t. The Scrum Guide helps you know if you are. Continue reading »
Happy New Year
Scrum.org had a busy year in 2010 with the updates to the Scrum Guide, the creation of rigorous assessments, and the development of best-in-breed programs to help companies succeed with Agile. 2011 will prove to be even busier. Continue reading »
The Relentless Pursuit Of Improvement And The Role Of Assessment
I believe that if you are in an organization using Scrum, you should know the purpose of a time box, the reason for the Daily Scrum, the difference between a Sprint Backlog item and Product Backlog item, and the other roles, time-boxes, artifacts and rules that bind the Scrum framework together. The “Scrum Guide” contains … Continue reading »
