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Better Scrum with Essence

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When over 50% of Scrum implementations fail to deliver on time, on budget, with happy customers according to Standish Group data, we need to find tools and techniques to help us improve the odds against this. Scrum is by far the most widely used agile framework in the world, but we’ve also found that 58% of Scrum implementations fail.

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Scrum by Example – How Sprint Planning Mistakes Can Derail a Team

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This resulting plan is created by the collaborative work of the entire Scrum Team.”. The Guide goes on to say that the team is expected to cover three topics: Why is the Sprint Valuable? So let’s peek in on our World’s Smallest Online Bookstore team that you’ll recall from other blog posts.

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3 force multipliers for digital transformation

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But the faster transition often caused underperforming apps, greater security risks, higher costs, and fewer business outcomes, forcing IT to address these issues before starting app modernizations. One of the common complaints agile team members voice is the number of coordination meetings and time spent in them.

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How Agile Meetings Impact Arousal Levels and Team Productivity

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In Agile environments, maintaining focus is crucial to achieving optimal performance, especially in complex tasks like software development. In this article, we will analyze how arousal levels affect high-focus tasks and how constant interruptions, such as meetings, play in this process.

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ACM Queue Magazine: How To Improve Your Scrum

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ACM Queue Magazine: How To Improve Your Scrum. The lightweight nature of Scrum makes it flexible, adaptable, and easy to understand. . However, as we wrote in the Scrum Guide, ‘Scrum is easy to understand but difficult to master.’ This is why Scrum Essence Cards have become a key component of every class I teach. .

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What is the Purpose of a Sprint Retrospective in Scrum and How Do You Run One Effectively?

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Read other Exadel articles about Agile approach. Successful Agile software development can’t be done without an effective Sprint Retrospective. Let’s start with the definition of Sprint Retrospective from the Scrum Guide : “The purpose of the Sprint Retrospective is to plan ways to increase quality and effectiveness.

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How Scrum Improves Gender Parity in the Workplace

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How Scrum Improves Gender Parity in the Workplace. From what I have read and experienced while traveling the world teaching Scrum, the rest of the globe isn’t much different or much better. My sincere belief is that Scrum can help narrow these gaps. Many Scrum Teams lay these ideas out explicitly in a Working Agreement.

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