Choosing the right iteration length is an important decision. These are important factors you should consider when selecting your team's iteration length.
Self-Management in Scrum Teams - How to Decide What to Do Next
Self-management is critical to succeeding as a Scrum Team because it leads to ownership and empowers the team. And it creates intrinsic motivation, which is such a powerful driver of team effectiveness. However, in reality we find that self-management remains a challenge. Developers in Scrum Teams often do not feel comfortable with self-management, and struggle to take ownership of their work.
The best way to support a team working on complex problems is to give them the space to determine how to do their work, rather than directing them. Learn about self-managing teams and their characteristics. Explore some myths and misunderstandings about self-management.
According to the Scrum Guide, Scrum Teams are “self-managing, meaning they internally decide who does what, when, and how.”It seems straightforward. And yet, this simple phrase is one of the most commonly misunderstood in the Scrum Guide. Self-managing doesn’t mean that the Scrum Team — or the Scrum Master — is all-powerful. (Sorry, not sorry!) It means that the organization gives the Scrum Team the mandate to deliver value according to the product vision and goal within a set of guardrails.
Self-managing does not mean that Scrum Teams:Have no managers or leadersHave to perform their own HR functionsDon’t need to comply with standardsCan override the organizational Definition of DoneCan modify the Scrum framework itselfCan run with scissors in the officeAre free to do whatever they want
A really simple approach to CapEx & OpEx financial accounting with Scrum. Why is this needed? The apparent mismatch between standard financial accounting practices and agile ways of working. Specifically CapEx and OpEx accounting, which is often a very important practice in (larger) organizations. This distinction seems to be at odds with having a more …
Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems
In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Google’s Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle has enabled the company to successfully build, deploy, monitor, and maintain some of the largest software systems in the world
**Summary**: A meeting to prepare for the Sprint, typically divided into two parts (part one is “what” and part two is “how”).
**Participants**: Part O...
Many of those practicing Scrum mistakenly call the Sprint Review a Demo. Is it just a matter of terminology? From my point of view, the Sprint Review is the most underestimated Scrum Event, and for many companies, its potential is yet to be revealed. It is true that the Demonstration or Demo is an essential part of the Sprint Review, but it isn't the only one.
Success pattern: Aligning CapEx and OpEx to Agile models | Agile Alliance
Aligning CapEx and OpEx funding with Agile principles enables companies to enhance flexibility, innovation, and efficiency, ultimately driving sustainable growth and competitive advantage.
Success pattern: Aligning CapEx and OpEx to Agile models
Survivorship bias or survival bias is the logical error of concentrating on entities that passed a selection process while overlooking those that did not. This can lead to incorrect conclusions because of incomplete data.
T-Shaped: The New Breed of IT Professional | Cutter Consortium
In this Executive Update, we discuss why IT professionals must become more T-shaped, what it means to be more T-shaped, and how mid-career technology professionals need to continue to grow in their career in order to thrive in this rapidly changing world. We will also discuss how an executive understanding of this concept can be incorporated into business today to drive greater flexibility and value in the future.
Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow
n Team Topologies, IT consultants Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais share secrets of successful team patterns and interactions to help readers choose and evolve the right team patterns for their organization, making sure to keep the software healthy and optimize value streams.
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