While many Scrum teams talk proudly about progress, fewer engage in rich discussions about product. Many teams who become more confident in progress, or getting work done, often embrace the more ambiguous question of product, or “Are we meeting the needs of our customers”, with some customers buying, by paying for subscriptions, and others buying in, by showing (and glowing about) their use of the system.
Learn how Scrum teams can run better retrospectives with RetroTeam AI. This article covers features such as creating a board, inviting participants, setting timers, AI-driven insights, and exporting retrospectives to PDF.
If you want an easy tool to help you start building the best Scrum team, then you should explore the Team Transformation Canvas. It is a practical worksheet to help you and your Agile teammates discover the best in each other and put it into action.
If the development of open source Scrum tools was in vogue some years ago, a lot of these projects have now been abandoned. Some are still active, but this is because their development is sponsored by a commercial hosted option. There is however an alternative to manage your Agile software development projects if you have a low budget… and a small team. Some providers of commercial Scrum tools provide a free version of their software, often with some limitations.
The Scrum Alliance has launched a new microcredential course: BDD for Agile Teams. This 8.5-hour course equips development teams with the skills to build the right product the right way by integrating behavior-driven development (BDD) practices into their workflow.
Implementing Agile and Scrum in software development organization means a big change. In her book “The Great ScrumMaster“, the Agile coach Zuzana Šochová recommends an eight steps journey for a successful transformation to the Scrum approach.
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