How to Define and Achieve the Sprint Goal in Scrum: A Guide for Agile Teams

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Contents What is the sprint goal? The sprint goal is a shared high-level objective that describes the key outcome for each sprint that a Scrum team undertakes. In the same way that a product vision guides the longer-term direction of a product, the sprint goal guides the development team on why it is building the current increment. The sprint goal is a commitment by the developers, but it also provides flexibility in terms of the exact work needed to achieve it. The sprint goal also creates coherence and focus, encouraging…

How to Define and Apply the Definition of Done in Agile Scrum: A Practical Guide for Scrum Teams

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Contents What is the DoD? “The Definition of Done creates transparency by providing everyone a shared understanding of what work was completed as part of the Increment. If a Product Backlog item does not meet the Definition of Done, it cannot be released or even presented at the Sprint Review. Instead, it returns to the Product Backlog for future consideration.” What are the benefits of the Agile definition of done? Implementing the Agile definition of done offers some key advantages, which coincide with the three pillars of Scrum: Scrum team…

What is Agile Scrum? A Simple and Comprehensive Introduction

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Contents How projects really work? The waterfall va Agile process The main difference is that Waterfall is a linear system of working that requires the team to complete each project phase before moving on to the next one while Agile encourages the team to work simultaneously on different phases of the project Agile – 4 Core values Individuals and interactions over processes and tools: This value means that agile teams prioritize people and communication over rigid procedures and tools. Agile teams value human relationships, self-organization, collaboration, and feedback over following…

Agile Scrum Explained: The Ultimate Guide for Project Managers and Developers

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Contents What is Scrum? Scrum is an agile framework to help people and teams deliver value incrementally in a collaborative way . Scrum has three pillars: transparency, inspection and adaptation The Scrum Values of Courage, Focus, Commitment, Respect, and Openness, are all important elements that Scrum Team members must consider when working together The diagram below details the iterative Scrum lifecycle. The entire lifecycle is completed in fixed time periods called sprints. A sprint is typically one-to-four weeks long. The Scrum Team There are three key roles in Scrum: the product owner, the Scrum master, and the Scrum team. Product owner The product owner is responsible for what the…

How to Follow the 12 Agile Principles: A Step-by-Step Guide for Software Development Teams

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Contents What are the Agile principles 12 Agile principles are a part of Agile methodology. Agile means moving and thinking fast and easily.  Based on that concept, the Agile model was introduced, especially in the software industry, to facilitate and improve project management. Principle 1: Customer satisfactions “Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.” To make a product quickly delivered to end-users. Agile teams often focus on creating a minimum viable product (MVP). An MVP only comes with enough core features and is…

How to Embrace the 4 Core Values of Agile Manifesto: A Guide for Agile Teams and Organizations

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Content What is Agile? Agile is a mindset and philosophy around building products that espouses collaboration, customer-centricity, and expecting and responding to change. What is the Agile Manifesto? We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value: That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more. Value 1: Individuals and interactions In the past, a lot of software teams would concentrate on having the best…