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📅 October 7, 2020

Agile Philosophy, Not Hard And Fast Rules

We have covered a broad range of topics in our discussion of Agile. However, the goal of this approach is to fit your team and environment. Think of it as an agile philosophy and not a well-defined or rigid process. …

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📅 October 5, 2020

Using The Sprint Retrospective For Agile Improvement

The sprint retrospective is where we take the time to assess how we did and plan for improvement. It is essential for getting better. Unfortunately, running this activity can be challenging and easy to underestimate for its value. Here are…

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📅 October 2, 2020

Sprint Planning – Setting The Scope

We have set a goal of delivering working software as part of every sprint. That requires sprint planning and deciding on what will be in or out of scope. In this episode, we look at ways to craft a sprint…

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📅 September 29, 2020

Sprint Grooming – Deciding on the Included Tasks

Several sub-tasks are needed for proper sprint grooming. They are essential steps in crafting a sprint plan. These tasks are not trivial and include such on-going difficulties as estimating the time or effort required. In this episode, we will look…

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📅 September 27, 2020

Scrum Ceremonies – Running An Effective Sprint

We have already touched on the scrum ceremonies. However, the way we perform each ceremony goes a long way towards embracing the Scrum process. Let’s take each item individually and examine how we can make the most of them. These…

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📅 September 25, 2020

The Sprint Process – An Agile Approach

The sprint process is a popular way to implement the Agile approach to software development. Is has its detractors. However, there are many ways that this approach can split up a large project into smaller bites. This action of breaking…

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