Product Backlog Items (PBIs) that are at the top of the Product Backlog (in other words, those which are to be done next), need to be small enough that the […]
Scrum Rules: Product Backlog Items Have Their Effort Estimated by the Team
The Product Owner brings Product Backlog Items to the Scrum Team to estimate their effort (cost). In order to create the right environment of safety and accountability, no Product Backlog […]
Scrum Rules: Product Backlog Items Are Written as User Stories
The User Story is a tool developed with Extreme Programming that is almost universally accepted as part of Scrum. Product Backlog Items formatted as User Stories express the desired functionality […]
Scrum Rules: Product Backlog Items Are Features or Functions
All PBIs completed by the team should be “potentially releasable” increments of valuable functionality i.e. working features or functions. In order to do this, they must touch all the layers […]
Scrum Rules: The Product Backlog is Ordered to Maximize Value
Product Backlog Items (PBIs) are ordered into a sequence in the Product Backlog in such a way that the Product Owner is able to maximize value or more specifically, the […]
Scrum Rules: The Product Backlog Is Ordered by the Product Owner
The Product Backlog must be ordered so that the Product Backlog Items represent a sequence of valuable pieces of product to be built. There is always a first item (not […]
Scrum is NOT for Project Management
Once Again for Emphasis: Scrum is NOT a Project Management Framework Scrum is for complex product development, enhancement or maintenance, not project management. The authors of the Scrum framework assert […]
Scrum Mastery and Kanban – Working Together to Help Your Team Solve Problems
Part I – Visualizing Work This article is part one in a six part series towards helping Scrum Masters get better at their craft. You are a Scrum Master, responsible […]