Tag: scrum grooming
Surprise Surprise: Benefits of Cross-Functional Teams
Stage Backlog Refinement session. Purpose Our Product Owner came up with new stories to be estimated. 14 to be precise. It required some preparation however. We have 2 teams, and they do the Backlog Refinement together. Around 20 people in one room, partly offshore, estimating together is quite a challenge! Meeting Progress The meeting was slowly progressing and at the same time the activity was...
Splitting Backlog Items Part 3: How
In a sequence of blog posts based on our “Sharpen your story splitting skills” at XPDays 2015 to frame our useful deck of cards with splitting patterns, we bring you the last blogpost about how to split backlog items. Background Many times during our session we got questions like: "What’s the best pattern?" "Can you give us advice on how to split?" "When to apply which pattern?"...
Splitting Backlog Items Part 2: Who
After XPDays 2015 in our session “Sharpen your story splitting skills”, we concluded that some additional framing was needed for our useful deck of cards with splitting patterns. This article is the successor of the "Splitting Backlog Items Part 1: When" post, and will handle about the people and aims to help you understand dysfunctions that make item splitting a pain and the reasons for good practices. Background Quite frequently we see...