As a part of Agreement-Based Planning, the Team should decide on a Sprint Goal, which will define the ultimate success or failure of the Sprint. The main purpose of the Sprint Goal is to provide a foc[...]
Accountability is a very important concept in Scrum. Most people don't really understand what it is; they really don't understand the notion of a person being Accountable. In fact, there is not ev[...]
The Second Edition of Exploring Scrum: The Fundamentals is now available! The Second Edition is updated with the most current information on Scrum techniques and implementation. Scrum practices are [...]
Pattern: Well-Formed Team
The core of Scrum -- its most basic idea -- is the Well-Formed Team, which is where we start...
Problem:
There is an Item of Work to be done.
Context:
The Item has on[...]