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Scrum answered: Sprint

  • Krzysztof Liszewski Krzysztof Liszewski
  • Scrum answered
  • November 17, 2019November 28, 2019
Next episode of Scrum answered series is dedicated to Sprint. Can I once change length of the current Sprint? Yes, you can, but you should avoid it at all cost as this is one of the most destructive activities you… Read More »Scrum answered: Sprint

Scrum answered: Sprint Backlog

  • Krzysztof Liszewski Krzysztof Liszewski
  • Scrum answered
  • November 3, 2019November 18, 2019
Third post of the Scrum answered series will be dedicated to Sprint Backlog. Sprint Backlog is only a part of the Product Backlog which we planned to do next Sprint, right? Not really, Sprint Backlog is much more. It is… Read More »Scrum answered: Sprint Backlog

Scrum answered: Daily Scrum

  • Krzysztof Liszewski Krzysztof Liszewski
  • Scrum answered
  • October 28, 2019October 28, 2019
This is the second post of the “Scrum answered” series. The first article covered Definition of Done and this time I would like to answer questions related to Daily Scrum topic. Should Product Owner attend the Daily Scrum? It’s a… Read More »Scrum answered: Daily Scrum

Scrum answered: Definition of Done

  • Krzysztof Liszewski Krzysztof Liszewski
  • Scrum answered
  • October 21, 2019October 21, 2019
With this post I would like to start a series of articles under the name “Scrum answered”. In each article I will cover one Scrum topic and respond to questions which I was asked during my career as Scrum Master… Read More »Scrum answered: Definition of Done

About adaptation or how we lose opportunities to change

  • Krzysztof Liszewski Krzysztof Liszewski
  • Change, Courage
  • September 22, 2019September 22, 2019
People adapt to the environment are in. That’s the human nature – no matter how hard it is, you try to adapt to the existing conditions. Such behaviour comes directly from primal areas of our brain and is a cornerstone… Read More »About adaptation or how we lose opportunities to change

Retrospective doesn’t need to be boring

  • Krzysztof Liszewski Krzysztof Liszewski
  • Change, Courage
  • September 2, 2019September 22, 2019
Retrospective is an opportunity to take a deep breath after the Sprint and focus on learning and improving. It’s also the most visual form of inspect & adapt cycle in Scrum framework, and time when the Team can analyze what… Read More »Retrospective doesn’t need to be boring

User Story defined in 3 acronyms

  • Krzysztof Liszewski Krzysztof Liszewski
  • Simplicity
  • August 21, 2019August 21, 2019
User Story is one of the most popular form of requirements documentation in Agile projects. Each User Story contains all needed for proper requirement description: who, what and why. As a <role> I would like to <what> in order to… Read More »User Story defined in 3 acronyms

To re-estimate, or not to re-estimate?

  • Krzysztof Liszewski Krzysztof Liszewski
  • Simplicity
  • July 30, 2019November 10, 2020
  • 5 Comments
That is the question. In practice it is quite rare to deliver hundred percent of the Sprint Backlog. In most cases when the Sprint ends there are still some Items left undone – those that do not fully meet your… Read More »To re-estimate, or not to re-estimate?

Scrum Master dilemma

  • Krzysztof Liszewski Krzysztof Liszewski
  • Courage
  • July 17, 2019July 17, 2019
  • 2 Comments
Let’s talk a bit about different approaches to the Scrum Master role. The most common of them are: 50% Scrum Master of one team, 50% Dev Team member. 100% Scrum Master of two teams (50% each team). 100% Scrum Master… Read More »Scrum Master dilemma

How to manage technical debt

  • Krzysztof Liszewski Krzysztof Liszewski
  • Change, Simplicity
  • July 3, 2019September 22, 2019
Let’s talk a bit about technical debt. There will be some theory, but I hope this article won’t be against my Manifesto. I’m still aiming to give you practical tools for discussion and to explain why and how to manage… Read More »How to manage technical debt

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