I would add, that as a dev or scrum master - do not call it tech debt. just serve it as added value, and focus and frame it as a business win. could be both negating the negative, or capitalizing on opportunity. but if you call it tech debt, it most likely ends up at the eternal bottom of the backlog
Hello, I am a new scrum master who just got off my first project. The project didn't make it out of discovery. Do you offer resume guidance etc for someone in this type of situation? Some not-so-agile experience, some related experience in past jobs.
Can you provide the names of the equipment you use in your setup so I can make mine the same? Especially the webcam part. I find myself always looking up or down on the laptop when I do a video conference. Your setup allows me to look directly ahead in direct view. Thank you in advance.
Scrum sprint timeboxes, touted as a cornerstone of agile efficiency, often crumble under the weight of unpredictable workloads. In theory, these neatly packaged chunks of time promise clarity, focus, and momentum. In practice, however, the real world is far messier. Unforeseen obstacles, ever-changing priorities, and the unpredictable nature of software development conspire to shatter these tidy illusions. What begins as a sprint swiftly devolves into a desperate scramble to meet arbitrary deadlines, leaving teams frantically juggling tasks, sacrificing quality for speed, and ultimately undermining the very essence of agile principles. Timeboxing, it seems, is little more than a futile attempt to corral chaos-a feeble gesture in the face of uncertainty. Oh wait, I'm doing it wrong.
@OswaldoHernandez-pt1jq They are just two different types of work items in Jira. Contrary to sub-tasks, that are one level below a story or task. I go into a lot of detail on things like this in my jira course: store.scrummastered.com/products/jira-for-scrum-masters-and-agile-teams
You're right! In my first role as a Scrum Master/Project Manager, I faced challenges due to a lack of technical skills, which made it difficult to fully understand and support my development team's work and obstacles. After being laid off I decided back to school for a computer science degree (only because I already had so many college credits to apply to a computer science degree ). Now, with my enhanced technical knowledge, I am confident in my ability to bring more value and support to any Scrum team, helping them achieve success.
@ParkourRhett, I'm a Professional Scrum Trainer, licensed by the Scrum.org to teach Scrum. Backlog Refinement IS NOT a Scrum Event. You can verify this in the official Scrum Guide at scrumguides.org
This is exactly why I'm working on getting my PMP and technical skills. The days of cheap debt are over and companies no longer need specialists. They actually want T shaped employees now across the board. It's evolve or die out in these streets. Good job girl on taking the initiative!!!
Hi there, at 14minutes where you mentioned manager should not be a part, how we will avoid this situation? if we want to respect team members decision..
Thank you so much for making such a detailed video. I really appreciate that. Finally, I can say I found a good video which can explain the basics of jira in a day-to-day environment. 1 humble request if this kind of video can be made for confluence with must known feature of it
@brucezhang4853 the key point to make when talking with stakeholders is that it is an estimation, not a guaranteed delivery date. As you rightly stated, the backlog will probably change many times
@ambitiousbeauty1013 getting the certification is easy. Getting the experience you need to be able to fulfill your objectives is a different story. Many tech companies are looking for experts, though, times are changing and I would recommend to diversify your knowledge and skills, and probably learn something technical too
Hi!! Thanks for all the advice, I’ve been trying to get into the IT space from a health and wellness background and I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. Some of my friends recommend that I try out for scrum master based on my personality and character, but I’m not 100% sure. Do you have any video on something like “how do you know if you’d fit into the scrum master role?” Or anything like that?
well you mentioned there are 5 activities. which ones if "refinement" isn't one of these I only get 4 and that would mean that the scrum guide was wrong?
@themillionhair, there are 5 Sprint Events: the Sprint itself which is the container for other events, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective. All this information can be found in the one and only Scrum Guide at scrumguides.org/
@icantfindausernamehe spreadsheets have lots of limitations when it comes to Product Backlog management, and I would never recommend anyone to use Excel for any work tracking. One of the biggest reasons is that it's very hard to reprioritize or split work in a spreadsheet - which is supposed to happen often. Tools like Airtable and Smartsheet are better, if you are very attached to spreadsheets. But just Excel is outdated.
From a developers perspective, you have the utmost respect from me. That's really all we ask for. Curiosity. Interest. All too often, there's this mentality that software development is all about the "process", and everything else is just a lesser detail. And from a devs perspective, that's just disrespectful. Most of us have spent our lives becoming developers out of genuine curiosity. We spent most of lives swimming in these deep technical details in order to get where we are. And when we have someone who is supposed to be managing us and they choose to stay away from all technical details, there's a huge disconnect going on. You nailed it. You don't need to be a coder. We just want to work with someone who is curious. As developers, we have to understand the agile process to some degree so why shouldn't scrum masters have to have some level of understanding of the technical details they are managing? Trust grows immensely when that gap is bridged from both sides.
Good Explanation!. Funny think is I have been using pushing this as a default workflow method for over 40 years. Never knew it had a name to go with it. To me if was just common sense. Well done!
