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What are some of the benefits that a Scrum coach brings to the Scrum team ? – Part 2




In this post, I will continue from some of the items that I discussed in the previous post (Coach and Scrum team), and continue more points on the benefits that a Scrum Coach brings to the Scrum team. So, here goes: – When a Scrum team faces issues, the Scrum coach acts like a person [...]



Scrum failure – trying to get a Business Analyst to play the role of a Product Owner




One of the biggest problems in trying to do Scrum projects is when an existing team is sought to be converted to using Scrum methodology. Consider the case where the team has a Project Manager to run the project, and Business Analysts to convert the requirements into specific documentation that the developer team can use. [...]



How does the role of managers change when the team starts implementing Scrum ?




This is always a tricky question, and one that I have seen emerge in the minds of managers many times. Once a team starts implementing Scrums, one of the biggest issues is about the role of managers, what they are expected to do. I have seen reactions from managers, once they start seeing the task [...]



When executive apply pressure on the Scrum team to get a required number of features in




When a team is following Scrum, it means that the team decides the estimates, the number of features that are to be done per cycle (Sprint). The priority of features is as per the Product Owner, and it is the responsibility of the Product Owner to ensure that all the stakeholders are kept in the [...]